Michelin Pilot Road 3 Update...
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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.
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.
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
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!
Mr OCD said:
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!
For the road, I liked the Power Pures. I know Loon didn't like them, but it looks like he used them on the track?Mr OCD said:
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.
I can't compare at the moment as I have not ridden on the PR3's. However the RoadSmarts are better than any tyre I have ridden on in the rain, but I will be honest I have not found the Roadsmart 2's any better compared to the original tyre. They are as good as, but no better.
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