Michelin Tyres

[zalanz]

Fitted Dual compound Power Pure tyres and they are absolutely fantastic. It has transformed the bike. Brilliant grip wet or dry roads. Next spring I will fit some on my Hayabusa too.
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[poldark]

Good info, I've been recommended these by a couple of people for my Street Triple R but hadn't quite decided, so thanks for the post.

[MrGrumpy]

I'm also interested in trying the Michelin dual compounds on my TMax. When I last swapped the tyres on my mk3 I didn't realise the Michelins were available, and bought the Dunlop ScootSmart instead. They were pretty good - good grip in damp and in wet, but had a slight lack of feel at the front somehow. My new mk4 has B.stone BT011/12s on, which I like, but I used to get through a set in 4000 miles on the mk3!!!Any idea whether the Michelins will last longer??

[TmaX9]

I had a MichPP fitted on the back of one of my X9's last summer and riding it up until Christmas it seemed as good as anything else, but do not over inflate it even by a couple of PSI or they are lethal. No grip whatsoever especially on damp surfaces.
They seem to need a little softness in the tread for a good contact area, and even a few PSI over normal and they harden up and lose all grip.
I'm having another fitted tomorrow on the other X9 as I can't get anything else, but would much prefer a Pirelli GTS or Diablo for overall feel as like the earlier GS's they seem a bit 'dead' and lack feedback. They wear like any other, dependent on your riding style.

[MrGrumpy]

I had a MichPP fitted on the back of one of my X9's last summer and riding it up until Christmas it seemed as good as anything else, but do not over inflate it even by a couple of PSI or they are lethal. No grip whatsoever especially on damp surfaces.
, but would much prefer a Pirelli GTS or Diablo for overall feel as like the earlier GS's they seem a bit 'dead' and lack feedback. They wear like any other, dependent on your riding style.

Interesting.....maybe something to do with shape of the tyre and the dual compounds??? I shall make a mental note of that. Actually I've often found that Michelin tyres (even car tyres) often seem OK in the wet, but poor in the damp. One thing I could say for the Dunlop ScootSmarts on the TMax was that they were very good in both damp and full wet.

btw I had Pirelli GTS (I think) on the rear of my Aprilia Atlantic (this is a while back) - they were awful. OK for a 1,000 miles but then completely lost any wet grip and completely knacked by 3000 miles.

[TmaX9]

Possibly their sensitivity to inflation, is because unlike a lot of rear tyres that have no grooves in the centre band, the Michelins have 2 wavy grooves close to the centre strip, so will have less rubber contact patch, but a better water dispersion. Over inflation will reduce the contact patch even more.