Michelin Pilot Road 2 Tires

Date:

August 2008

Cost:

Front = $203.00 CDN, Rear = 260.00 CDN (+ taxes + mounting)

Purchased:

Action Motorcycles (local Yamaha dealer)

Mod Time:

N/A

 

FZ6 tire sizes are as follows:

Front: 120/70-ZR17
Rear: 180/55-ZR17

Ok, picked up my bike last night from it's 25,000km service and getting it's new set of Michelin Pilot Roads 2s installed ($1,079.00 CDN total).

Wow what a different ride with these tires!

I noticed right away how these tires love to dip into turns! The bike almost turns itself into curves with far less input needed on the controls. I haven't hit the twisites yet as I will wait first until I put a few hundred km's on them to get rid of the 'new tire slippiness'.

You can defiantly feel two distinct riding surfaces; one when just riding straight and the second when you lean the bike over. You can feel the bike 'lock in' in turns and it's like it's on rails.

I never realized how much difference tires could make in a bike!!


Additional information located here: FZ6-Forum.com - Michelin Pilot Road 2

 

- Boneman

 

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