MICHELIN Pilot Road 4 or MICHELIN Anakee III

[medic5]

In March last year put MICHELIN Pilot Road 3 on the wee, thanks to this site and they have been great in both wet and dry.
Well the time has come to look around again so has any one tried the new MICHELIN Pilot Road 4?

Or..... Would you go for the
MICHELIN Anakee III......


 

[2112]

I'm having a set of Anakee 3's fitted at the moment, my local bike shop was very keen for me to have the new PR4's fitted instead. They promise lots of grip, great wet weather handling and excellent mileage. Not likely to be much use on gravel & horse poop though...

[medic5]

I'm having a set of Anakee 3's fitted at the moment, my local bike shop was very keen for me to have the new PR4's fitted instead. They promise lots of grip, great wet weather handling and excellent mileage. Not likely to be much use on gravel & horse poop though...

Thanks

[2112]

:text-link:   http://moto.michelin.co.uk/tyres/michelin-pilot-road-4

[pauljobr]

I went for the Anakee III as I feel the style suits the bike better than the PR4, but that's a personal choice.

I have only done about a 600 miles so far but I am well happy with the grip levels considering the road conditions over the last month.

[Mikec]

How much are people paying for Anakee 3's?

[stibbs]

I've had Anakees for three months now. Very pleased with them, they feel very suited to the Glee.
Plenty of grip in wet & dry.
I paid £230 for the pair fitted.

[pauljobr]

I paid the same as Stibbs, £230 fitted, seems to be the going rate around suffolk.

Have done about 1500 miles now and still loving them, they gave good grip in the miserable weather of Dec/Jan and give excellent grip now
 

[kwackboy]

They promise lots of grip, great wet weather handling and excellent mileage. Not likely to be much use on gravel & horse poop though...

Neither does the anakee 3s .. Michelin state "limited off road grip " ...  

[Mikec]

Thanks for the informtion - I've been quoted £246 fitted in Reading, but then we are a bit short of competition around here!

[Juvecu]

I've never found a good price in Reading when I lived there. Have a look some of the smaller towns to the south, it's a short ride and you could find it at a better price.

[SausagesDad]

Bad puncture in rear tyre this week, temp repair very obvious so despite low wear am replacing bridgestones. Availability of RP4 in UK is apparently zero with no estimated supply date, didn't like look of Anakees and I will not be off-road. Lots of discussion with local dealer/fitters, final decision based on reviews and availability is Dunlop Roadsmarts. Michelin seem to have been surprised by demand.

[Jacko]

Just get the PR3s.

[frez]

I put Roadsmart 2s on my 64000 mile wee back in November before my son took it over in February. I can't comment on longevity as they are still on the bike but it's doing a lot less miles now, but the grip wet and dry was very good, not quite as good as PR3s when being really aggressive, but still right up there.

[tallpaul]

Just get the PR3s.

+1 for the PR3s. Not really fair to compare them to the battle wings on my brother's vee as there are too many other variables, but they give excellent feedback and superb grip in all conditions. I'm impressed with them!

[Mikec]

Are people going for the PR3's instead of the newer PR4's?

[frez]

I think some are because the PR4s are in very short supply.

[bigredbaldyman]

Good eeeeevening Gents.  
I managed to squeeze in around an hour on the bike tonight , but nearly lost it doing just under the ton mark! , Was going along the A82 from Balloch (Loch Lomond) to Dumbarton and had a rear end wobble just as I was about to open her up, The road was wet but no more than usual for here. Just about emptied a load into my new boxers :angry-nono:.
I had a looksee at the tyres(Metzler Tourance) when I got home and found the tread to be just on the legal limit, but a large amount of minor cracking on all side walls, I'm guessing the previous owner didn't keep an eye on his pressures!
The first thing I did when I got the bike was check the pressures and had to inflate them, but due to my enthusiasm about riding a new big bike and not knowing anything about this style of tyre I considered the tread to be a good depth,
My last bike (baby Varadero v7) had Michelin pilot sporty's on but I was having major issues with keeping the rear tyre inflated for various reasons. I couldn't really judge the performance as I was always nervous about taking it on proper twistys
So I decide to come and see what was being recommended on here!
It felt like I had ridden the strom for years   everything just clicked and I was throwing it round twistys like a vet  I can't fault the tyres, but I will probably never go off road with it and I do carry my better half occasionally so would prefer something more sporty. The pilot 4s seem a little pricey and that's on eBay  so I will give my local grease monkey a bell on Tuesday to see what the damage will be for a set with fitting . Will let you all know how I get on
Bigred

[Juvecu]

Check the side walls on the tyres for a date code, if they are cracked like that it's possible they are fairly old and that the rubber is going hard. That would be a good explanation for why they lost their grip, hard rubber is like wood, slips easily in the wet.

[kwackboy]

I know they are rare as rocking horse s..t so I thought it was worth a post ...
 I finally got a pair of PR4 trials in stock , got 3 rears and 1 front but I'm awaiting 2 more fronts to arrive .

Pm me if anyone interested