Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 8, 2022
Very predictable and long lasting tire. It is my 4th one I've purchased
Alex M
Rated 5 out of 5
Jan 16, 2022
Like these Pilot 5 tires, ride nice, traction is good, feel fine in the wet. A little expensive but seem to be worth it, have Pilot Road 4 on St1300 and they work really good in rain a d dry.
-m-2006 KAWASAKI Ninja ZX-14R--
RICHARD R
Rated 1 out of 5
Aug 18, 2021
Not cost effective. Going back to hypersport tires from Bridgestone
Used the P2 forever. But, this P5 lasted only 3,500 miles on the rear tire. Only marginally better than the 3,100 miles I got on a BattleAx S22 hypersport tire. And the last 300 miles of the P5 had disturbing road feel. With the S22 available at 1/2 the cost, 80% of the miles and much better dry road manners, I won't be buying a P5 again.
JOHN S
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 19, 2021
#1 tire for my Yamaha Mt10
I love Michelin Road 5's .
This is my 3rd set for my 18 Mt10, tire's a long lasting & very sticky.
Great for touring & track. I average about 8k miles on a set tires.
Great tire for performance & touring
David M
Rated 2 out of 5
Jul 13, 2021
The tires grip the road alright but the noise they give off is almost unbearable and annoying. Never have had a set of tires that "sing" that loud and wouldn't buy that brand again.
Robert M
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 24, 2019
Best tire ever!
Run on front backwards of my Triumph Rocket.
Steven S
Rated 5 out of 5
Oct 4, 2019
Great tires, this is my 5th set all getting lots of miles out of them.
Larry G
Rated 3 out of 5
Aug 31, 2019
TERRIBLE WEAR CHARACTERISTICS
Very disappointed. I'm a big fan of Michelin tires, and rarely use another brand. The Pilot Road 4's are my all time favorite for my two bikes that use this size. The PR4s gave excellent grip, excellent handling, and averaged 10,300 miles on my heavy and powerful FJR1300. Naturally, they last even longer on the FZ-07. But my first set of Road 5s disappointed. They gave good grip and handling, but not quite as good as the PR4s. The tread life, however, was poor. The rear Road 5 wore out on the left side long before the right side, at 7,200 miles. (I don't see how to add a photo here.) The front Road 5 is worn out at the edge or shoulder, with good tread left on the sides and in the center, at just 6,500 miles. Granted, the Road 5s are lighter and cheaper, but that's not what I look for in a tire. I want performance and long life, at least relatively for a sport touring tire.
Why oh why have the Pilot Road 4s disappeared? If I can't find those, my 2nd choice is the Dunlop Roadsmart III.
2014 YAMAHA FJR1300A @ 89,000 miles
2015 Yamaha FZ-07 @ 21,500 miles
Gordon B
Rated 4 out of 5
Aug 18, 2019
Less mileage, but I didn't check the load rating
Title says it. I didn't check the load rating as every other tire that I've bought up in load rating has increased my tire mileage. Last season I slipped once on my Pilot Road 4 GT's, so I thought I'd try the new Pilot Road 5. I didn't ride the same place as where I slipped with the GT's, but did ride in several heavy rain days as I have with the GT's. I can find no fault with the 5's save for the 10k miles that I got with it-rear tire. With that information I won't try the 5 front tire as it will probably get less mileage too(more void, less rubber tread on the road). I'll go back to the Pilot Road 4 GT and stay with my Pilot Road 4 Trail for the front, that get me 11-12k each. 2014 Super Tenere, 340 lbs for me less luggage.
-m- --
Charles W M
Rated 5 out of 5
Jun 20, 2019
Great life and handling on Sport Touring VFR800
I have been running Michelin for awhile now so I can't compare much to other tires but there's a reason I keep coming back to these. They fit my needs perfectly since I use my VFR800 for daily commuting during the week and fairly hard mountain riding on the weekends. I have been consistently impressed with these tires for handling the long highway miles as well as hard cornering. I have 10,000 miles on this rear tire as of this review and the attached tread pictures - pretty incredible mileage from a sporty tire (For reference, my pilot power tire lasted about 6k with this type of riding). This is over the course of 1 year. I ordered a new one but I'm still going to run these awhile longer.
I have pushed these tires hard in the twisties chasing down "real" sport bikes and they handle it great - I've only gotten them to get loose around some rough switchbacks and hard braking but they go right back to staying planted. (I say them because I also have the Road 5 front.) I am lucky enough to live by some amazing roads where I can really push the bike and these tires are definitely up to the challenge.
I don't push their limits in the wet but I've never had issues with them when commuting in the rain at highway speeds.
Overall these are great all around tires that definitely hold their own during hard riding and have impressive tread life. I don't think I'll run anything else on my VFR.
-m-2004 HONDA Interceptor 800 VFR800--
WILLIAM O
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