Im looking at putting Michelin pilot road tyres on my spada and was hoping that someone has experience with them. I current use Pirelli Demon Sport and they really dont agree with me so Im looking for some opinions
Hey Peter Michelin are good/great tyres, I currently have a set on my Bandit and am very pleased so far. However as risky mentioned it's a personal decision. Most tyres on the market are good, take your pick mate.
thanks i am going to give the michelins a go. I am looking for a tyre that will slide reliaby as the pirelli's seem go grip then slip then grip. I am also looking at the suspension as im sure its also playing a part.
I went to Pilot Roads when I got fed up with too much slippage on battlax tyres. I found them to be pretty good all round tyres, would use them again. All though I agree that to an extent it's a personal decision, in my experience some tyres are clearly better than others (eg my comments above). It depends on what you are looking for though, unfortunately its a bit hard to predict the behaviour of the tyres on your bike under all conditions unless you give them a good go. It does come down to the way you ride a lot too.
thanks i am going to give the michelins a go. I am looking for a tyre that will slide reliaby as the pirelli's seem go grip then slip then grip. I am also looking at the suspension as im sure its also playing a part.
Good luck. I bought the pilot roads to not slide, they were quite grippy and I could get very low with them. Ah, the sweet memories
Experiment with the tyre pressure a couple of PSI either way Every bike is different of course but I when i dropped the FZR down a couple from 34/38 to take out the hard bumps, it went round corners like a pogo stick ..... of course theres other factors in play like the butter front end and the fat ass in the riders seat...... but those slight changes made a big difference.
ok i will spend some time with the manual on the forks and checking the swingarm linkages as well as tyres. My Spada has 90k on it so its a little faded.
Hi Peter. Did you end up getting the Pilot Roads? I want to try the newer radial tire technology over the bias plies (Pirelli Sport Demons & Bridgestone BT45). Did you notice a difference? I was also wondering about size. Did you get the stock size in the Pilot Roads? I'm wondering how much difference is the profile of the radials.
I know they work well on big heavy bikes, the Honda ST owners rave about them (particulary with a bottle of red inside them).
Agreed. Last weekend was an overnight get together at Uralla, NSW. We had two from SA, three from Vic, two from ACT, seven from QLD and the rest from around NSW. The bikes are such good mile eaters that a little trip across three states is nothing for them. About half of the club are now running the PR4's and the best so far has been 28,000Km from a set. I'm still using up my stock of Dunlop Roadsmart II from which I get around 16 to 18,000Km per set (but they are $200 cheaper). I have not had a problem with them yet (only one puncture) but will be going to the PR4 when they are gone.
