Michelin Pilot Pure

[ungeheuer]

.....It's not that the tyre doesn't grip, there is plenty of grip it is more the odd behavior under differing road surfaces.....

+1

I was told Power Pures acheive lightness by having no steel belting.... that instead they're using Kevlar (could be BS, I dunno??). 

[DUCMONROB]

+1

I was told Power Pures acheive lightness by having no steel belting.... that instead they're using Kevlar (could be BS, I dunno??). 

I think your right about the kevlar as when I watched the bloke put the tyre on my rim the tyre was so flexable. It kinda had the same characteristics of a bicycle road tyre.

Rob

[Nibor]

to drag up an old(ish) post, how is everyone going with tyres aforementioned? been looking at a set of pures for my m750, but open to other ideas. damn that 160 rear, eh suzy! kinda limits the options...

Frustratement!

Just tried to get a quote from Balmain motorcycles on Pilot Power or Pilot Power Pure for my 695 (160/60 rear), only to find that Michelin allegedly aren't importing the pures in 160 width

this be lies, unless i'm staring at old stock in the shop, but both Metro and PS in ringwood have them in a 160/60, and can still order them in.

[heatherp]

Nibs
There has been some more recent tyre discussion here:
http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=43539.msg783856#msg783856

So now we have at least four tyre threads.  Maybe we should have made it a sticky.  

[ungeheuer]

Maybe we should have made it a sticky.  

Nah... then it'd just wear out really fast.

Nibor.... After 4000kms I'm still not totally convinced by my Pures.  As Matty has said elsewhere... there's no problem with em sticking... they grip fine.  And they turn in nicely (which for me means not too quickly)... and @ 4k they're still looking like they have heaps of life left in em.....   But...  ...  there's something slightly unsettling about them on mixed surfaces... they're not very happy traversing white lines... or those lines of bitumen sealant...  Then again... if I end up getting 10,000kms out of em.... I might forgive em their small sins... 

At this point I prefer my previous BT16s over the Power Pures.... but BT16s didnt last too long.  Cant have it all, can ya?

[Nibor]

hmmm
i'm just after something stickier than the road 2ct's i've got now, but still give decent km. then again i've got 20,000km out of the rear so far, the front looks like it could do another 10 thou at least! dont think anything sticky is gonna match that

i've read that thread heather, just thought i'd drag up an old one

[mattyvas]

20,000k out of a rear!
"Holy rubber life Batman"

I have never heard of people getting more than 12-15k out of tyres.

[heatherp]

Don't think anything is gonna stick after 20 000kms  

I think you'd notice the difference no matter what you put on Nibs. 

[Nibor]

hmm spose 17-18 thou would be more accurate. it's well past the wear indicators in the middle, thread is worn flush right in centre, but not exposing any belts yet! plenty of tread left on the sides though haha. give it another month i think

[Veloce-Fino]

hmm spose 17-18 thou would be more accurate. it's well past the wear indicators in the middle, thread is worn flush right in centre, but not exposing any belts yet! plenty of tread left on the sides though haha. give it another month i think

Tires are the most important component of a motorcycle!

Don't risk running beat tires to save a few bucks!!!