Michelin Road 6 review

tnman

tnman

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Sep 15, 2007
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Location
DFW Area - TX
Bike
2012 ST1300
I just completed a 5,800 mile trip to the southwest and now have 6,600 miles on the Michelin Road 6 (non-GT) tires. I will say that these tires are quiet and smooth! I love the feel, and never once did I lack confidence in the tires. I rode on gravel, rock, all kinds of pavement, construction grooved pavement, and a few hundred miles in the rain, even with standing water. I am just as impressed with these as I have been in the past with the PR4GT (my favorite tire so far).
The rear started at 7mm and is now down to 3mm (2mm to wear bar)
The front started at 6 mm and is now down to 3mm (2mm to wear bar)

The most I have gotten out of a (rear) PR4GT was around 7,500 miles. These are on par to match or maybe improve slightly. I would not say they are leaps and bounds better than the PR4GT, but definitely the same or slightly improved.

I ran 42psi in the front and 44psi in the rear, checked and adjusted the pressure each morning, and made sure it was exact before I left every morning. Normally I run 42 psi in front and rear, but I was seeing if the extra 2 psi made a difference. I will most likely go back to 42 in both the front and rear moving forward.

For reference, the only tire I have ever gotten over 8,000 miles on is the Commander II, and that lasted me nearly 13,000 miles on the rear when I went to Prudhoe Bay AK. The tire did me good for that trip, but it slipped several times in the rain and created a hum that I thought was my rear wheel bearings going out. I even replaced the rear wheel bearings only to find it was the tire.

I will continue to stick with the Michelins in the future, not very happy with the price, but if you watch for sales and rebates, you can sometimes get them under $200 per tire.
 
Thanks! I need tires for my nt700. Someone recommended the 6’s. I wanted the avon spirits but the rear is on back order. Maybe i have the 6’s in my future. I have michelins now and they have been fine. About 9000 mi on them now.
I usually do both tires when i do a change.
 
I usually get better mileage on my Michelins, but the environment I am in is more mild than what I think yours is. I believe you ride in warmer temps than I do. I too have quit experimenting on tires, I put on the Michelins and forget about them. Just check the pressures look at the tread and ride on!
 
When I was commuting 125 miles a day, I could get between 10,000 to 11,000 out of a set of tires, the front usually could do more but I like replacing the "set".

Now I don't commute and from two sets of PR5GTs on my 2012, I get around 6,000 miles before I need to replace them..

Then there is the 2004, that had PR4GTs, although, they didn't need replacing, I replaced before the August trip, since my one son decided he needed to add more miles than I had planned on. So, instead of doing 2 - 2,200 miles, I did 3,500 miles. So I was glad I did replace them.

What I discovered last year after WeSTOC in Billings Montana, was I was loading up the bike a lot more for the trips, than what I was for commuting. Which is logical. So now I have to watch my long distance rides and make sure my tires will last the entire ride.
 
Well, a update! The 700 is for sale and i bought a beemer!
It has 6’s and so far i love them. I have not ridden in the rain yet. Im gonna ride them at 40 psi. We shall c!
 
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