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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby mick_dundee » Wed Mar 04, 2009 6:42 pm

I gues while we're banging on about tires, I curently have dunny q's fitted and once they die I have no plans to revisit them, that being said, the sportmax touring tire looks pretty good, anyone know much about em? Never hear em mentioned but that doesn't necessarily mean they are shit...
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby z900/zx9 » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:41 pm

I have run a few roadsmart tyres on my nine and i like them,i dont like any other dunlops but these i like :lol:
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby 2ndclasscitizen » Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:58 pm

Jono's a fan of the Roadsmarts. I've got Road 2CT's front and rear and I love 'em. Though the only other tyre I've ridden on was some proddy-spec Diablos on my old 250 Bandit which are a bit out there and not really comparable.
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby jonoZRX » Fri Mar 06, 2009 7:19 am

Yeah, the Dunlop Roadsmarts are great. I got reasonable mileage out of my last set despite running the pressures way too low, and grip was excellent for weekly knee-down peg-scraping antics on my private enclosed testing road. I just put another set on - first time I've ever used the same type of tyre twice in a row :shock: :lol:
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby poorbastard » Sat Mar 07, 2009 3:38 pm

Ok, I got my PR2 front problem solved. All I have to say is:

36/42

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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Wattie » Sat Mar 07, 2009 4:03 pm

poorbastard wrote:Ok, I got my PR2 front problem solved. All I have to say is:

36/42

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well done, that my touring pressure on the 10r :lol:
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Peter » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:45 pm

Well, We just got back from a 1991 km road trip and I tried everything to make the pilot road 2ct's let go, they were pushed to the very edge of the tyre in 180km hr sweepers, smashed and bashed in bumpy ranges that had the back end wanting to pass me under hard front braking plus, for those QLD aussies out there, we crossed from the NEW ENGLAND HIGHWAY to the PACIFIC HIGHWAY 4 times, including the infamous oxley highway and never once did these things look like letting go. My mate was on a speed tripple with sports tyres and I was either in front or on his as# all the way, so just buy em. They are AWESOME and don't even look worn, where his are shredded. All that way and the only fine we got was 50km from home for crossing a double line $180 3 points. F##K EM.
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Strika » Sun Mar 08, 2009 7:50 pm

I am happy with mine too mate......maybe not quite as happy as you appear to be....but happy all the same!!! :lol:
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Peter » Mon Mar 09, 2009 11:13 am

Funny thing with mine is, the back tyre has a line which almost looks like a join mark that is in the centre of the tyre and all the way around ? I haven't seen that on a tyre before ??
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Strika » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:45 pm

Peter wrote:Funny thing with mine is, the back tyre has a line which almost looks like a join mark that is in the centre of the tyre and all the way around ? I haven't seen that on a tyre before ??


Shit mate....I hope it doesn't fall apart? Don;t go too fast will ya?











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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby shinnynoggon » Mon Mar 09, 2009 7:58 pm

well after 5500 km the road2 on the front of the 12r is hardly warn,,,,,,no probs with grip wet or dry,,,,,,,wear is good all over even after doing the afterburner,,,,,,will be keeping this combo now,,,,cheers paul
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Peter » Tue Mar 10, 2009 1:22 pm

Strika wrote:
Peter wrote:Funny thing with mine is, the back tyre has a line which almost looks like a join mark that is in the centre of the tyre and all the way around ? I haven't seen that on a tyre before ??


Shit mate....I hope it doesn't fall apart? Don;t go too fast will ya?




Way too late for that LOL, but I rang the shop I bought it from and he went and checked and said they are all the same and he had never seen it before either ?? Whoops, I just noticed the bit below :roll:






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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Gosling1 » Tue Mar 10, 2009 5:48 pm

that line in the middle is only a problem if you can see shiny bits in it !!

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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Wattie » Tue Mar 10, 2009 6:04 pm

the line you speak of Peter is quite normal in Michelin tyres.. its like a join, slightly off centre. 8)
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Re: Michelin road 2 tyres

Postby Peter » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:23 pm

I will be ignoring the line from this point on.
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