You must log in or register to reply here. And what does maybe a few millimeters mean 2,3 5? Thanks for your review. Michelin Road 5 x Pirelli Angel GT2! More than adequate in my mind since the majority of riders rarely exceed 35 degree leans from what Michelin reports. If I get the tread life everyone seems to be reporting, I will be very happy. Not too shabby. I might opt for the GT model next time though to see if they go even longer. michelin road 5 vs pirelli angel gt 2 Pirelli's latest touring tyre, takes over from where the popular Angel GT left off. Ive finally hit the end of the useable life of these Road 5 tires on my Ninja and the total is impressive. I wasnt keen on going that high so I compromised and went to 40psi and the difference in handling is shocking. It sounds like you are pretty aggressive with your riding and so you wont likely see the miles I have got on my R5 tires, but youll do well all the same. They dont owe me anything. Thanks for the feedback. Good point about replacing before traction becomes an issue. This is due to road crown working on it because of my typical riding position in the left tire track of my lane. I have RoadSmart 3s on my SV and would recommend. Im sold on these Michelin Road 5 tires and grin about them like a cat who ate the canary. Is the "SE" version that much better to command a $100 price increase from the old version? -Michelin pilot road 3 and 4-Michelin pilot power 2ct-Continental contiattack road 2-Dunlop qualifier 2 (I think) I have also used Pirelli supercorsas but they really aren't a suitable all round . . I provided close up photos of the tread when new vs at the time of review to illustrate this. The inner sipes only have 1.68mm left before Im at the wear bars. The Road 6 also features a new Michelin technology called Water Evergrip, a sipe design that allows the tires to evacuate water consistently, even as they wear. They must build them differently in smaller or larger sizes,eh? Only rode through heavy rain once with them on - had a moment with a bit of slip from the rear on acceleration, but likely more to do with an eager right hand than the tires. If you would like to complain about the poor weather, oblivious drivers or the tedious motorcycle license laws, you've come to the right place. The GT II builds on the GT by incorporating technology from the Diablo WET racing tire with a distinct silica compound and tread pattern. I thought that was communicated in the write up in this section: Even what is universally considered high speeds feel very ordinary on these tires and motorcycle. I recently realized that I was running too low air pressure for a while on the bike and I believe that accelerated the wear as well. This is the softer rubber layer that sits in a cradle of harder rubber extending from the middle section down underneath the soft layer right to the bead. The Road 6 GT Tires from Michelin typifies two decades of ongoing innovation to present the best all-around tire for your heavier touring and sport-touring bikes. Motorrad magazine 06/20 > Michelin Commander 2 Bikes got famous because of their excellent grip during rain ME H-D! BMW R1250RT [1250cc] 2022-22 Tire companies are always improving upon past success, and so it is with the Michelin Road 6. I have been using Pilot Road on all my bikes. Did you run PR4s on the rear before this on your 1150 and if so how did the wear compare to the R5? Combined with revised angles in their sister grooves, they help achieve a constant void ratio, so water evacuation capabilities remain constant regardless of lean angle. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Short version: they all do it; its just a matter of when. Handling remains as it did the first 2,000 miles, so very positive. As a bonus, they also come with a free one-year road hazard warranty. The folks at Michelin explained that the Road 6, with 100% Silica Technology, continues to make incremental gains in both grip and durability qualities that tend to oppose each other while preserving performance and comfort. 8/24/2022: Replaced Michelin Road 5 GT with Road 6 GT, replaced Continental RoadAttack3 with RoadAttack4, and added Dunlop Mutant tires. Got reasonable mileage out of them but they were very ordinary in the wet. Thanks. 1x opona 160/60ZR17 PIRELLI ANGEL GT II R 69W. 2022 Michelin Road 5 front and Rear (S$400 or US$295) Both are excellent tyres to be fair. (S$360 or US$266 Inclusive of Installation and wheel balancing) Logged 16,475km or 10,237 miles Awesome review Jason, The Spirit ST is available in just about every popular tire size. I ride chasing Ducati's through the Blue Ridge aggressive and I find NO performance difference. Fortunately, tire technology is advancing each year and manufacturers like those listed below have offerings that compromise very little side grip and performance in favor of centerline longevity. Well I preferred the pattern on the Pirelli haha oops! I have been using Pilot Road since 2012 on my GSXR-750 commuting over 100 miles a day all year long. That gives you a comparison of tire performance on dry and wet roads, snow and off-road. OP. Pic below after last session on track. I live in FL and it rains a lot, so will probably go with the Michelin's once my stock Pirelli's are out of tread. Man, was it fun on a performance oriented machine like the H2SX is when wearing grippy tires like these. These new tires wear slower on the center section than the PR4 as well, meaning longer life and better value for the money than ever. Pirelli Angel GT's are over $100 cheaper and are a fantastic tire. Sport touring bikes like the KTM 1290 Super Duke GT and Kawasaki H2 SX (and many others) deliver horsepower numbers well north of 150 that can decimate the life of a tire. TerryS. When the tires arrived, I noticed they share the more rounded, less pointy profile Ive come to expect from Michelins sport-touring tires. The brand new Pirelli ANGEL GT II won the comparative test dedicated to Sport Touring tyres carried out by the prestigious Italian magazine Motociclismo confirming itself, in its debut year, as the new reference point in its class. This bike has a huge forward weight bias. Got 15000 km out of the last Set of Road 5s in my ZX14-R and we do have some pretty shitty roads here down under . A man in an SUV pulled up. If were giving ballpark answers though, 6000-10,000 miles should be reasonable. I have always been satisfied with Michelin Road 5 tires it is easy roll into corners, without any much worry. The extra large gaps allow these tires to retain good traction in wet conditions longer as it wears down while the smaller treads wont. Good for you! In the photo above you can see the softer side rubber contrasted with the harder center layer rubber. Currently $385 a set at both Revzilla and RockyMountainatv. "A Spec" tires feature a reinforced, 2-ply carcass. Has anyone had either or even both? Are you still laughing?!? The ideal tyre for travellers using the bike for long road trips, with side bags and passenger, looking for safety on wet, stability and mileage; The evolution of the Angel ST, stretching the concept of Sport Touring into Gran Turismo, bringing the sporty attitude to a wider range of usage conditions and for longer distances This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Pirellis Angel GT II is the Angel GTs successor, and the goal was to improve upon wet grip and handling and increased tread life. Now, if Michelin will just start making them in more sizes. My current commuter bike is a f800GT with 106K miles and Ive only replaced the tires 4 times since I bought the bike with 7k miles. 1; 2; Next. Dunlop Roadsmart 4. CONTINENTAL ContiRoadAttack 3 tires, PIRELLI Angel GT tires, BRIDGESTONE T30 EVO tires, and MICHELIN Pilot Road 4 tires in dimensions 120/70 ZR17 (front) and 180/55/ZR17 (rear) on a 2013 Suzuki Bandit 1250, conducted in Ladoux, France. Used to run Michelin until I tried my first set of Dunlops a few years ago. You can see from the photos above the tread grooves in the center are fewer in number, shorter in length and project outward in straight lines. Different models prioritize different aspects of sport-touring also, so one tire may last a fraction of the distance of another, and thats completely normal. Even some of the rubber hairs are still hanging around at this point most surprisingly. This on a KTM RC8r - a torque monster that destroys rear tires quickly. I will most definitely ride on wet pavement more than gravel, so a wet pavement tire like these Michelins is appealing. 2023 VerticalScope Inc. All rights reserved. I loved my Angel GT tires on other Ducati motorcycles, but the GTII were unacceptable. Its now Septemberv2022. Buy Now! The front tire is a single compound with a high silica mix, which improves warm up time as well as wet surface grip. And yes they wriggle in the corners. Pirelli Angel GT 2 "really good" Bridgestone Battlax T32 "good" Continental RoadAttack 3 "good" Tests des pneus moto 2022 - Motorrad, Germany - sport Bridgestone Battlax S22 Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV Metzeler Sportec M9 RR Dunlop Sportsmart MK3 Michelin Power 5 Continental SportAttack 4 Tests des pneus moto 2021 - Motorrad, Germany - sport touring Bridgestone S22 and T31 are both over . With plenty more power, torque and electronic aid on offer in modern day performance bikes the pressure and forces exerted on the tyres, particularly on track, are like never before. Click to expand. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Good luck with the trip! I dont mess around with traction by pushing the limits of my motorcycle tires. I think perhaps you can push it a bit further with many more genteel bikes, but my 200hp H2 low flying missile devours tires even in ideal conditions with traction control enabled! The Road 5 tires will be excellent on your Gixxer I have no doubt of that but for road riding and not track racing. They are somewhat sluggish to turn-in, but excellent in full lean with fantastic feedback and grip. This is a stark contrast to the Battlax ones that came with the bike from the factory which were easily twice as worn at only the 600-mile mark! No problem. Road 5 is great tire. Unlike sections of the Dempster Highway, I rode back in June which was so soft I had no feedback from the road I could still feel connected solidly to the blacktop despite the Michelin cushions I was now on. The stock Battlax tires didnt do this until they were already worn out, and at that point, it wasnt so much a wiggle as it was a wild transfer from the flat center portion over some tall ridges built in then down onto the worn edges. They also ensure optimal handling and extraordinary behaviour in wet conditions. They are somewhat sluggish to turn-in, but excellentin full leanwith fantastic feedback and grip. I even got to try it on some gravel which had been pulled out from side roads onto the 1A. So I will have a direct comparison eventually. My 110000 FJ09 miles with 25 rear and 15 front tires recently included a set of Angel GT2s - it's a weird tire with some strong and one extremely weak point. Your review was a big deciding factor. Thank you again for a great review!!! Thank you for a great review, and did enjoy your article. These are all very good tires that plenty of people will argue are the best, so my gut tells me theyre not mistaken and it will come down to each individuals personal preference in choosing one tire over another. Sounds a bit nuts to put these on a 450 lb sport bike, but Im setting up the bike for a 4,000 mile tour of the east coast this summer and the excellent all-weather handling combined with extra toughness for carrying camping gear appealed to me. Im shedding a set of Dunlop Road IVs the rear went bald in the center at around 6 thousand miles which disappointed me a little; I am not an aggressive driver and go easy on the throttle 95% of the time. Absorbs undesirable road vibration without removing desirable feedback, 2CT and 2CT+ technology/design built in creates a stable tire that performs at any speed, Larger tread openings throw small stones frequently, Road 5 GT tires for heavier bikes not available until 2019, In hard cornering, there is a wiggle sensation, Ottawa, Ontario born (to ride) in 1975, but an Albertan since 1999. Past month; Thanks tire looks . Canada uses the Metric System. It does better on wet asphalt thanks mainly to larger openings in the tread and improved siping design. This . Avon introduced the Spirit ST last year and engineers have also increased and improved the silica distribution and polymer technology throughout the tires rubber compounds for improved wet traction and handling. That grippiness is part of the problem. Supersonic speeds? Im not sure what Ill try after these tires. AboutPressCopyrightContact. There is nothing like spending a day riding with friends in the grip of a shared obsession. Some riders may feel theyre too cushy, but theyre my new favorite all around tire hands down. Klaus. The 016 Verge 2X is Shinkos premier sport touring tire. 45.77.240.32 Designed for road use and suited to most types of road bike, the fth-generation MICHELIN Road 5comes in a choice of two versions (Standard and Trail) and has plenty of arguments in its favour in its bid to win over customers in the highly competitive Sport Touring tyre market. 1981 Suzuki GS1000 (It is a new set of tires; I am still yet to find out the log mileage? The action you just performed triggered the security solution. My reviews always have plenty of constructive criticism included. Logged 10,870km or 6,754 miles I just got 7,000 miles out of the rear tire and it gave me confidence in the hot & dry as well as the cold & wet. Michelin feels most riders wont lean further than that when the road is wet, so theres no need to tread out on the edges. Press J to jump to the feed. Motorcycle news magazine about tyres, traveling & lifestyle Thanks. Been running Pilot (Road Pilot on ST 1300 and GS1200. This photo above is the rear tire. I only got 4400kms on my stock rubber. Does anyone have a recommendation between the two? Road Smart 3. Bike was on the original tyres Bridgestone Battlax BT016R. The larger openings in the tread are adept at picking up gravel and tossing it indiscriminately at my friends behind me. I am using Pilot 4's but have about 500 miles left which is probably only around 2 weeks for me, The Pilot 4 has served me extermely well and has lasted longer . CONTINENTAL Road Attack 3, PIRELLI Angel GT and BRIDGESTONE T30 EVO tyres, in dimensions 120/70 ZR17 (front) and 180/55/ZR17 (rear) on a Kawasaki Z900 . On the Tuono they were squared off (still plently of profile in the midsection, almost bald on the sides) after 2'500 kms of spanish twisties, far below the legal limit on the sides after 3'000 kms, which is .