Average Customer Rating:4.5 out of 5 (based on 23 ratings)
Michelin Pilot Power tires are the first series of tires to benefit from a rubber compound formula specific to competition tires: C-RAO (Compounds-Racing Optimization). This C-RAO rubber mix gives the Pilot Power incredible grip, and especially quick warm-up time, with no compromise in durability compared to the current Pilot Sport tire. These properties result from a combination of three 100-percent synthetic components, identical to those used in Michelin MotoGP tires.
Features:
Macro-molecular compounds (MMC).
High-technology synthetic compounds (HTSC).
Proprietary, 100-percent synthetic Michelin Racing Synthetic Elastomers (MRSE), which came directly from 2003 Michelin MotoGP tires.
Pros: Feels Great, Love how the center is built thicker for my long commutes to school sometimes so my tire doesn't wear out too quickly.
Cons: Takes a while to warm up.
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Great tire
By Anonymous from Anytown, USA
Pros: Great tire, quick warm-up, sticks like glue to the road. Allows the bike to just fall into the corner. Last set I got 3500 miles out of the set.
Cons: Slick at first 50 miles. The center of the tire does wear quick.
Comments: Great tire. I have a 04 R1 and this tire came stock. Never ran another tire. Sort of bias but I have rode a GSXR600 with Bridgestone battleaxe tires and fought the bike into the corners. I have... (Read the rest of this review)
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performance rating
By Chris from Seven points, TX
Pros: good solid feel in high speed cornering.
Cons: tends to slide in hard braking.
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pilot power's great tire
By GSXR1000 from Mckenzie TN
Pros: The pilot powers are a great tire they grip like glue and have awesome rider feed back at extreme lean angles on the STREET. They are not a track tire. stick with the power race (and tire warmers) on the track. But you cant out perform the pilot power on the street. I ride in the mountain's of east TN and north GA when im not on the track and i love em.
Cons: They can get a little greasy but you have to get them very hot and ride at a fast knee draging pace to do it. Wear is ok at best i usualy get about 1500 miles out of the tread on the sides of the tires.
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Decent tire
By Anonymous from Anytown, USA
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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