Michelin Pilot Road 3 Update...
Discussion
BTW the Michelin PR3's lasted me EXACTLY 12 months of riding ... doing a total of 12,816 miles.
They would have easily done 13,000 miles as they had 1.5mm remaining front and rear... but unfortunately the rear picked up two punctures in the space of two weeks... it seems when the rear gets thin it starts to pick stuff up off the road damaging the tyre so after the 2nd puncture I called it a day for safety reasons. One repair is fine - not two in my book and at the end of the day 12k miles from these tyres on a Superbike means I've certainly got my monies worth!
PR3's will no doubt be going back on the bike shortly - but for now I'm going to enjoy the PP's ... either way I will be staying with the 190/55 rear tyre.
They would have easily done 13,000 miles as they had 1.5mm remaining front and rear... but unfortunately the rear picked up two punctures in the space of two weeks... it seems when the rear gets thin it starts to pick stuff up off the road damaging the tyre so after the 2nd puncture I called it a day for safety reasons. One repair is fine - not two in my book and at the end of the day 12k miles from these tyres on a Superbike means I've certainly got my monies worth!
PR3's will no doubt be going back on the bike shortly - but for now I'm going to enjoy the PP's ... either way I will be staying with the 190/55 rear tyre.
Fats25 said:
I will be honest - I have not tried these PR3's yet. I wish I had seen this thread before I just purchased my 2nd set of Dunlop Roadsmarts on my Bandit! (Admittedly these are RoadSmarts 2 this time around, so I will see if these get similar mileage).
The last set lasted me just over 10,000 miles, and I was happy with this, but 17000 miles would have been better! I went for the Dunlops again because of their wet weather grip, but from reviews I have seen they say that the PR3's are almost as good in the wet as the Dunlops. There was a £50 difference between the Roadsmarts 2 (£220) vs the PR3's (£270)- and I went for the cheap option.
I will try these PR3's next time around, and stop being so tight, and see if I can get more than 10,000 miles!
I run the Power Pures on my Triumph 675R. They give so much more confidence on UK roads, than the original Supercorsa's that came on the bike (i.e. wet and cold). To be fair though an old BT020 tyre would have given more confidence!
I cannot comment on mileage, as the 675R does not do many miles. However I love the performance.
Would be interested to know how you find the Dunlop Roadsmart 2's ... but according to my best mate who has ridden on the original Dunlop Roadsmarts and swapped to PR3's he says the PR3's are leagues ahead in wet weather grip.The last set lasted me just over 10,000 miles, and I was happy with this, but 17000 miles would have been better! I went for the Dunlops again because of their wet weather grip, but from reviews I have seen they say that the PR3's are almost as good in the wet as the Dunlops. There was a £50 difference between the Roadsmarts 2 (£220) vs the PR3's (£270)- and I went for the cheap option.
I will try these PR3's next time around, and stop being so tight, and see if I can get more than 10,000 miles!
I run the Power Pures on my Triumph 675R. They give so much more confidence on UK roads, than the original Supercorsa's that came on the bike (i.e. wet and cold). To be fair though an old BT020 tyre would have given more confidence!
I cannot comment on mileage, as the 675R does not do many miles. However I love the performance.
Edited by Fats25 on Thursday 20th September 11:07
I'm loving the Power pures on the R1 ... dont seem to have any issues with the cold / wet either ... the tyres feel warm to the touch after parking up at work so they are retaining heat well so far!
ZesPak said:
As per the OP, mine past 12k miles this week... managed to get a nail in the back one but they still have plenty of thread.
The (s
t) dunlops that were on them originally lasted about 5k!
The nail will be pulled out and the hole plugged. The Pilot Road really is on another level altogether imho.
Just keep in mind as they get low the rear picks up punctures... it's why I had to bin mine as it wasn't cost effective to repair given I only had around 1k miles left on it.The (s
t) dunlops that were on them originally lasted about 5k!The nail will be pulled out and the hole plugged. The Pilot Road really is on another level altogether imho.
I will be swapping out to ST rubber in a few weeks so we'll see how they fair on the new R1...
Yazza54 said:
It'll be a high miler in no time, you'll have to do another high side to recover the value 
Mileage has never bothered me mate... It's a generic jap bike - gets replaced when its either knackered or I've broken it... 
You've seen the condition of my bikes ... The rest is just a number on the speedo
RemyMartin said:
I think I will be going for a set of these once the Pilot Power 3s die.... My mileage has increased alot (which is a good thing as I'm making myself an allseasons biker again)
Has anyone had both and can report?
p.s. is the wet grip THAT good? I do remember seeing in Bike magazine, tester Bruce Dunn scraping his knee on a soaking track....
Yep I've had both... Has anyone had both and can report?
p.s. is the wet grip THAT good? I do remember seeing in Bike magazine, tester Bruce Dunn scraping his knee on a soaking track....
Pilot Power 3's and Pilot Road 3's
I did 12,000 miles on the PR3's and so far 5500 miles on the PP3's...
Both have more grip than you will ever need in any ROAD riding conditions, both warm up fast and both are superb in the wet.
However I'm not a fan of the front PR3 on a sportsbike... as when pushed on a bit the tyre moves around a lot under breaking / hard cornering but whilst not a problem doesn't give you much confidence. The PR3's also need a bit more work to turn compared to the PP3's... for me the PP3's are a good balance between a sporty riding and mileage.
It will come down to how you ride and your budget for tyres. I'm quite happy to buy two sets of tyres a year given my annual mileage of 12,000 miles but people would prefer a tyre that last's longer spending less money.
Got to admit I'm tempted to try these next:
http://www.metzeler.com/site/com/products/tyres-ca...
A mate of mine reckons they are the best ST rubber he has ever used and the front profile actually looks like it will be similar turning to a PP3.
However I love the PP3's ... they give me confidence in all conditions.
Edited by Mr OCD on Wednesday 9th October 13:27
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