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hornetmike
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PostPosted: 22:00 - 21 Oct 2009    Post subject: Michelin Power or Michelin road pilots for 96 CBR600f ? Reply with quote
Stuck on what tyres to buy its all abit complicated and expensive, I currently got a power on the back and pilot on the front, just noticed, and they are both worn out . Are pilots still grippy enough ?
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PostPosted: 05:05 - 22 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Do you want tyres with mega grip and a shorter life or do you want tyres with adequate grip for the road which have a longer life span?

If it is the former then get the Pilot Powers, if it is the latter get the Pilot Road 2's. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 08:11 - 22 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Pilot road 2s will be fine for the road. With tyres it's worth being brutally honest about your ability and useage of them.

Are you a track god that does very limited road miles, and loads of trackdays? Get supercorsas.

Are you a fast road rider that does a handful of trackdays? Get Corsa IIIs or Pilot Power 2CTs

Are you a normal road rider/may do your first trackday? Get Pilot Road 2s

Are you a commuter/tourer? Get Pilot Roads 2s
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hornetmike
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PostPosted: 08:44 - 22 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Road Pilots it is then, Road Pilots are £159 and Road Pilots 2 are £205 are they woth the difference ?
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PostPosted: 08:51 - 22 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
miketovey wrote:
Road Pilots it is then, Road Pilots are £159 and Road Pilots 2 are £205 are they woth the difference ?


Road 2s are dual compound, Pilot Roads are single compound.

Road 2s are also the more modern version of the Roads.

That said £205 sounds rather steep.
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PostPosted: 13:19 - 22 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
BT016s for me Smile

and supercorsas on the trackbike
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PostPosted: 18:05 - 22 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Big_Ham wrote:
That said £205 sounds rather steep.

Oh, I don't know. When I was pricing up tyres for my R6 in early September the cheapest I could find Pilot Roads 2's fitted for was around £225. Are you sure that it isn't the £159 for the old Pilot Roads is quite cheap that is making the Pilot Road 2's sound dear? I would have the Pilot Road 2's, I wouldn't bother with the single compound Pilot Road.

That said when I was deliberating about my tyres I ended up buying Pilot Powers, but I was off on a trip to the Nurburgring and I wanted grip on the Ring rather than durability overall.
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PostPosted: 19:16 - 22 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Big_Ham wrote:
miketovey wrote:
Road Pilots it is then, Road Pilots are £159 and Road Pilots 2 are £205 are they woth the difference ?


Road 2s are dual compound, Pilot Roads are single compound.

Road 2s are also the more modern version of the Roads.

That said £205 sounds rather steep.


i paid £245 fitted for a pair of pilot road 2's a couple months back, same price everywhere i went for a quote
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hornetmike
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PostPosted: 19:16 - 22 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
£209 was just for tyres online, haven't looked in to fitting yet Sad. What sites should I use
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PostPosted: 08:02 - 23 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
if you can get tyres to Watling tyres..not sure if you have one around, but they pop em on for a tenner each. just take your loose wheels down.

Failing that might have a shop around you with decent guys who will just pop em on...but watling tyres is where i go Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 18:00 - 23 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
I got a pair of Pilot Road 2's + fitting for £250.
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