A few of us are planning a trip to the South Island (NZ) in November. The original plan was to see the MotoGP at Phillip Island but that's not happening this year. 
The roads down there are hard on tyres and I will need a new set before we leave. I normally run M7RR on the R1, but I expect a new set would be pretty well used up by the end of the trip. I can get a set of Pilot Road 4's on special and am thinking that that could be a better option.
I expect quite a few of you have used them on bikes like the ZX14. I'm sure they'll be great in the wet, but what are they like in the dry? I've read a couple of reviews where vagueness at high lean angles and spinning up are mentioned, although most people reckon they are great street tyres. But I do like to have fun in the twisties and would not want a tyre that could spoil that.
Any other recommendations? Would the Road 5 be a better option, although the set would cost $100 more.

The roads down there are hard on tyres and I will need a new set before we leave. I normally run M7RR on the R1, but I expect a new set would be pretty well used up by the end of the trip. I can get a set of Pilot Road 4's on special and am thinking that that could be a better option.
I expect quite a few of you have used them on bikes like the ZX14. I'm sure they'll be great in the wet, but what are they like in the dry? I've read a couple of reviews where vagueness at high lean angles and spinning up are mentioned, although most people reckon they are great street tyres. But I do like to have fun in the twisties and would not want a tyre that could spoil that.
Any other recommendations? Would the Road 5 be a better option, although the set would cost $100 more.
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