I was loving these tires for their feel and phenomenal grip, unfortunately I hit a pothole at 110 kmh on a straight bit of road, i rode one for about 100km before it let go in a big way, i was very lucky to stay on, it had only done 4000km at the time. What was very strange about this was the cut in the tire, it was around 90mm long across the tire and looked like it had been sliced with a very sharp knife and very clean. I guess I'll never know if the pothole caused this or a fault with the tire but I don't think I'll risk them again.

Only problem is punctures 1 a few months ago and a double puncture last week all repaired but ordered Road pilot 6`s hopefully I won`t be so unlucky as otherwise I love your tires.

Have had road 3’s, 4’s and now the 5’s. In the wet i feel safe and have a heap trust in the traction. In the dry, I tip it in and don’t ever think about the possibility of traction letting go, and no, I don’t have chicken strips left. I trust my tires more than my girlfriend! Hahaha. The dual compound edges get soft and melty on warm and cold days, and have always served me well. I’ll never buy another brand.

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Very light and manoeuvreable in warm and dry conditions, but overrated considering these are claiming to be designed with wet weather in mind, these are by far the most unpredictable and slippery tires I've owned. I can't wait to get these off.

I really liked these tires and bought several pairs before having to ditch them altogether They’re very sticky, confidence inspiring in wet weather, great profile leading to sharp response when cornering The major issue I’ve encountered is they puncture very easily, I believe this is due to the wide sipes leaving a lot of thin soft carcass exposed and vulnerable As much as I love them I had to ditch them after averaging a puncture every 1000 miles Lots of my riding pals have had the same issue, a great shame

Been superb in all conditions. Love them, they transformed the bike.

Fitted for about a year, around 600 miles and picked up a nail,.tire not repairable. Expected much more robustness for the money.

Fitted a set at 4500 miles. Have done two long trips in France, Spain and Portugal in very mixed weather. The tires have been faultless transforming the handling. My companions were also using Road 5s and would not ride on any other tire. Currently on 13200 miles with plenty left on the front and about 1000 on the rear. An excellent tire that matches the DL 1000s characteristics perfectly.

Unbelievable tires. In fact I literally mean that. They’ve somehow combined dry grip of track tires with magical wet grip that’s just as good! I think because they use different compounds for the centre and edges of the tire. Which leads on to how they last so long. I did about 6000 miles on them and they only seemed half done when I sold my bike. This included on the autobahn and a mixture of country roads. Never had a flat centre on the tire. And never slipped on the edge at all

On a VFR800 for 7500 miles: rear still had 2.5mm usable tread (est 5k miles), front was down to wear bars on LHS. Excellent tire, never skipped a beat wet or dry, steering felt fine at all times. I will defintely buy again (having tried PR1 3 times and PR3 once, avoided PR4). It always used to be that rears wore quicker than front, but not now? Dual rubber construction very visible on rear tire when worn (need a photo), makes it look like something is wrong. Better than all the other tires I have tried on this bike: BT-020, Avon Storm, Conti-Motion (yuk), except perhaps the PR3.

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. For dry grip when compared to the Pilot Power 2CT, this tire is not as grippy or as comfortable. The sense of confidence to ride this in dry conditions is just normal, nothing impressive. Tire seems to warm up slowly in the dry weather. However, once the rain starts pouring, there seems to be no difference in traction loss at all when compared to Pilot Power 2CT. The tire feels as if I am still riding in dry conditions and it is really so amazing, totally no difference! This tire really gives the confidence and sense of safety. Even during hard braking in the heavy rain, it is astonishing to see the performance is no difference as compared to riding in the dry conditions! Amazing Technology and Innovation from Michelin! This tire is really a miracle, a gift from God! In my opinion, I highly recommend this tire to be the one-tire-do-all dry/wet for all motorbikes in Singapore.

This is a soft tire that has excellent levels of grip. Unfortunately, that's all I can say, in any positive way. These are horrible tires when it comes to puncture resistance and longevity. The carcass is so soft, that any small nail or piece of metal will in all likelihood puncture the tire. This does not bode well for road side fixes like tubeless plugs, nor for more permanent internal patches. I had a tubless plug spat out of this tire that lead to a sudden deflation. Never in 30 plus years of riding and driving has this happened. When the tire was removed and a mushroom style plug fitted, it failed to inflate. The carcass is so soft it would not vulcanise properly. The proof of this was the ease in which the tire could be mounted on the rim with hand tools. Never again will I buy anything made by Michelin. This is a poor wearing tire that lasted only 6000km whilst the Pilot 4s I had fitted previously lasted over 15000km. I'll stick with Japanese manufactured tires from now on.

Amazing wet grip, feels in it s element, Gives such a safe feeling, very good handling, look amazing, great wear, Love them.

Absolutely great tires, last 14k miles and provide insane wet grip. It's near impossible to spin them on a torquey 650 and give confidence to lean even in pouring rain. For feedback and handling they were on the high end of average but definitely sportable. I've done trackdays on these tires and had no problem getting knee down as the very edge of the tire is basically a race slick. Reasonable price too. I would have bought these again if Michelin didn't come out with the Power 5s but Instead I'm trying a bit more sporty approach on the otherwise identical tires.

Great mileage and I'm now in my second pair of Michelin Road 5 on a BMW K1300R.
The first pair lasted over 15k km of touring style riding that more than 2k km were in wet to pouring rain condition. I loved the feedback especially in the wet and now I use the second pair for occasional track days with pressure 32psi in the front and 30psi in the rear. The only problem I found so far is a wiggle sensation while driving out of a corner. It's not something that happens often but has happened enough times to take notice.
All in all, an excellent all around option for sport-touring