The Michelin Pilot Power is a Ultra High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Motorcycles.
The quick answer
Owners say78%from 11 owner reviews80% would buy againRead the reviews
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Built from every independent test result and vetted owner review we hold for this tire - the evidence is all further down the page. Data updated September 2020.
How comfortable and quiet are the Michelin Pilot Power?
Owners rate the Michelin Pilot Power 7.8 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 10 reviews.
How well do the Michelin Pilot Power wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Michelin Pilot Power 6.6 out of 10 for wear across 10 reviews. 2 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles, and the typical review covers 3,000 miles.
Would owners buy the Michelin Pilot Power again?
80% of owners say they would buy the Michelin Pilot Power again, based on the 10 owner reviews that answered the question. 30% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Michelin Pilot Power's dry grip?
Of the 10 owner reviews analyzed for the Michelin Pilot Power, 8 mention dry grip: 7 praise it (strong dry grip) and 1 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "I would say this is a good dry grip tire". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Michelin Pilot Power's wet grip?
Of the 10 owner reviews analyzed for the Michelin Pilot Power, 8 mention wet grip: 8 praise it (confident wet grip) and 0 criticise it (weak wet grip). One owner wrote: "It is a good all year round tire dry and wet although I mainly used them on dry surface". Read those reviews
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Across 11 owner ratings the Michelin Pilot Power averages 78%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 8.5 out of 10 and Wear lowest at 6.6. 2 of those reviews come from owners past 10,000 miles. 89% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 11 ratings
Owner score78%
Dry Grip85%
Road Feedback84%
Wet Grip82%
Comfort78%
Handling67%
Wear66%
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Most helpful 60%
“I live in Singapore, a country with a tropical climate and high humidity, and lots of torrential rains. It is a very small island-like country that mostly communes about 30km at a stretch and rarely above 40km in one...”
“cannot fault this tire but will in the dry it is perfect massive lean angle and perfect in the wet loads of grip for me only down side is it has only last 6k miles in 8 months and for me thats not enough the avon storms...”
I live in Singapore, a country with a tropical climate and high humidity, and lots of torrential rains. It is a very small island-like country that mostly communes about 30km at a stretch and rarely above 40km in one go. My bike only weighs about 200+kg. Climate usually above 30-degree Celcius all year round. My average speed in the expressways usually around 80km/h to 100km/h.
I would say this is a good dry grip tire. The sense of confidence to ride this in dry conditions is high. Tire seems to warm up fast in the dry weather, especially when riding in the mid-afternoon under the scorching equator sun, it feels really sticky. But Michelin Pilot Power 2CT is still a better dry weather tire when compared to these in my opinion.
During wet weather, tire performance is still acceptable, and traction is not excellent but still feels safe. But I would still opt for Michelin Road 5 as my prefered rain tires.
If Michelin has not invented the Road 5, Pilot Power would be my preferred one-tire-do-all wet/dry tire to use in Singapore.
Tried them on my Aprilia SL1000 Falco and later on Aprilia RST1000 Futura. It works well, knee down lean angles and all, but I don't like their lack of feedback. They either grip (and they grip well) or they don't, and I always had to have some luck not to crash after a slip which didn't happen with ContiRoadAttack. So I took them off a Falco and put them on a Futura where they're more than up to the task. Futura is a much heavier bike and sometimes I ride it fully loaded, so the rear tire lasted less than 4000 km alltogether which is a bit of a disappointment. Will I buy again? Yes, I will buy another rear tire while I'm at it, but when it wears out I will replace the whole set with a Michelin Pilot Road.
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I had the Michelin Pilot Power for the last 4 and a half years approximately. I found them very good and just bought a new set. At the end of their life the front tire lost its roundness and became quite high at the center and flat on the sides I believe due to having a softer compound on the sides. The rear tire still has some more to go. It is a good all year round tire dry and wet although I mainly used them on dry surface and I am an average rider. I had other brands before but this is one of my favorite.
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Had these on my street triple and rated them good feedback ok in wet but I do ride with caution in rain . Due to positive results on the 675 and a bargain deal £118 delivered at demon tweets I bought some for my zx10 r done 800 miles so far warm up quick and essential for road use retain heat good feedback and aided stability complimenting the bike track day fast group may require something softer but for mortals they fit the bill
I've never had any of these new although I have used them on a variety of bikes and will be purchasing a new front for my Fireblade soon.
The front tires are excellent all rounders both on the road and track replacing my previous favorite front tire the Dunlop D207RR.
My bike currently has the 2CT version which it came with but due to the dual compound it has worn the shoulders and deformed the tire so I will be replacing with the original Pilot Power.
These tires are good in the dry although the do feel like they lack outright grip at times, I nearly highsided my 600 on the track last year when my suspension wasn't dialled in. However in the wet they have so much feel that powersliding out of corners and roundabouts on a big bike at will is a reality if you dare. On a peaky 600 it's a bit too sketchy but I've beaten riders on the track that had full wets on standing water, admittedly I had a wet on the front.
I will be buying a 2CT version for the Blade rear but would go for this original version for the track as edges wear quicker than centers when cranked over all the time so no point in softer edges.
These tires were good on a KTM supermoto, a Kawasaki Versys I used for touring as well as track days and sport road riding. The tire I choose if I can't be bothered to gamble on unknown rubber and don't have spare wheels.
I am very pleased with Michelin Pilot Power tires. I have tried few, but this-ones suit me best. Getting great feedback of whether they start to slip or grip again. Are super sticky in the bends and when hit hard in the bend, their progressiveness lets me control the little slips and grips perfectly. Tried as well 2CT before, but the progressiveness was missing there. The tire slipped aside too much and didn't have that much control over the bike. Pilot Power rocks! When there is a bit slippery road surface I hit it hard and get a tiny drift, keep rolling the spin to straight and ending up to a wheelie after the tire grips. Great fun! I personally wouldn't go for any others. I am not driving on wet as I live in a place where don't rain much. Only in winter a bit and in that case taking my car.
cannot fault this tire but will
in the dry it is perfect massive lean angle and perfect in the wet loads of grip
for me only down side is it has only last 6k miles in 8 months and for me thats not enough
the avon storms i had on my last bike lasted 11k
otherwise perfect
Done some general road riding and one track day on a very wet track. These are good tires and much more of an all-rounder than I expected. After fitting wondered whether I should have gone for something more road-biased, but wet and cold these tires are fine. Infact, on the wet track day they gave me a lot of confidence. About 1000 miles and wear looks OK, although I wasn't looking for longevity, just all-weather grip.
Great tire for everyday use. I've done 3 track days + commuting and it is still good. Well balance grip on dry and wet conditions. Allow great lean angles and quick stearing. Good stuff !
