Got the Michelin Pilot Powers on today...good Lord...the lean resistance is gone and they grip like nothing i've ridden before. I love testing things out. I'll ride these sucker off the rim and then check out the Shinko's. If they don't impress me, i'll surely come back to the MPP.

I currently have a set on my CBR1000RR and I took it to a trackday last week..they worked fine. I used them on my CBR600F4 at Laguna Seca and again they were wonderful...
Great tires in my opinion

Yeah i recently upgraded my bike to a full set and could not be much happier...i'm not really impressed with the front tires grip of full on braking/stoppies it sounds like its squealing a little but haven't had any problems...the rear is where i'm really impressed...u always see those bikes that get a lot of highway miles and the rear tire is flat in the middle and tons of tread left on the sides...well my friend has one on his '05 R1 and has about 2000miles on it and it is just starting to develop a flat spot...i put the rear on my bike and imidiatly hit the curvys cranking on it and she did not slip at all...these tires are amazing

Yep, the MPP's are the shizzle my nizzle

I see ya'll feelin' me. My boy has a set on his '03 GSX-R 750 and we are a couple of serious curve huggers. Thanks for the feedback. Holla.[8D]

I have had these Pilot Powers on my bike for around 2800 miles, I have done 1 trackday and lots of road miles...they still look fine, grip well, and have gave me no "moments"...I am going to another trackday on Monday and am mounting the Pilot Power Race tires on an extra set of wheels I have..I am going to remove these Pilot Powers and sell them while they are still decent and mount another set.

Just replaced the rear tire after nearly 5K mi....yes, 5K...this includes about 40mi of daily commuting on the L.A. freeways, but also alot of high speed canyon carving. The tire lasted more than twice as long as 208's or M1's....nuf said

RF

Ok, I'll bite....
I'm a hard core 208 fan.. The tires stick incredibly, and I usually get almost 3k miles out of them. So are the MPP tires that good in the corners as well as longevity??? What kind of tires did ya'll run before, and how hard were u using them??? I'm interested in a tire that will last but still has the traction of my 208's. I just mouted M1's on my bike (against my will) and I'm sure I will have them burned up in a month or so, so I need another alternative! I have a friend who wants me to mount up the MPP's (He has them in stock and ready to go) but I'm hesitant after I had gotten a set of tires that SUCKED and I couldn't ride like I wanted to. (Too cheap to just swap tires, instead just used them until they were worn out) Please, let me know. I have one month left before swap! You know M1's only get about 1,500 - 2,500 miles and they are gone. So let me knowwwww!! Thanks!

I got a set of Powers waiting for the BT012SS's to die. I'm curious to see if the Powers will retain their grip after high mileage. My Diablos that came on the bike lasted (they still have tread) but the compound gave up the sticky and I was sliding the ass end around too much. I've got over 2.5K on the 012's and they're still sticking great.

I have about 600 miles on my new mpps and O love em. this is on an 02 f4i. they look like the day I mounted them after 600 miles and they stick great in everything. I live in the northeast so we have some pretty crappy roads from the winters up here and even with the cracks and bumps and gravel and dirt and dust I have not had a single moment where these tires felt like they were going to let me down. even got caught in a downpour the other day and they hooked up great in the wet as I was moving pretty quick to find cover out of the rain. heh.. anyways not sure how long they will last but lile I said 600miles strong hoping to get around 5k out of them. also couldnt beat the prioce of $200 for the front and rear.

Believe it or not...I ran D208's in Japan for the past couple of years. They are some great tires but these MPP's are no joke.

are these sport tires aka radials? or racing compound? I stick by my Metzeller's but who knows maybe its time to try something else

Pilot Powers come in both 'street' and 'racing' compounds.

ORIGINAL: RumbleFish

Pilot Powers come in both 'street' and 'racing' compounds.


the pilot powers dont come in different compounds, theyre just street tires. the ones your thinking of are the michelin power race tires which do come in different compounds

I stand corrected

MPP are the best tires i have ever bought, I have mine on my 03 f4i, and so far have gotten 6400 miles out of them and from the looks of it, i can probably get 600-800 more out of them. And dont think that i baby it either, i pop up the front every once and a while and head up the mountain (nice twisty ride) every couple weeks and to top it off, it is my daily driver being that it is all that i have, so getting 5k out of it should be cake.

I lucked out and got the Michelins on my bike from factory. I love them, they work great for me.

I doubt you got Pilot Powers as stock tires, it is probally Pilot Sports, which are decent, but no way compare to the Pilot Power..if you did get the powers that is awesome

ORIGINAL: sirlimpzalot

I doubt you got Pilot Powers as stock tires, it is probally Pilot Sports, which are decent, but no way compare to the Pilot Power..if you did get the powers that is awesome


Guess I need to look harder. I just saw Michelin Pilot, didn't see the rest. Atleast I didn't get the Dunlops I guess. I will have to take a look at which Pilots I have.

I just picked up a pair of MPP's cant wait to get them mounted after reading all these comments, I guess I made a good choice seeing that theres no bad remarks about these tires. If your from Alberta Canada then go to Alberta Cycle on 97 street and yellowhead trail, they have 30% off their tires all year round! Saved myself $100.00 on my rear tire....

why do people rip on dunlops...even the 208s? they were one of the best tires i've tried until i went with diablos. ultra sticky and great wear. pilot powers are dope, but as far as turn in...it does make the bike dive in hard and sensitive to it, which i do not like. diablos gives you a neutral feel, where the bike does not feel like it's diving in too hard. however, the powers do have greater lean angle than the diablos, based on the tire profile.
both are ultra sticky, both wear dope. so...on top of the list, should be both!

i'm waiting on the qualifiers, but dude, at those prices...those tires aren't even on my top 5!

Check out Qualifiers at indysuperbikes.com (http://www.indysuperbike.com/customer/home.php?cat=21231). Very cheap compared to retail.

HEY 05Tribal..... SO you gonna go with the mpps or you gonna do the Qualifers??? :D

ORIGINAL: NewGenSTi

I have about 600 miles on my new mpps and O love em. this is on an 02 f4i. they look like the day I mounted them after 600 miles and they stick great in everything. I live in the northeast so we have some pretty crappy roads from the winters up here and even with the cracks and bumps and gravel and dirt and dust I have not had a single moment where these tires felt like they were going to let me down. even got caught in a downpour the other day and they hooked up great in the wet as I was moving pretty quick to find cover out of the rain. heh.. anyways not sure how long they will last but lile I said 600miles strong hoping to get around 5k out of them. also couldnt beat the prioce of $200 for the front and rear.



where did you ge tthese for 200$?

ORIGINAL: 05Tribal

Check out Qualifiers at indysuperbikes.com (http://www.indysuperbike.com/customer/home.php?cat=21231). Very cheap compared to retail.


YEA BABY...if the price keeps up, i'm running qualifiers next baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
but if it sucks...that would just suck then. looking at the tread pattern, it's parallel, like the 208s and pilot powers. i think these will follow groove on freeway...

ORIGINAL: CMHGUY

HEY 05Tribal..... SO you gonna go with the mpps or you gonna do the Qualifers??? :D


I have a set of MPPS hanging on my garage wall. In fact I am looking at buying the cheaper manual tire changing equipment to change and balance the tires myself. I need to get them soon because my original 208's are about shot after 4000 miles of moderate to hard riding.

right now i have the MPP and they are the the best i've tried so far, i've been looking into the dunlop qualifiers a little bit recently, from what i hear they dont have that good of life in them, but while you have tread you rip it up

you like them better than the diablos?
yes, the make the bike way more flickable, but i like the neutral stable feel of the diablos

www.lithiummotorsports.com is the best price I have found $210.00 + shipping has anyone found better prices??

damnit! why didn't you post that 3 days ago? its 230$ if you run 190/50 and 120/70.. dont know how much shipping is though.. its $270 for both at ronayers.com with shipping.

$230.00 for the 120/70 &180/55 that is with shipping
ORIGINAL: 04CBR600RR

www.lithiummotorsports.com is the best price I have found $210.00 + shipping has anyone found better prices??

Hands down the illest tire I've ever ridden on.

Now if only michelin would make the front for a 16 inch rim for my 99 900rr.