Thread: Pilot Road 4
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Old 15-08-17, 04:34 AM   #105
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Default Re: Pilot Road 4

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Originally Posted by Bibio View Post
back to the PR3's

the PR4's were nice but dont have that sure footedness of the PR3's.

for me i just feel more of whats going on between the rubber and the tar with the PR3's where the PR4's felt like a slight disconnection at times. when i was getting the PR3's put on the bloke behind the counter said that a few people were returning to the PR3's after having the PR4's on.

one of the other reasons was that the PR4's are slightly taller to which the tyre rubbed on the undertray occasionally loosing me a good 1000 miles of wear in the process. thats my fault though as the bike is lowered by a silly amount.

there is very little between the PR3's and the PR4's until it rains, the PR3's are superior in the rain but only by a little margin.










Hear a lot of people saying that now that the PR4's have been out a while.

I missed the PR3's because they were having problems with the front tire cupping when they first came out. (and was soon redesigned) so I got another set of PR2's that lasted till the 4's came out.

Michelin US site recommends PR4's with 3's listed as the next alternative, then pilot powers, then the 2's. for all year SV650's.
Oddly for a 2016 Bandit 1250 they recommend PR2's and list PR3's as the only alternative even though PR4's are made in the those sizes. ???
A faster bike billed as a tourer on lesser tyres???
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