RE: Road 6 or Road 6 GT? - 2

Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #10

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That's incredible. After years of riding the RR, I'm used to only getting 4500 miles out of a set of tires. On the RS, the Roadtec 01's are at 3500 miles and look like they have a LOT more miles left on them...very little noticeable wear.

I'm curious how the Michelin's ride, and corner, compared to the Roadtec Metzelers.

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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #16

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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #10

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That's incredible. After years of riding the RR, I'm used to only getting 4500 miles out of a set of tires. On the RS, the Roadtec 01's are at 3500 miles and look like they have a LOT more miles left on them...very little noticeable wear.

I'm curious how the Michelin's ride, and corner, compared to the Roadtec Metzelers.

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Keep in mind that I took a 15 year hiatus, then bought a 2018 Triumph Tiger 1200, then the RS. I put 700 miles on the Triumph, realized it was wrong for me and got the RS.

That's a long way of saying I might not be the most aggressive rider.

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Just fitted Road 6 and used the GT after contacting Michelin for correct spec to use on R/S.

Fist impression is they give a more compliant ride than the Angel GT 2 they replaced and as for further comment it’s hard to be objective during the new tyre honeymoon 😍

I've used Michelin road 4/5/6 etc for last 15 years at least. Whatever advice was given I got those model appropriate versions, I guess my RS is on the GT version?
Tyres are always at the 2.5/2.9 handbook pressures at home, start of the day, maybe 2.6 3.0 after a few hours, down to 2.4/2.8 after a cold night near the arctic circle.
I am also more of a "enjoy the ride and the views" rider so am happy with the mileages I get.
Bike is always set in road/road do not need dynamic in any version, and no gear shift assist (those 'changing jerks' are not smooth at lower revs) solo rider, sometimes with luggage.
I plan on 8-10k per set, changing as a pair every time, sometimes the change point has been prior to a trip to europe and I 'lost' the extra 1000+ miles of a worn set.
Obviously my slower rate of travel would probably get great miles out of any other brands so this is just my expierience.
Yesterdays 130 miles and 67 mpg was probabaly too slow for many but I enjoyed 4 hours out with stops, more than just covering that distance in 2 hours
My last 1000 mile check on satnav showed a pathetic average speed of 34mph and 67.1 miles per gallon. - I did go faster !!
I reset the satnav totals every year at service time and last three years (covid) are in the same area.

See my higher results after a trip to Norway --
The last day home 448 mile, average speed 51mph
3749 miles and 70.6 for the holiday may explain my 10,000 miles.
Even now, non of my use is under 30 miles once I leave home, rarely town use and not having cold tyre wear must also help

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Zitat von Ady im Beitrag #18

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Just fitted Road 6 and used the GT after contacting Michelin for correct spec to use on R/S.

Fist impression is they give a more compliant ride than the Angel GT 2 they replaced and as for further comment it’s hard to be objective during the new tyre honeymoon 😍

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The tyre has an extra layer of support to help prevent unwanted movement under load, keep in mind the non GT would be recommended fort bikes such as 700cc Yamaha and KTM a substantial less mass than the BM, the effect of using the non GT can be accelerated Wear due to structure flex.
Hence my contact directly to Michelin to confirm figment after many said they’ve used non GT with no effects but perhaps unbeknown to them they are incurring reduced longevity in tread life.

See response

Well, I emailed Michelin to ask which they recommend, standard or GT...we'll see what they say to ME...lol!

Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #24

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Well, I emailed Michelin to ask which they recommend, standard or GT...we'll see what they say to ME...lol!

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Managed to get 6000 miles out of the Road 5's no better than the OEM Z8s, but I had much more confidence in the R5s in both wet and dry so was probably riding it a lot harder. Just fitted second set now, went for the 5s as about £60 cheaper than the 6s, with being happy with the 5s thought I'd stick with them.

Zitat von Dieseldog im Beitrag #26

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Managed to get 6000 miles out of the Road 5's no better than the OEM Z8s, but I had much more confidence in the R5s in both wet and dry so was probably riding it a lot harder. Just fitted second set now, went for the 5s as about £60 cheaper than the 6s, with being happy with the 5s thought I'd stick with them.

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Does the factory install the GT or standard ?
One of our 2016s came equipped with the standard Michelins.

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #28

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Does the factory install the GT or standard ?
One of our 2016s came equipped with the standard Michelins.

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