Michelin Road 5 first impressions...

[Seeker]

...compared to Avon Storm 3D X-M.


I've put about 75 miles on my new tyres so what have I noticed?

The bike sits higher (didn't expect that).
At low speeds they are more reluctant to want to turn
Related to that, they are more stable on faster corners.
They are better at absorbing minor road imperfections and thus are more comfortable. Not a huge difference but enough for me to notice.
They seem to have less rolling resistance, the bike is livelier and, in 75 miles, I have used less fuel than I expected (using predicted range as my guide). Admittedly warm weather helps fuel consumption and half the ride was 50 mph, so it was purely a seat-of-pants feeling.

[Craig380]

I recently put a Battlax S21 on the rear of mine to replace the worn-out Storm 3D, which had done 14,700 miles. I wanted a cheaper alternative to Avon as the Spirit (which has now replaced the Storm 3D) is quite expensive now and the Battlax was £25 cheaper.

What I didn't realise is the S21 is the 'supersport' variant of the Battlax (i.e. super sticky), I intended to get the sport-touring P21.

Turn-in feels just the same as the Avon, as the curved profile of both tyres are very similar, but the stability and grip of the S21 once leaning over is better. So far, so good, although I can't imagine the S21 will last as long.

[Seeker]

14700 miles on the Avon is impressive.

[Craig380]

A long, long time ago, I was having a Michelin M38 fitted on my Suzi X5. The tyre fitter had just finished putting a back tyre on a Z1300, and he said the owner had a new one fitted every 6 weeks. He went on to say that "if he waited until he was doing 15 or 20mph before he nailed it, the tyres would last twice as long."

That stuck with me, and ever since, I've always tended to ease away from a stop rather than giving it a fist-full (unless necessary, obv), and only wind it on once doing 15mph or so.

[admin]

Originally Posted by Craig380

A long, long time ago, I was having a Michelin M38 fitted on my Suzi X5. The tyre fitter had just finished putting a back tyre on a Z1300, and he said the owner had a new one fitted every 6 weeks. He went on to say that "if he waited until he was doing 15 or 20mph before he nailed it, the tyres would last twice as long."



That stuck with me, and ever since, I've always tended to ease away from a stop rather than giving it a fist-full (unless necessary, obv), and only wind it on once doing 15mph or so.

It's probably kinder to the chain and transmission too.

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