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Red_knight · 16 Aug 2011 at 16:29

Getting Michelin Pilot Road 3s fitted today

thepeteh · 17 Aug 2011 at 11:04

Great tyres, I have them on my CBR6. Very confidence inspiring especially in the wet

psalliss · 17 Aug 2011 at 16:09

got them on my 999s and as above really good tyres. but cant comment on wet as bike isnt allowed out of the garage in the wet.

thepeteh · 17 Aug 2011 at 17:33

I don't particularly like riding in the rain, but enjoy the challenge or riding on wet roads!

psalliss · 17 Aug 2011 at 23:05

thepeteh said:
I don't particularly like riding in the rain, but enjoy the challenge or riding on wet roads!

likewise i ride all year round but im lucky to have two bikes now and the honda dominator is my work and wet weather bike. riding on wet greasy roads def makes you a better rider

Red_knight · 18 Aug 2011 at 15:02

Looking at the sky I'm going to get an opputunity to try them out in the wet on my way home.

And yep, all weather biker here.

Izi · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:06

There have been three times when I have accelerated in the wet and the back end has gone out and I nearly crapped my pants, so I was looking for some new tires.

Everyone agree these are good in the wet? I assume most tires are OK in the dry?!

How much did you pay?

kidloco · 18 Aug 2011 at 16:31

psalliss said:
got them on my 999s and as above really good tyres. but cant comment on wet as bike isnt allowed out of the garage in the wet.

Just out of interest why would you put a sports touring tyre on the 999s?

Red_knight · 18 Aug 2011 at 17:10

Izi said:
Everyone agree these are good in the wet? I assume most tires are OK in the dry?!

How much did you pay?

150 rear, 112 front + fitting.

thepeteh · 18 Aug 2011 at 18:54

Izi said:
There have been three times when I have accelerated in the wet and the back end has gone out and I nearly crapped my pants, so I was looking for some new tires.

From my limited experience, roadsmarts and pilot road's on my CBR... hard acceleration in the wet will spin the back wheel, its wet, and there aint much weight on it.

Maybe you need to look to be more gentle with the throttle in the wet instead

Izi · 18 Aug 2011 at 21:52

thepeteh said:
From my limited experience, roadsmarts and pilot road's on my CBR... hard acceleration in the wet will spin the back wheel, its wet, and there aint much weight on it.

Maybe you need to look to be more gentle with the throttle in the wet instead

Maybe a bit, but I really don't drive like a *** when its wet. This happened twice at low speed going round a roundabout. Once was at higher speed ~50mph going round a slight bend uphill.

I had to change my pants.

Red_knight · 19 Aug 2011 at 00:04

It's not always the rain that's causing problems - if there's oil on the road (which there will be after a logn period of no rain), you're going to have issues.

acemastr · 19 Aug 2011 at 08:46

Pilot Road 2's fitted 2 weeks ago, hammered it down yesterday and still wet this morning, was getting some decent lean angles for the wet, hard acceleration in 2nd and up didn't cause any problems at all, front feels planted, honestly couldn't ask for a better tyre.

As for the guy with the PR3's on the 999.... if it won't ever see rain... what's the point in the PR3's?! you don't buy a 999 to do huge mileage on either, so sport touring tyres seem like a silly idea.

d.chatten · 21 Aug 2011 at 11:21

kidloco said:
Just out of interest why would you put a sports touring tyre on the 999s?

There's a few good reasons to go for a sports touring tyre on a 999s, or any bike for that matter, if you're out on a rideout a 100 mile from home and it rains heavily which tyre would you rather be on, i know which tyre i would rather be on, also there is some excellent sports touring tyres about these days, mileage may be a factor, or maybe the cost, maybe he just wants good grip in the wet when caught out, you don't "need" full sports tyres for normal road riding.

psalliss · 21 Aug 2011 at 13:57

kidloco said:
Just out of interest why would you put a sports touring tyre on the 999s?

i didnt choose them mate to be honest. the dealer put them on when i bought it.

Hixxy · 30 Aug 2011 at 18:47

PILOT POWER 2CT this time on my old gsxr600k4 had bt014s then the triple compound bt016s previously but they still wear down too fast in the center- rear and sides on the front so tried the mitchelins on advice from my mechanic. done one trackday on em so far but didnt really push them too hard in the corners as im unsure what to expect from them to be honest, prolly done about 300 miles on the road in rain and sun. seems like more feedback from the front on these mitchelins.

Red_knight · 20 Sep 2011 at 13:23

Thought I'd report back on these as I've now had a few chances to ride them in the wet.

1300 or so miles through France later and they still look nice and new, hit bad weather in them a couple of times both in France and here and the bike continued to feel totally secure on the road.