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Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:11 am
by ME 109
Anyone tried the new pilot activ from Michellin?
4:00 x 18 part number 22600
19 x 3.25 part number 19883
I'm a BIG fan of the 'no longer available' michellin Mac50 rear. I think the last one in Australia is on my bike.
Michellin claim the new pilot activs will last 20% longer.
I'm running the Mac50 rear tubeless to see if I was dreaming, thinking that I got 13,000 k's out of my first mac 15 years ago.
7,000 k's has been the average for a mac with a tube for me.
Interested to hear any reports
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:46 am
by dougie
ME 109 wrote:7,000 k's has been the average for a mac with a tube for me.
Why the tube???
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:32 am
by Garnet
dougie wrote:ME 109 wrote:7,000 k's has been the average for a mac with a tube for me.
Why the tube???
Oh Boy! A tubless Flake thread!
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:34 am
by dougie
Garnet wrote:dougie wrote:ME 109 wrote:7,000 k's has been the average for a mac with a tube for me.
Why the tube???
Oh Boy! A tubless Flake thread!
OH!
Is that (tube) a snowflake wheel thing?
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:01 pm
by Major Softie
Oh dear...
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:07 pm
by dougie
Major Softie wrote:Oh dear...
I didn't know! I didn't know!
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:02 pm
by ME 109
Don't worry, I have tested the tubeless rear flake two up in the mountains with about 10 psi. It din come off.
BTW, it's a pilot Activ thread, but carry on regardless with the tread degradation.
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 4:18 pm
by dougie
Jeff -
I liked the Macadam a lot also.
This time I am trying Bridgestone BT45's.
I will be interested in hearing about the new Michelin.
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:50 pm
by ME 109
dougie wrote:Jeff -
I liked the Macadam a lot also.
This time I am trying Bridgestone BT45's.
I will be interested in hearing about the new Michelin.
I found the bt 45 rear to hang on as well as the Mac, but the 45 goes in the same basket as the me77 as far as flattening off.
The last tyre I had was a pirelli sport demon, it hung on ok but it wore very poorly. Ime.
I'm gonna ring a Melbourne motorcycle tyre dealer today and see if they have stocks yet.
Looking at the new Michelin front with a centre groove, I don't think the freeway rain grooves will do it justice.
Re: Michellin pilot activ
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:58 am
by ME 109
I rang the tyre shop and they now stock the pilot activ front and rear. $140 front and rear.
That's $30 cheaper than a Mac50.