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Michelin Pilot Road 2
Well I have ordered up a set of Michelin Pilot Road 2's from a local Yamaha dealer who is also going to do my 25,000km service at the same time. Not looking forward to this VISA bill......
Yes, my stock Bridgestone Battlax tires have lasted this long! Cost for the Pilot Road 2 were (in CDN funds) Front = $203.00 (120/70 -ZR17) Rear=$260.00 (180/55 - ZR17) (+ taxes, + mounting) Decided to give these a try. Their ratings and reviews seemed very positive: Pilot Road² I will write up a review once I get em on next week.
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
Look forward to hearing what you think. I have them on my short list. The thing is the Bridgestone was working and lasting great!
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
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I thought about just ordering up another set of Battlax's as they are tried and ture, but figured it would be a good time to try something new and see if there are any noticable riding and performance differences. Since I ride year round and mostly commuting miles, I wanted something good on the road/highway with good water dispersion. These would seem to fit the bill.
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
I put these on my bike shortly after getting it (had a screw in back one), and I like the feel of them. Good grip for my needs. I have noticed they are quite noisy, especially between 55-62 MPH. Maybe I'm just not used to not having the extra fairings blocking the noise. Maybe it is the concrete roads around here. Just my 2 cents.
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
Hmmm..interesting point about concrete roads. We are all asphalt here in Western Canada....extra soft and grippy on warm days! Thanks for the 2 cents!
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
After reading tons of tire threads at SBN I've come to a conclusion that Conti Road Attacks are the best in terms of fast warm up, grip, wet grip, turn-in, mileage and price.
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
Has anyone here used the Pilot Road 2s on the track?
Last edited by marke14; 08-14-2008 at 03:36 PM. |
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
My Battlaxes lasted 10,140 miles (so far), my new Pilot Powers get installed Monday! Will be interesting to compare notes.
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
Boneman, you wont be dissapointed, i have these on my bike, they are fantastic, great in wet & dry, great feedback, and if you do a bit of Sport Riding, they do the gig very well...awesome allround tyre, seem to be wearing extremely well too.
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Re: Michelin Pilot Road 2
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