what kinda pressures is he running at the track? i run 28 front and 24 rear in my power races at the track, and 32 front and 34 rear on my 2ct's. never had any issues yet. just have to get thru the 1st lap to get them warmed up, then its ***** out.

 

PP's are one of the current great tires (and Pirelli also makes a GREATtire). Was his bike "set up" for him properly? There are many reasons that "human input" would cause an off. I would chalk it up to that...no disrespect to your dad. PP's did have a recall, though. The tires made in France were all recalled...call up Michelin and they will give you the proper info.

 

Here ya go

Michelin has launched a campaign to recall its Pilot Power 2CT and Pilot Power 120/70 ZR 17 front motorcycle tyres with “Made in France” markings. An examination of these tyres showed a possible defect in the tread due to a manufacturing irregularity. No cases of pressure loss have been reported and no accidents have occurred.

Because customer safety is its primary concern, Michelin has decided as a precaution to replace certain 120/70 ZR 17 Michelin Pilot Power 2CT and Michelin Pilot Power front tyres, which can be identified by the following markings on the sidewall:
* a “Made in France” label
* DOT 6UCW 980T or DOT 6UCW 979T
* Pilot Power: week numbers 2704 to 0406 inclusive
* Pilot Power 2CT: week numbers 4505 to 1807 inclusive

 

No prob. And thanks on the congrats...

BTW, i love your Sniper quote...

 

I ran the PP's on the track all day long, and I ride pretty hard, didn't have not one problem with them. I would have to agree it is not always the tire there are many variables which could have caused him to low side. The first thing that comes to my mind is trail braking into the turn a little too hard.

PP are great, but after mounting a set of Supercorsa Dragons you can't beat those.

 

I hear PP's are great, but I also hear the corsa III(sp?) are the new latest n greatest.

 

just to clarify, the regular PP did NOT have a recall. only the front 2ct's were on the recall.

 

The Pilot Power was also recalled.

Recall Article

 

hmmm, thought i only read about the 2ct being recalled.