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| Author: | Lacy [ 26 Aug 2014 18:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Michelin road Pilot 4's |
Friend of mine has these fitted to his VFR and is mega impressed with them. My M2 on Cast wheels has a 170 rear.....Michelin only do a 180. Anyone tried fitting these to cast wheels? |
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| Author: | cyclonem2pete [ 26 Aug 2014 20:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
I've got those on my M2 with 170 standard back tyre |
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| Author: | jiltedjohn [ 26 Aug 2014 21:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
What you gain with the good tyre you'll lose with fitting a 180 tyre on a rim meant for a 170, unless it's a P.M |
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| Author: | Lacy [ 27 Aug 2014 00:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
cyclonem2pete wrote: I've got those on my M2 with 170 standard back tyre Pete, When you say you've 'got those' on your M2 do you mean the cast wheels with other 170 tyres fitted or 170 Road Pilot 4's on your cast wheels? If it's the latter, where did you get them from cos I can't find them listed.... Edit....Cancel that, found some 
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| Author: | ShakenNotStirred [ 27 Aug 2014 01:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
Don't know about size, but I just fitted these on my X and very happy so far. Inspiring a lot of confidence. The front is definitely improved over the 3s, which I ran on my XT. |
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| Author: | cyclonem2pete [ 28 Aug 2014 20:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
Was using maxxi changed to michelin road pilot GT 4 |
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| Author: | RiflemanTom [ 29 Aug 2014 21:54 ] |
| Post subject: | Michelin road Pilot 4's |
Depends how hard you push the bike and what the weathers like really. I've used both on the Buell & the GSXR and I've never really noticed too much difference. Motorway miles bugger them up quickly too. |
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| Author: | pash [ 29 Aug 2014 23:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
RiflemanTom wrote: Depends how hard you push the bike and what the weathers like really. I've used both on the Buell & the GSXR and I've never really noticed too much difference. Motorway miles bugger them up quickly too. When I push the bike, highest tyre pressures are best for decreased rolling resistance. The weight is hard enough as it is... |
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| Author: | Mickrick [ 30 Aug 2014 09:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
You can get a 170 in Pilot 3's, I just had some fitted. Haven't tried them yet, but they feel very soft and sticky  You can't get a 170 in Pilot 4's. |
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| Author: | RiflemanTom [ 30 Aug 2014 13:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Michelin road Pilot 4's |
pash wrote: RiflemanTom wrote: Depends how hard you push the bike and what the weathers like really. I've used both on the Buell & the GSXR and I've never really noticed too much difference. Motorway miles bugger them up quickly too. When I push the bike, highest tyre pressures are best for decreased rolling resistance. The weight is hard enough as it is... I just prefer to get someone else to push it.
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| Author: | RiflemanTom [ 30 Aug 2014 13:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Michelin road Pilot 4's |
I've got 180/55's on my X1 by the way. They just set the back end off much better, especially now I've got rid of all the plastic junk off of the tail. The fatter the better. Pity I couldn't get 190s on it. [img]http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/30/71bb9d29f5628877ab0e1e64d8397957.jpg[/img] |
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| Author: | Lacy [ 30 Aug 2014 15:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
Mickrick wrote: You can't get a 170 in Pilot 4's. That's what I thought initially but then I found this: http://tinyurl.com/lrggrs3 
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| Author: | XB4RT [ 31 Aug 2014 01:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
I put pilot road 3s on mine after getting 9000 miles out of pilot road 2s, I've done 5000 miles on them and they don't even look scrubbed in. great in the dry, great in the wet, i reckon i will get at least 12k out of them. |
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| Author: | cyclonem2pete [ 31 Aug 2014 16:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
I got road pilots 170 on my M2 |
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| Author: | pash [ 31 Aug 2014 18:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Michelin road Pilot 4's |
cyclonem2pete wrote: Was using maxxi changed to michelin road pilot GT 4 cyclonem2pete wrote: I got road pilots 170 on my M2 Hey! Is anybody listening to Pete? |
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