Michelin Pilot Road 3 Update...
Discussion
I've just got a pair for my XJ6.
They were expensive, £280, I could have got them cheaper, but I needed them today as I had a slow punture, and they were getting a little low on tread.
I have to say, so far, I'm very impressed. I feel so much more confident with them, is it down to the tyres or me just thinking it? I hope its the tyres!
They were expensive, £280, I could have got them cheaper, but I needed them today as I had a slow punture, and they were getting a little low on tread.
I have to say, so far, I'm very impressed. I feel so much more confident with them, is it down to the tyres or me just thinking it? I hope its the tyres!
Ki3r said:
I've just got a pair for my XJ6.
They were expensive, £280, I could have got them cheaper, but I needed them today as I had a slow punture, and they were getting a little low on tread.
I have to say, so far, I'm very impressed. I feel so much more confident with them, is it down to the tyres or me just thinking it? I hope its the tyres!
They do them in those sizes? I thought Dunlop SP Sports were the preferred option on those?They were expensive, £280, I could have got them cheaper, but I needed them today as I had a slow punture, and they were getting a little low on tread.
I have to say, so far, I'm very impressed. I feel so much more confident with them, is it down to the tyres or me just thinking it? I hope its the tyres!
phatgixer said:
They do them in those sizes? I thought Dunlop SP Sports were the preferred option on those?
Yep, 160/60-17 rear and 120/70-17 front.No idea, the ones I had (got a feeling Dunlop, can't remember now) I wasn't impressed with at all, didn't feel me with confidence in the dry or the wet.
I don't get the picture though
.Ah, just seen the file name :P.
gradderszx10r said:
Going back to the original thread, are pilot road 3's sport tourer tyres? Surely they won't be any good for your blade, gsxr or other thou??????
Technically yes, they are marketed as a sports touring tyre BUT, i run these on both my GSXR1000 and my blade. I wont bother running anything else quite frankly (on the road), they are THAT good.There is no way ANYONE can get outride this tyre on the road - yes, an assertive statement indeed, but i truly believe it. Before the tyre becomes an issue you would be under a bus or in a tree because you are riding beyond the limits of the road - not the tyres. PLus, if you do blast round a corner to see a puddle or minor flood, have no fear - you will glide through it and your mates on Supercorsas will be in for a hefty bike repair / spleen replacement.
I even tried these on an Airfield 'track day' recently as they were on my blade - my GSXR i had there was on slicks and the blade was 1 second of the time of the gsxr... Yes, it was a little squirmy here and there, but i quite like the block movement - its not a tyre that will suddenly lose traction, you get fair warning.
And here is the crunch - 12000 miles on a GSXR1000... and the front is still going after 14k..(just - it does need replacing to be fair)
The tyre will 'step' before it becomes illegal in terms of tread depth. 280 is expensive but they will run 3 times longer than your average (and s
t BT016).I can only imagine these tyres becoming a bit of a problem if you live in somewhere lucky which regularly gets above 30 degrees - even then though, the confidence of cold start abilities far outways this 'possible' performance loss.
So quite simply, buy them - you will not regret it.
smack said:
Mr OCD said:
Yazza54 said:
Had dunlops once, never again
Had Dunlops three times... Never again I have heard good things from people I know with Sportsmarts, but to me, Michelin do everything a bit better.
Another vote for the PR3 here.
I'm far from a riding god, I have foot-wide chicken strips, I do a lot of miles however.
The standard tyre on the VFR1200F lasted about 5000 miles, which for me is less than half a year. After that replaced them with the PR3 (dealer had PR2 & 3 in stock, online couldn't really see much difference apart from better wet performance?), they have now been on the viffer for over 7500 miles and still going strong, I'll measure the thread/take a pic later.
They offer tonnes of grip, even in the wet. If they need to go later this year, I'll deffo fit a new set of them. I was a bit worried about forking out near £300 every 4 months just for tyres, but it looks like the PR3 goes at least 50% further.
I'm far from a riding god, I have foot-wide chicken strips, I do a lot of miles however.
The standard tyre on the VFR1200F lasted about 5000 miles, which for me is less than half a year. After that replaced them with the PR3 (dealer had PR2 & 3 in stock, online couldn't really see much difference apart from better wet performance?), they have now been on the viffer for over 7500 miles and still going strong, I'll measure the thread/take a pic later.
They offer tonnes of grip, even in the wet. If they need to go later this year, I'll deffo fit a new set of them. I was a bit worried about forking out near £300 every 4 months just for tyres, but it looks like the PR3 goes at least 50% further.
BaronVonGrumble said:
I even tried these on an Airfield 'track day' recently as they were on my blade - my GSXR i had there was on slicks and the blade was 1 second of the time of the gsxr... Yes, it was a little squirmy here and there, but i quite like the block movement - its not a tyre that will suddenly lose traction, you get fair warning.
I had a track day on them last night and its true what you say about them squirming, you really do feel the block movement. Not sure if id run them again on the bike I plan to make my track bike but definately on a road bike. Well, I've just polished off my 3rd set of BT023s, and I couldn't want anymore from a tyre, wet/dry trackdays... but
I'm going in for a set of PR3s this afternoon, the hype around them is hard to ignore, and how do you know if they are better or worse without going back to back on the same bike!?
Will report back on initial findings later... They better be good
I'm going in for a set of PR3s this afternoon, the hype around them is hard to ignore, and how do you know if they are better or worse without going back to back on the same bike!?
Will report back on initial findings later... They better be good
Charlie Foxtrot said:
Unless anyone can tell me horror death stories i'll be getting a set for my Daytona 600 this month. This thread has convinced me it'll be money well spent.
Well I have a remapped TT600 so same chassis, no dramas at all, no chicken strips, it my front dunlop that previous owner fitted I don't like, just trying to wear them out for new rubberHad a PR3 on the front for a couple of thousand miles or so through winter now, really like it, showing very little wear.
The back's been a PR2 for the last year (7-8000 miles) and I knew it was getting low, but didn't realise just how low until I was vaguely pricing up the replacement the other day... those wiggely channels used to overlap slightly across the centre... ho hum
Bike's off the road for a few days until the PR3 arrives... if nothing else, the sipes should help me tell when it's getting illegal!
The back's been a PR2 for the last year (7-8000 miles) and I knew it was getting low, but didn't realise just how low until I was vaguely pricing up the replacement the other day... those wiggely channels used to overlap slightly across the centre... ho hum
Bike's off the road for a few days until the PR3 arrives... if nothing else, the sipes should help me tell when it's getting illegal!
Dunlop seems to have turned things around completely, starting when it launched its Roadsmart tyre (which everyone raved about).
3DP said:
I have heard good things from people I know with Sportsmarts, but to me, Michelin do everything a bit better.
I've just worn out a pair of SportSmart tyres. They were excellent. Hard to fault in most riding conditions. Though I imagine the new PP3 might have the edge now.What tire pressures does everyone use ? I run mine on what the label on my swing arm says 36/42 but it seems this is over kill if you believe the Internet. I've seen recommendations of 36/36 or 34/34 and lower. During the week I mainly commute which is a straight line bar 2 corners so was thinking 38/38 and on a fast ride on the weekends dropping down to 36/36 or 34/34 I guess best answer is to have a try!
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