Road 6 TYRE REVIEW
There are 87 reviews of the Road 6
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81-87 on 87 reviews
Always fantastic
Brilliant in the wet, dry, hot, cold, ice and track days. Ive used the Road 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 on various bikes over the years from superbikes to supermoto to street fighter and currently on a KTM 890 R. I cant praise them enough and ive just come from the Power Cup 2's on the KTM as standard equipment but 1500 miles with the Power Cup 2's obviously isnt great for for longivity.
Great grip in wet and dry, shame about the speed wobble
I've have PR2, 3 and 4's on previous bikes and generally liked the tyres so when the stock Metzler Tourance Next fitted to me Tiger 1200 were wearing I fitted for the Road 6 before heading off on a European tour. The tyres inspires great confidence on alpine twistys and on the wet roads back here in the UK but on a short burst along the Autostrada a noticeable speed wobble occurs above 100mph (about 160kmph) so much so that a high speed jaunt to break part of the journey was not going to be safe at 80mph (about 130kmph) it was stable and comfortable. Now I should add that the bike was loaded up with both panniers and top box filled plus an additional bag across the pillion seat but I have ridden similarly laden before with the stock tyre and not experienced any wobble. Fortunately, I rarely take motorways and for all UK based riding within the speed limit this will bot be a problem, but those who expect to ride fast might want to explore a little deeper. I've covered about 2700 miles since fitting and so far the wear is great. I can see these lasting a while yet.
BMW GSA - MRT5 was good - MR6 is better
Loved the Michelin Road Trail 5 on my BMW GS Adventure, but now had the Road 6 for over a year. Lasts well, wears evenly, inspires confidence and so quiet compared to several others. I have had many makes over 120,000miles with BMW GSAs and these are the best...so far for road work.
First Class
I had these tyres fitted 2 weeks ago. They are very confidence inspiring and hold the road like glue. I can honestly run round corners with the foot pegs scraping and feel 100% safe. A couple of days after fitting there was hail stones bouncing off the road but the tyres still held like glue. Road 6's are expensive but you get what you pay for. I have still to find out how many miles they are good for though. I would like to know Michelin's pressure recommendations. I am 11st/70kg naked and ride quick with no pillion.
Not very good
Bought the tyre in January 2022 in UK in Devon. Had to wait to come in stock. When checked the tyre, the tyre was made week 27 in 2021. It took 75g to balance the wheel which in my opinion is not the perfect made tyre. Also, there was no marking to tell you where is the heaviest point on the tyre. Gripp so far is ok. I am using road 6 on a BMW GSA. Front wheel feels ok on wet road but I am not convinced if the wheel balanced to 100% still.
Road 4 tyres
At the moment I'm using road 4 tyres, but my next set will be road 6 tyres. They give excellent grip in wet weather, & give you excellent feel on dry roads. I wouldn't use anything else.
Great sticky tyres
Great handling wet or dry conditions. Much better than Dunlop OEM tyres