Pilot Road 5

[faseljd]

interesting

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

They are mounted correctly. Front tires are always mounted with opposite tread direction as the rear.

Huh, always? Haven’t noticed that. Can’t see why that would make any sense.

 

[GAmedic]

That's looking at my tires from the front looking back. As long as I've been riding, it has always been like that.

Cruisers may have a different setup but every sport bike I've owned and ridden have been opposite each other.

 

[Cantab]

I've only got 550kms on mine , $598 fitted bike taken in.

 

[GAmedic]

Where do you live where they cost that much?

 

[Cantab]

Where do you live where they cost that much?

New Zealand....so its about US$377

 

[GAmedic]

I figured it was somewhere like that. The monetary conversion is insane.

 

[Bailey9r]

Huh, always? Haven’t noticed that. Can’t see why that would make any sense.

Because the back tire is "pushing" /// against the weight to go forward while the front is "pushing" \\\ against the weight to stop.

 

[ali123]

That's looking at my tires from the front looking back. As long as I've been riding, it has always been like that.

Cruisers may have a different setup but every sport bike I've owned and ridden have been opposite each other.

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look at the water grooves on the front tire..... looks incorrect to me... those are supposed to channel water away from the contact patch.... no?

 

[GAmedic]

You can see the rotation guide on the side wall. This is what I've known to be normal for all sport bikes. It is odd to me.

 

[GAmedic]

Almost 7500 miles on this set. Still have at least 3k left to go before I consider a new pair.

 

[mynewride]

Almost 7500 miles on this set. Still have at least 3k left to go before I consider a new pair.

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you have 7500 on this set of tires? That seems pretty good. Do you have a current picture of the rear tire now?

 

[GAmedic]

you have 7500 on this set of tires? That seems pretty good. Do you have a current picture of the rear tire now?

I dont at the current moment. I'm at work and ththe bike is at home. Weird that I actually drove a car since I dont own one lol. I get off shift at 8am and will get a few pics when i get home. I know I'm over 8k now. Maybe close to 8500.

 

[Kiwi Rider]

I've only got 550kms on mine , $598 fitted bike taken in.View attachment 1583089

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These Pilot 5 's are $527 a pair if you buy them online from Boyd's in Hamilton, free delivery.
I use Pilot Power 3 , $419 a pair from Boyd's, I fit and balance them my self, they are awesome, never have I had a 'moment' of lost grip!
I got 8900kms out of the last set, have 6700kms on the current set and still have 2mm in the center
I ALWAYS fit new front and rear as a set, whether the front looks like it can go further or not.

 

[GAmedic]

Here are a couple of pics to show the thread life that is left as well as the number of miles on this set. I'll be adding 450 miles to it over the next two days.

 

[GAmedic]

94xx miles and counting. I'll definitely get another set. I project seeing another 2k from these.

 

[john blaze]

94xx miles and counting. I'll definitely get another set. I project seeing another 2k from these.

Beautiful tyre, Im still running old P3's though.

 

[GAmedic]

I'm impressed with the performance of these tires. They have definitely paid for themselves.

 

[greg3852]

I don't know how you guys get so many miles out of tires. I can only get about 2-3k before the center is toast. Way too many high speed runs.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

I don't know how you guys get so many miles out of tires. I can only get about 2-3k before the center is toast. Way too many high speed runs.

Maybe you’re running the wrong tire and speed doesn’t wear them out,
a c c e l e r a t I o n does.