Michelin Pilot Power 2CT's

[Jdubya]

I've had a set of these fitted to my steed this morning for £198 all-in. Ride-in, ride-out service as well. Had them fitted at Watling tyres in Gravesend. Top service as well...cup o' tea and a chat included in the service.

First impressions are that they turn in no quicker than the 010's I had on the bike before. The bike certainly feels a bit more stable through the bends and around roundabouts even while they are still 'green'.

They're not 100% run-in yet so I will report on them at a later date when they are bedded in and I've had a chance to take 'em along my favourite twisties;)

[jay boi]

there menta b the shiz m8.

[fizzwheel]

Thats a damn good price I paid about £20 more than that for the set I had.

[valleyboy]

Bloody hell... I'd have a fit if I had to pay £200+ for a pair of tyres....

must be the advantage of living up back and beyond.. things are still a bit cheaper up here... I went from BT020 to Michelins, and found them a tad better in the wet..
now on new bike with Bridgstone BT015's on.. had no chicken strips left after 1st day of ownership of the bike... though these are my first supersports tyres on a bike.. will possibly look at the 2CT's in time.. so will read with interest on your findings...

[Baph]

Bloody hell... I'd have a fit if I had to pay £200+ for a pair of tyres....

must be the advantage of living up back and beyond.. things are still a bit cheaper up here...
Speak for yourself VB. £218 for a pair of Pilot Road 2's, £216 for a pair of Z6's. All including fitting, balancing, valves, VAT, and a free drink. ;)

[Jdubya]

Yeah, I couldn't understand that from VB either...a mate of mine paid more for a tyre in wales than he did for it back in berkshire when he got a puncture out there...

[Pedrosa]

You need see this and "Very important" thread in Idle Banter.

http://www.gixerboyz.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6102&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

[Jdubya]

Seen it...not too concerned coz I aint gonna be doing 140mph on green rubber anyway:p

[RingDing]

Seen it...not too concerned coz I aint gonna be doing 140mph on green rubber anyway:p

I had a Macadam (the radial one) start to do that back in 1997 on my GS500E. There was a huge blister where the rubber was starting to pull away from the carcass. I mean huge, it was 12" long and 3" wide, I could feel it moving around with my wife (to be) on the back. I got RAC to take me home (90miles) and sent the tyre to Michelin with a complaint. They refused to accept there was anything wrong with the tyre. I've never bought a Michelin since, not even for my MTB. Not because I believe their tyres are dangerous, quality control can't catch everything, but because I thought their customer service was downright rude. All they had to do was stick it on a rim and inflate it to see the issue. The RAC man said he'd never seen anything like it.

Wouldn't do anything to put money Michelins way personally. But that's just it, it's personal to me and I'm a right stubborn git sometimes! :)

My 2p!

[Jdubya]

UPDATE!!!!!!!

Only certain weeks affected! Please re-read the press release if you are affected!

[Jdubya]

Well, these have now been scrubbed-in, recalled and rescrubbed.
Wet grip is good, a lot better than the 010's I had on before. Dry grip is also pretty good.