“These tires are decent in fine weather, and I have had no issues with response, feedback, wear or anything else. However these tires can easily get you killed in the wet. Very poor wet grip and can be felt slipping...”
Michelin Pilot Street
The Michelin Pilot Street is a summer motorcycle tire with generally more favorable feedback on dry grip than wet grip. Wet-road confidence is a recurring concern, and several later-use accounts also criticise tread life.
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- 22owner reviews
- 74,350miles driven
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Riders describe dry grip more favorably than wet grip on the Michelin Pilot Street, with eight positive dry-grip comments against three criticisms. Wet grip draws 11 complaints and four positive mentions across 21 reviews from 20 riders, averaging 57.7%. Several end-of-life accounts criticise tread life, although one repeat reviewer remains satisfied with wear and grip in both mid-life updates. That individual experience does not establish a wider ageing pattern. Reviews include mentions of radial and non-radial versions, so the differing grip impressions should not be treated as a uniform verdict on every construction.
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Owner ratings averaged from 22 ratings
- Owner score 63%
- Dry Grip 74%
- Comfort 70%
- Wear 69%
- Handling 63%
- Road Feedback 57%
- Wet Grip 55%
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“A truly dreadful tire they wear uneven making them dangerous on anything faster than a push bike I have done around 500 miles on these tires and kacked my self on every corner They wouldn't warm up in the Sahara never...”
All 21 Michelin Pilot Street reviews
- Yamaha MT 125
- 130/70 R17
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
- Kawasaki Ninja 250
- 155/45 R17
- 500 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Average
- Yamaha 2015 MT 125 A
- 130/70 R17
- 5,400 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
Wet Grip - very poor for the type of tire this aims to be. I found that I would often have "oh sh*t" moments with these in the wet, and frequently it'd feel like I was going to lose the front even at a slow pace. Look elsewhere if you want good wet weather performance.
Road Feedback - I felt these offers poor feedback until they were on the edge of grip. They hardly let you know what is going on until they are starting to slip. In the wet for example, they do not communicate anything until they are starting to slip. At this point however, they actually communicate quite well.
Handling - these tire's tip in nicely and are quite predictable once you get used to their numb feedback, as they are very consistent tire's.
Wear - very disappointing for sporty commuting tires. I got just over 5k at the rear when I needed to start thinking about replacing them, was barely 1mm off of the minimum depth indicator, on a sub 140kg 125cc with 15hp... Not impressive at all.
Comfort - not amazing but not bad, feels overall like a pretty stiff tire but isn't outright uncomfortable.
Buy again - personally, I was looking at getting different tire's near enough the whole time I had these on my bike. I wanted something with more confidence, the only thing that stopped me was the fact I was going to be selling the bike and wouldn't get my money's worth out of a new set. The 100/80/17 130/70/17 sizing of my bike's tires also made it difficult to find many higher end tire options. But I wanted to get some Pirelli Diablo Rosso III's. However, for the price and how much grip they have in the dry, as well as they relatively playful handling, these are definitely the not bad.
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- Honda
- 120/70 R17
- 5,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Easy Going
- Honda 1.6 I DTEC
- 170/40 R17
- 7,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Average
- Yamaha FZ150i
- 120/70 R17
- 50 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
- Honda 1.6 I DTEC
- 130/70 R17
- Mostly Town
- Kawasaki Ninja 250
- 135/70 R17
- 6,800 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
I've had them on my ninja 250 for a bit over a year and 11,000km later they still look new with a good profile, no squaring or anything. The smallest tread depth is on the front with 1.9mm to go until the wear bars. 2.5mm on the rear.
PS tire size on the rear is a 140/70.17 my tire size isn't listed.
I have had one worrying moment in the dry where I felt the front slipping, but it gripped back after what felt like sideways ABS. Road surface was smooth, warm day and I didn't see anything on the road on that pass or on inspection the following day. I was riding briskly but not pushing it.
No faulting wet weather performance, in fact it feels better in the wet than in the dry (though I ride more cautiously)
I regularly mess around breaking traction when its safe to do so, to see where the limits line. When I try endo's/stoppies I lock up 50% of the time, 50% of the time I lift the rear wheel, that seems good enough for me - rear wheel off the ground in my last rainy ride.
I'm definitely not a super fast rider (1cm chicken strips and my knees are still intact) but I do ride aggressively in a spirited manner. I mostly use my ninja to commute (on twisty country roads), hence the upright riding.
My other bike is a Street Triple 675 hence not using the ninja to its maximum capabilities.
- Kawasaki Ninja 250
- 135/40 R17
- 6,300 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Spirited
I've had them on my ninja 250 for a bit over a year and 10,000km later they still look new with a good profile, no squaring or anything.
I have had one worrying moment in the dry where I felt the front slipping, but it gripped back after what felt like sideways ABS. Road surface was smooth, warm day and I didn't see anything on the road on that pass or on inspection the following day.
No faulting wet weather performance, in fact it feels better in the wet than in the dry (though I ride more cautiously) - rear wheel off the ground in my last rainy ride
I regularly faf around breaking traction to see where the limits line, trying endo's / stoppies whatever, I lock up 50% of the time, 50% of the time I lift the rear wheel, that seems good enough for me.
I'm definitely not a super fast rider (1cm chicken strips and my knees are still intact) but i do ride aggressively in a spirited manor. I mostly use my ninja to commute (on twisty country roads), hence the upright riding.
Other bike is a Street Triple 675 hence not using the ninja to its maximum capabilities
- Honda
- 180/55 R17
- 4,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
They do grip well and I can lean the bike with confidence, but they are not half the price of Michelin Pilot 4s which have lasted me well over twice the km these pieces of shut did.
- Yamaha YZF R125
- 225/45 R17 H
- 12,000 miles
- Mostly Country Roads
- Average
- Yamaha FZ150i
- 130/90 R17
- 1,200 miles
- A Combination of Roads
- Average
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