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hi,

at the moment, im really sold at getting pilot powers for my next tires.


so to those that have used michelin pilot power tires, i have a question....

how accurate are these specs based on your experience?

Pliot Powers


im pretty impressed by its specs.

- fast warm up
- great feedback
- soft but last long
- 41.9º lean at wet, 50.6º lean at dry. NICE! (yes i know rider skill has someting to do w/ it)

You're not really using the stocks to their potential, why are you buying more expensive tires?

That was a pretty big factor for me getting a new stock rear tire when it was time to get a new one. If the tire you have now does everything that you ask of it... stick with it.

VermilionX wrote: - soft but last long

Hahahaha, that's funny. They last long compared to race tires. They will last about 3,000 miles on a Hayabusa and somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 miles on all new sports bikes (or so every single person I know using them says).

I'd hate to have to change out tires once every two months when I wasn't even using them to their full potential. Check out Pilot Roads if you want a tire that's plenty grippy in the dry and wet while lasting a heck of a lot longer than the Powers.

Or just post a thread about the pros and cons of every tire you can find on the 'net. Don't forget to put it in this forum instead of the appropriate one!

Sevulturus wrote:You're not really using the stocks to their potential, why are you buying more expensive tires?

That was a pretty big factor for me getting a new stock rear tire when it was time to get a new one. If the tire you have now does everything that you ask of it... stick with it.

the pilot powers is only $18 more expensive and looking at it's specs, $18 seems like it's more than worth it.

the other tires i heard that is of equal quality is the dunlop qualifiers.

Skier wrote:
Hahahaha, that's funny. They last long compared to race tires. They will last about 3,000 miles on a Hayabusa and somewhere in the neighborhood of 5,000 miles on all new sports bikes (or so every single person I know using them says).

5000 miles? that's actually good news to me.

i was only expecting 3500-4000 miles.

the dunlop qualifiers are not the only tires comparable to the pilot powers.

the new metzler M3s, and Pirelli diablo corsas are also comparable.

the metzler M1 (pretty reasonably priced) is about 95% of a pilot power in capability and has better tread life. This is what I run and im really happy with em.

Why don't you compromise and get the Michelin Pilot Road. quick warm up, good mileage, and good grip wet or dry. They claim to be long lasting, yet offer precise steering.

JCViper528 wrote:Why don't you compromise and get the Michelin Pilot Road. quick warm up, good mileage, and good grip wet or dry. They claim to be long lasting, yet offer precise steering.

it's ok... if get at least 3500-4000 miles. i'd be satisfied w/ it.

skier estimated 5000 miles based on the peeps he knows. that's pretty good to me.

I was mistaken on my milage figures. Looks to vary from 3k to 5k miles, down to 2k on a 'busa.

VermilionX wrote:im pretty impressed by its specs.

- fast warm up
- great feedback
- soft but last long
- 41.9º lean at wet, 50.6º lean at dry. NICE! (yes i know rider skill has someting to do w/ it)

I*'m not really seeing specs there, just marketing blurb...

By the way I'm fairly sure that the Continental Road Attacks I mentioned Nick Sanders using on his R1 were also on the BMW's that Ewen McGregor and Charlie Boorman went the long way round on.

http://www.motochallenge.com/about-nick/index.htm

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