MICHELIN
PILOT ROAD 2
LAUNCH 2nd - 4th MARCH 2007
FRIDAY 2nd MARCH LEFT GATWICK FOR MARSEILLE.
LATE DINNER WITH A FULL INTRODUCTION TO THE UK MICHELIN
TEAM
AND A RUN DOWN OF THE EVENTS TO FOLLOW.
AN EARLY START SITTING THREE WORKSHOPS ON HOW THE NEW
PILOT ROAD 2CT
HAVE EVOLVED INTO THE NEXT GENERATION OF A TRUE SPORTS TOURER.
NO ORDINARY TRACK DAY.
THIS WAS WETTER THAN AN OTTERS POCKET !
OUTSTANDING ! GRIP, CONFIDENCE, GRIP, LEAN ANGLE, GRIP, SPEED AND MORE GRIP.
WHATS THE BEST THING TO FOLLOW A HEARTY FRENCH LUNCH ?
YEP, YOU GUESSED IT A HALF HOUR HELICOPTER RIDE TO THE ALPS.
OHHH !
LIFE CAN BE SO HARD SOMETIMES.
CHOOSE YOU WEAPON ? OFF FOR BLAST. 20 GUYS AT FULL HAMMER ON ALL MAKES
OF BIKES AROUND THE TIGHTEST ROADS THE COUNTRY HAD TO OFFER.
REVIEW:
I TRULY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START?
THE WET WEATHER GRIP ON A PURPOSE BUILT CONTROLLED WET TRACK
WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD BOLTED ON RACING WETS TO MY BIKE. THE GRIP LEVEL THESE RETURNED WAS CONFIDENCE INSPIRING, SO MUCH SO THAT MY LAP TIME EVEN AGAINST THE OLD PILOT ROAD WAS 10 SECONDS A LAP QUICKER. BUT ALSO CONSIDER THIS, THE TRACK WAS ONLY 0.87 MILES LONG. I WAS NOT ALONE IN THESE FINDINGS AS 26 OF THE UK's FINEST TYRE DEALERS ALSO FOUND THE SAME RESULTS. THE DRY AFTERNOON SESSION OF RIDING WAS ON THE D952 MOUSTIERS-Ste-MARIE to CASTELLANE ( FIND-IT & RIDE-IT ). SORRY THERE'S NOT MANY PICTURES AS WE WERE AT FULL TILT & HAMMER FOR ABOUT 70 MILES. ONE BY ONE AS THE LIDS CAME OFF UPON COMPLETION ALL THAT COULD BE FOUND WAS GRIN AFTER GRIN. THE TYRES LOVELY AND TOASTY, THE GRIP NEVER A MOMENT, INFACT I HAD COMPLETLY FORGOTTEN THAT THE TYRES WERE SPORTS TOURERS!.
ALL I CAN SAY IS GET THEM, FIT THEM, LOVE THEM.
MICHELIN PILOT ROAD 2
SIZES:
FRONT SIZES |
REAR SIZES |
110/70ZR17 |
150/70ZR17 |
110/80ZR18 |
160/60ZR17 |
120/60ZR17 |
160/60ZR18 |
120/70ZR17 |
170/60ZR17 |
120/70ZR18 |
180/55ZR17 |
|
190/50ZR17 |
