31-10-14, 08:22 PM
I must be in the minority here. I always hated Dunlops since the mid 90's. I was a big fan of Michelin 2CT's for winter riding and had another set of wheels with Supercorsas for summer riding.
When the Pilot Road 2 came in I bought a set for my 1000rr fireblade. Didnt rate them much for wet riding in Autumn / winter and then made the mistake of using them on a drying track at Brands where they overheated stupidly and turned blue.
I changed them for Bridgestone BT016's which were better than the PR2's but not much.
I have mates that will only have Pilot Road 3's / 4s though so perhaps they are better but to my mind Michelin lost the plot when they stopped making tyres for Moto GP.
Since then I have had Pilot Pures on an RC8 which just confirmed that Michelin have lost their way and
almost in desperation, bought a set of Dunlop Sportsmarts for the Superduke. I am amazed, as a long time Dunlop hater, I really wanted to dislike these but every review said they were brilliant and they are wet or dry, plus they seem hard wearing.
So when I need tyre for the Fazer I will be fitting Roadsmarts. Even if PR2's are 80 quid cheaper I wouldnt be tempted.
When the Pilot Road 2 came in I bought a set for my 1000rr fireblade. Didnt rate them much for wet riding in Autumn / winter and then made the mistake of using them on a drying track at Brands where they overheated stupidly and turned blue.
I changed them for Bridgestone BT016's which were better than the PR2's but not much.
I have mates that will only have Pilot Road 3's / 4s though so perhaps they are better but to my mind Michelin lost the plot when they stopped making tyres for Moto GP.
Since then I have had Pilot Pures on an RC8 which just confirmed that Michelin have lost their way and
almost in desperation, bought a set of Dunlop Sportsmarts for the Superduke. I am amazed, as a long time Dunlop hater, I really wanted to dislike these but every review said they were brilliant and they are wet or dry, plus they seem hard wearing.
So when I need tyre for the Fazer I will be fitting Roadsmarts. Even if PR2's are 80 quid cheaper I wouldnt be tempted.