Does anyone know the difference between Michelin road pilot twos and road pilot threes? The web site is clear as mud. There is a $40 difference between the price of the pair from the place I was going to get them from which would not be a factor in which ones I got. I am looking for rain stickiness and tire life. Two competing magesteria as it were.
The older I get, the faster I was.
Are they for sport-touring? If so, I'd suggest taking a look at Pirelli Angel ST tires. I tested a set a few years ago and was very impressed with them. I mounted the Angels on a Buell 1125R and took it for a week long tour of Vermont's twisties; it was a mostly miserable affair as it rained often and was really cold (mid single digits). Despite the conditions, the tires griped well. As for long wear, check out the record Pirelli set with the tires using a Hayabusa.Originally Posted by Black Lightning
If you're stuck on Michelin Pilots, I gave Roger in our office a set of "twos" last fall for a road trip, but I haven't received any feedback on them yet. I can also pull the Michelin tech book off the shelf tomorrow and check out their specs. Without looking I'd surmise that the difference is with the number of compound zones, the "threes" having an extra pair (left and right) than the "twos".
I will consider the Angel ST tires. I am not particularly stuck on the road pilots. It is just that they have had the best "results" for me so far. I looked on the web site to see if it was a difference in the number of zones but the blurb for each type was the same including the pictures. I think Michelin is trying to sell a concept right now and I suspect they don't think people are "technical" enough to care about the details. I want tires though. Concepts are for discussions over beer on Saturday night.
The older I get, the faster I was.
Actually, I just looked on Blue Streak Racing site and they sell the Pirellies for less than the Michelins. According to the write-up they have they like them better too.
I'm still curious about the Michelins though.
The older I get, the faster I was.
you are such a good writer! I have not seen magisteria used in exactly the right way like that for years! And in the proper Latin plural too....
Are you talking about tires???
A fella certainly knows he is among the knobs and the cognoscenti on this forum.
I'm not really a Latin scholar. I read a lot though. It passes the time through power outages. I see much more literate posts here than I do on the CBC website, that's for sure.
The older I get, the faster I was.
The Michelin PR 2 and 3 are amongst the most favoured tires on the Versys forum. Attributes include great handling especially in the wet and long tread life. They will be my next tire choice. Presently running Avon Storm which are very good tires but somewhat noisy, with good tread life too.
I guess what I am really trying to find out is whether or not it is worth it to pay the extra $40 for the RP3s. I suspect they will both hold the road within my abilities and nerve but that one type may last a little longer, or even significantly longer. If I can get a season out of one set of tires and still have good rain performance I would be happy. There is about 14,000 km on the current set of RP2s and last summer was, well, wet. There is still tread on them but I wouldn't want to go too much farther before changing them out.
The older I get, the faster I was.
Sounds like you have the same dilemma my husband had. He was using PR2's and was really happy with the kilometrage(new word for ya) and they were also great in the wet, not too bad even at the end of their life. So, why mess with a good thing, he bought them again for this season.
That being said, 40$ isn't too big of a gamble, I mean, they certainly couldn't be worse! The hype I've read about them, they should only be better. BIKE magazine did a review on them (thr PR3's) and their rider was knee-down, in the wet. Not that I suggest you try that....
There's a title I am going to borrow from you , lady. A story about a rider from BC who just doesn't enjoy riding unless rain is pouring down buckets-full. He isn't happy unless he is cold to the bone, and he goes out looking for races with cop cars and logging trucks. He rides a Buell (what else?), lives on a mountain, is bleached out from lack of sunlight, and is ceaselessly searching for a slightly better tire.
Does this character have a real-life model? Well, I think so....
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