Re: Michelin Road 5
 

Think it has to be 100% of the circumference but a continuous band 75% of the width 1mm deep and the pattern visible on the rest?

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

yup but it does not state how far over in the band the original tread must go.

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

I've never seen a tyre turn such a weird colour :-s

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/933/4...d295ce70_b.jpg

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1813/...84139374_b.jpg

This is after ~900 miles

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

nowt to worry about. good news is that your suspension settings seem to be in the correct ball park.

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

Oh good. So I was right to leave them completely stock :p

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

Nearly 5k miles on these and they still look and feel great! I can see these lasting longer than any other tyre I've had. I will say though, that about 1.5-2k of those miles were mostly motorway blasting. So quite gentle in terms of acceleration. The rest though has been heavy handed B-road blasting :p

https://i.imgur.com/jKNt1R4.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/glKcAKw.jpg

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

6k miles. It's looking like it might be nearing the end. They seem to just wear in the middle and very edges

https://i.imgur.com/K8l1oUs.jpg

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

Not bad for a Michelin 'Road' tyre. I get somewhere between 6-8K on the rear of a Pilot Power 2CT on my F800ST.

How did you find the wet grip on these?

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

I barely rode it in the wet. The only time I did was blasting down the motorways to France, so I can't really comment on wet grip performance

Re: Michelin Road 5
 

They are great in the wet.
Just wish I could comment on longevity as the last rear lasted 1200 miles before a puncture ruined it, though the one that replaced looked good after 5000 miles... still waiting to wear out a PR5. :(


Wish people would stop dropping **** out of their cars/vans onto the road.