Featured Michelin Pilot Road 5 Review

I've been running sports tourers on mine for years MrO. For us mortals they are more than sufficient, give good feedback, grip and as you say last so much longer

 

I've got PR5's on my tiger roadie, they are brilliant tyres, i'll be buying the same again when the time comes.

 

I had a pair of Michelin PR5s fitted to my 2017 Speed Triple before I set off on my recent NC500 Scottish road trip.

I had no issues with the stock Pirelli Supercorsas which were fantastic but worn out after 4K miles so I wanted something a little more road orientated.

I’ve got to say I think these are the best tyres I’ve ever had on a bike. Ten days hard riding in all weathers and they felt completely safe and sure-footed all the time.

The dual compound construction seems to work well providing better wear in the centre of the tyre and more grip at greater lean angles.

After the 1800 miles round trip there’s very little signs of wear and no obvious squaring off even with the motorway stints required from Manchester and back.

Michelin have a promotion on at the minute so I got them for £250 for the pair fitted & balanced.

Gled.

 

Got them on my 765, great tyre... and I've done 2 trackdays on them as well!

 

I had the trail version on my 1200GS and thought they were probably the best tyres I've ever used. Having said that I'm liking the Diablo Rosso IIIs that are on the Speed Twin.

 

I fitted a pair of PR5s to the Exploder just before my trip to the Ardennes in August. I'm impressed with their wet weather handling and how quiet they are compaired to any other tyres I've had in the past. On a thundery deluge of torrential rain and entering a bend that looked to be opening out and then got much tighter, they stuck and went round with no issue at a speed I wouldn't normally attempt in the dry!
Same last night on my 80 mile round trip up to Croft (monthy HTOC meet), about 2/3rds in the wet.
My only complaint is a mildly vague feeling at motorway speeds. 2000 miles on them so far and still no signs of wear.

 

I've got PR4's on mine and they've done 13,000 kms (roughly 8125 mls) and there's still a 1000 mls or more left in them.

 

I've ridden in the wet a fair bit lately, and find the PR5's very confidence inspiring. Bike feels really planted.

 

Looking at getting a set of pr5’s for the new RS and sticking the Pirelli’s on the 2009 before I sell it as the pr4’s its currently got, got a bloomin’ puncture.

 

I don’t think you’ll be disappointed

Gled.

 

Only done a 100 miles on the Pirelli’s and they seemed great, not sure how much confidence I’ll have in them as the weather worsens, definitely better getting tyres I’ll have confidence in.

 

‘I think’ they’re Pirelli Diablo supercorsas. They looked like cut slicks to me

 

I've struggled to get a rear tyre to match the front, Pirelli Road Angel St... Apparently the size for the front is available, but not the rear.

So off to Mitchell's in Inverness on Friday for a set of Michelin road 5 gts... Course, gales and howling rain forecast for the day. Should be 200miles of fun!

Mitchell's have been very helpful so far, that's for sure.