Michelin Pilot POWER - High Performance/Sport - Rear Tire

By Anonymous from Anytown, USA on 05/25/2008

Pros: These tires handle great. I get good grip and can dip in and out of turns real easy and push them pretty hard. They even do good on those cold 40 degree nights coming home from work late at night.

Cons: The centers do wear fast. My ZX-6R has a lot of torque and tears through tires pretty quick, but these held up better than most others like the dual compound version, the pirelli dual compound corsas, and way better than the stock tire. I only got about 2,000 miles out of them so far and I'm getting really close to the wear indicator on the center of the tire with tons of tread left on the outside edge, even though I spend a great deal of time down towards the ground taking turns fast with my knee down.

Comments: I will probably buy these again. Haven't found any tire that gets me over 3,000 miles but these held up the best and have decent grip. I really love how easily they make it to flick through the turns.

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By Don from Connecticut, USA on 05/19/2008

Pros: Great warm up time and AMAZING grip!!!

Cons: none yet!!

Comments: These tires glue you to the ground, you can just feel them gripping, in the same corner where i had to slow down to a screetching hault i can now lean far enough with confidence to go 10-15mph... (Read the rest of this review)

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By Anonymous from California on 05/13/2008

Pros: I just have to say that this is a great tire and the rubber is soft enough for any rider to feel comfortable leaning into any turns.

Cons: i'm not expecting for the tire to last to long but for the price and performance i will def. get another set

Comments: let yourself go and take those turns a little bit more aggressive!

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By David from Wasilla, AK on 04/22/2008

Pros: good cold grip, very good hot grip and works well with stock ride heights. My last set saw over 4000 mi of playing in the corners and still had ok grip.

Cons: its not easy but thay will overheat. when thay break loose its all at once

Comments: pilot powers are a good all around tire for normal use. you can drag a knee, commute, stunt or anything in between. They are not my first or even fifth pick for a track tire but that is just... (Read the rest of this review)

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By Dave from NC on 03/27/2008

Pros: The time it takes for these to warm up is pretty good, but I would still recommend tire warmers. Grip is good until you get your knee down. Makes for a "comfortable" ride, if you're not relying on them to get you to max lean angle.

Cons: I'll have to agree with those who say there is no feedback from these tires. I rode Pilot Race H2s (medium compound) before the Powers, and I'll never buy another set of Powers again. At max lean angle, any throttle input can easily break them loose (even on a 600), without any warning, even on a fresh set that's warm. The front also seems to push quite a bit at max lean, giving you the feeling of a lowside coming on at any time (I guess that sorta qualifies as feedback though). Definitely not track friendly, if you're anything more than a beginner. On the track, they warm up pretty quickly, but wear rather fast toward the outer portion of the tire. I didn't ride these for their whole life, so I can't comment on how they last overall. If you're fast, these are not for you, bottom line.

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