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Tire Reviews - Michelin Pilot Road (Rear)
| The Michelin Pilot Road is a single compoud tire. It does not have the same sport capabilities of the Michelin Pilot Road 2. Probably the best independent review was provided by Canyon Chasers. |
Overall Tire Rating
Overall Performance = 7.8 |
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| Dry Traction | 7.8 |
Avg. # of Twisty Miles | 3,583 |
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| Wet Traction | 7.5 |
Avg. # of Straight Miles | 8,650 |
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| Cornering Stability | 7.5 |
Avg. # of Total Miles | 11,175 |
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| Steering Response | 7.5 |
Riding Style | 6 |
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| Ride Comfort | 6.8 |
Tire Pressure | 40 |
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| Noise | 8.5 |
Total Weight in Pounds | 767 |
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| Tread Life | 7.3 |
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Rider Reviews
| By Rob DiLuca riding a 2006 V Strom 650 | January 10, 2009 |
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Pros: |
Decent mileage, great wet. I do not ride too aggressively. Front tire looks new, rear tire needs a replacement. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cons: |
None. |
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| Michelins Rock on a Gold Wing By Bruce Dimon riding a 1989 Honda GL 1500 Gold Wing | January 6, 2009 |
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Pros: |
Great long tread life. Great wet grip. Great handling even when worn down near the wear bars. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cons: |
Hard to find. |
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| Some tires (Dunflop) wobble and weave after they are half worn. Michelins handle great for their whole like. There was a little instability when I was near the wear bar but not bad. I got 21,000 miles out of them to the wear bar. I bought another set. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Horrible match for this bike By Phenix_Rider riding a Ninja 650R | January 5, 2009 |
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Pros: |
good name, good hype | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cons: |
bad grip, poor life, not a good match for my bike's geometry |
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| I hated these tires. I know a lot of people have had good luck with them, but they contributed to my only crash. Compared to the other tires I've run, they wore to the edges on the front far too fast. I had to run them 3psi lower then anything else to get any grip, which lowered the life. I've heard of big bike owners running them higher pressure- for TOURING. My bike does everything: high speed commuting, day/weekend trips, around town errands, canyon carving wih supersports. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| By Karl Fittinger riding a Suzuki RF 900 | January 5, 2009 |
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Pros: |
Great tires | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cons: |
None yet |
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| OK, I have not worn out a set of these yet. This tire was on my bike when I sold it. But it already had as many miles on it as the last set I wore out (Dunlops) and still had many miles to go. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| By Anonymous | December 28, 2008 |
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Ive had the oems prs and pr2s. So far i'm liking the PR2s the best. About 10000 miles and they're just starting to square off. PRs went about 8000 in the same conditions and looked worse. Mostly commuting one up rider weight 165 5% two up pillion weight 116. Depressing lack of twisties. 42psi and I would say they are superior to both in dry and wet conditions. Next set will likely be PR2s. |
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Tire Reviews - Michelin Pilot Road (Front)
| The Michelin Pilot Road is a single compoud tire. It does not have the same sport capabilities of the Michelin Pilot Road 2. Probably the best independent review was provided by Canyon Chasers. |
Overall Tire Rating
Overall Performance = unknown |
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| Cornering Stability | Avg. # of Total Miles | 8,000 |
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| Steering Response | Riding Style | 6 |
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| Ride Comfort | Tire Pressure | 38 |
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| Noise | Total Weight in Pounds | 740 |
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Rider Reviews
| By Michael Crawford riding a BMW R1200RT | January 9, 2009 |
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Pros: |
Noslipping yet. Hold the road well. Pressures seem to stay up a long time. Still have 3K left on them. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cons: |
Noisy front - real noisy. |
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| By Anonymous | December 29, 2008 |
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Ive had the oems prs and pr2s. So far i'm liking the PR2s the best. About 10000 miles and they're just starting to square off. PRs went about 8000 in the same conditions and looked worse. Mostly commuting one up rider weight 165 5% two up pillion weight 116. Depressing lack of twisties. 42psi and I would say they are superior to both in dry and wet conditions. Next set will likely be PR2s. |
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