Road 6 TYRE REVIEW
There are 271 reviews of the Road 6
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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.
The front Michelin Road 6 appears narrower than claimed
I just bought two new Michelin Road 6 tires for my BMW R1200 GSA. The front tire comes in a 120/70 19. This tire looks extremely skinny compared to a Michelin Pilot Road 4 in the same size. I actually measure the Michelin Road 6 in the 120/70 19 size and it measures out at 110/70 19. Conversely, my rear Michelin Road 6 appears wider than the 170/60 17 or at least as wide as the 170/60 17 Michelin Pilot road 4. My advice would be if you plan on buying a front Michelin Road 6 tire, buy one 10 mm wider than your stock size. My front Michelin Road 6 looks too skinny for the bike and looks silly
Fantastic
Best tyres yet!! Love them
Feels like they have glue
Super happy with this purchase. I own a bmw s1000xr, changed from the pirelli Diablo rosso corsa. These tires feel much superior in comparison. Like night and day. It instantly boosted my confidence leaning in turns. Can't wait to see how many km they can go, the pirelli only did 7k. Highly recommend! Wonder how they would perform on a RR
Rider From WAY Back
I have used Michelin tyres for years even on my bicycle when I was racing. Then over the years moved back into Motorcycles using the Road brand of tyre, I think it started with Road 1 now my purchase today is the Road 6, have worn out many sets of Road 5 tyres over the years, so am looking forward to the next generation and if these tyres are better than the 5's then I will be a happy man. By the way I have been getting up to 12000 k's out of the 5's, for my style of riding that is pretty good.
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.
Perfect tyres for the road
I'm surprised these tyres aren't under the Sports category as well. Heaps of grip and really precise steering. Haven't ridden them in the wet yet, but with all of that siping I'm confident. Two thumbs up!
not same handling as Road 5
On my bmw r 1250 gs I had a Michelin Road 5. That tyre gave more confidence and the bike was much easier to handle. With sporty riding, after 1000 km the first big wear spots can already be seen on the rear tyre near the front of the deep grooves.
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.