New Tyres - Michelins vs Metzelers

[GuyMarks]

Am commuting about 500 miles / week on a BMW F800s.

The standard Bridgestone's are wearing thin so it's time for a change.

Need something quite long lasting and have found a pair of:
Michelin Pilot Road 2's or
Metzeler's Z6's both £250 fitted.

Anyone had any experience of either, good or bad?

Cheers
Guy

[black-k1]

I have the Pilot Road 2s on the K1200S at the moment. They replaced a pair of Bridgestones. The Pilot Road 2s have been excellent giving good wet weather and dry weather grip and lasting considerably longer than the Bridgestones. They have been used for a trip to Germany (including almost 1000 mikes of motorway/autobahn at … er … Autobahn speeds), daily commuting across Norfolk/Suffolk and fair few ‘twisty’ runs. Unless you are after something that you can use on track days then I would say that the Pilot Road 2 is a very good tyre.

[GuyMarks]

Just the response I was looking for - good man.

I shall get myself some pronto.

Cheers

[Rubin215]

The Michelins do seem to get the best comments just now re tyre life and wet grip.

Also consider the new Bridgestone 021's.
I took a pair round the 'Ring last year on a thousand mile europe trip and was very impressed by them.

[G Man]

Around £240 for a pair of Mich 2CT

[jonny_c]

Got a Metzeler Tourance on the rear of my V-Strom, done about 3K so far and it still looks new. So much better than the Pirelli thing that was on before, wet grip especially seems good.

[rich_vw]

Rubin215 said:

The Michelins do seem to get the best comments just now re tyre life and wet grip.

Also consider the new Bridgestone 021's.
I took a pair round the 'Ring last year on a thousand mile europe trip and was very impressed by them.

Must admit to not trying either of the choices but I'm on my second set of the 021's, first set lasting some 13 months of weekend only hard use (I thought good when considering a mate went through 2 sets of 014 during that time and is now needing a third, I was out a good few weekends more than he was too)

[Rick K]

I put the Pilot Road 2's on my ER-6n that I use for commuting and can't recommend them enough.

They are great straight away with no warming up, superb in the wet and after 2000 miles they are still like new!

[RizzoTheRat]

Another vote for the PR2. I've done about 3000 miles on the TDM with them, a mix of riding from twisties to an all day motorway run to Germany and they hardly look worn in. Grip in the dry is good and in the wet it's astounding. A mate of mine has switched from Z6 to PR2 and reckons the dry grip on the Z6 is a fraction better but they're nowhere near as good in the wet and don't last anywhere near as long as the PR2.

[hiccy]

Another vote for PR2 for me, got 8000 miles out of the back one I recently replaced and very happy with the performance.

[GuyMarks]

I was pretty much decided after one recommendation but the rest of you have well and truly sealed it -booked in for the Michelins.

Thanks
Guy