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Pilot Road 5

mototireguy said:
Great googly moogly price sticker shock!

Michelin PRoad5 numbers showing 120/70/17 fronts $160 and 190/55/17 rears $231.

Sheesh are they that much better than the new Bridgestone T31 that cost $118 front and $170 rear?
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FreeRyde said:
Probably not, the T30's are some of the best street tires out there, hopefully bridgestone didn't muck the new ones up too much. :(
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m0t0_ryder said:
Yup...

And all the (non-GT) PR4's in stock were reduced (today) to clear them out.
They probably won't last long.
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I also suspect many Pilot Road users may soon find out that Bridgestone and Dunlop manufacture very good sport touring tires... :laughing
 
280SQUAGGLER said:
Man some of these prices you guys are saying are crazy.....I'll be raising my prices on my tires now, thanks for the input .....
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how much for a 190/55 Road5, mounted? The SCC price ($230ish) includes mounting, which makes it a better deal than I've found online (pricing within a few bucks of that, but not including mounting).
 
Hoping this means more places put the PR4s on sale, might pick up a spare pair if they get cheap enough.
 
FreeRyde;9997569 Going to try a Shinko on mah wee next :laughing $75[/QUOTE said:
I got a lightly used one for $ 37.50 delivered.
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WWWobble said:
I also suspect many Pilot Road users may soon find out that Bridgestone and Dunlop manufacture very good sport touring tires... :laughing
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The new Bridgestone T31's haven't been out long enough to determine how long they wear. (at least not for our customers to report). They are very nicely priced.

Haven't heard if Dunlop is going to update to a Roadsmart IV yet but the Roadsmart 3's are nice tires at a pricepoint between Michelin and Bridgestone.

The Pilot Road 4's are the mileage champions from all reports by satisfied customers. I would presume (hope) the Road 5's will carry on that tradition.

Another Sport Touring tire that's getting good reports on grip and longevity (from our customers) is the Metzler Roadtec 01.

And I didn't even get to mention the Pirelli Angel GT.
(OK, now I did)

So many great choices. :thumbup
 
So essentially all current/next gen street tires are great, as we should only be riding at 80pct of ability on street anyways (compared to the 90-10pct on track/race).

For me, it's about feel, from cold tire, to warm, to braking, and side grip when ham fisting it.

For those reasons, I love my PR4s, and as I will need tires in the fall, I will get to hear some reviews about the Road 5s...rain is my least worrying problem, as I don't commute, but if they are the same or better than the 4s...I'll probably pay the premium...
 
What I get most often from our customers is "how many miles will I get out of these tires?"
I need to explain that that is very subjective and is best described as riding style.
Mellow sedate riders who don't blast off every line nor brake late and hard will get much better life/miles out of their bikes tires than will the heavy wristed lead footed rider (which I must say I am a member of) who will get relatively poor mileage.
I am astonished when sport and sport touring riders claim over 10,000 miles from a rear tire. I've never gotten close. Not on my moto's anyway. 5000 miles usually is it for my rear tires. Can "usually" get double that from the front. Not always though.

Running too low of tire pressure (frequently seen at the shop) or too high a pressure will prematurely wear out tires too.

It's hard to fault the modern tires from the major manufacturers.
They do "feel" different in handling but that is related to their profile, rubber compound and sublayer construction.

Find what you like and ride em!
 
m0t0_ryder said:
What I get most often from our customers is "how many miles will I get out of these tires?"
I need to explain that that is very subjective and is best described as riding style.
Mellow sedate riders who don't blast off every line nor brake late and hard will get much better life/miles out of their bikes tires than will the heavy wristed lead footed rider (which I must say I am a member of) who will get relatively poor mileage.
I am astonished when sport and sport touring riders claim over 10,000 miles from a rear tire. I've never gotten close. Not on my moto's anyway. 5000 miles usually is it for my rear tires. Can "usually" get double that from the front. Not always though.

Running too low of tire pressure (frequently seen at the shop) or too high a pressure will prematurely wear out tires too.

It's hard to fault the modern tires from the major manufacturers.
They do "feel" different in handling but that is related to their profile, rubber compound and sublayer construction.

Find what you like and ride em!
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I remember hitting wearbars in 1200mi on a bike that put high 40s to the ground :rofl:
 
I put a rear on today.

Great tire, sticky, delicious. Two thumbs way the hell up.
 
I put a rear on yesterday. Rode a bunch of goaty stuff in Marin and Sonoma today.

Great tire, sticky, delicious. Two thumbs way the hell up.
 
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I put a pair on my CB1000R a couple of weeks ago and went straight up Mount Hamilton. They feel great. I don't notice any obvious difference from the Pilot Road 4s.

This is my commuter/canyon blaster/occasional track bike. I get 6-7k miles out of a rear and 10k+ from the front Pilot Road 4, so I'm interested to see how i do with the Road 5s.
 
I've installed a couple fronts and noticed they are finally weighted.
 
I just spooned on a set of the Bridgestone T30 Evos for the Austin trip, but depending on feel and whatever, I will probably go back to the Road 5 when these are done (4,000 miles in two weeks will do that.)
 
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