SaferRides
20th March 2025, 05:17
I fitted a set of these to the R1 last April. They've now covered 11,000 km during all 4 seasons and now is probably a good time to post a few comments.
Like me, you may have assumed the Road 6 is simply an evolution of the 5, as they look similar. But they feel very different on the R1. The front now uses Michelin's 2CT+ construction, which has the softer shoulder compound underlaid by the harder centre rubber.
It feels more stable when braking, especially trail braking into a corner, and also under cornering loads. The steering is still light though.
The rear now uses a silica compound on the shoulders and you no longer feel the transition onto the softer, carbon black rubber as you lean. Maybe slightly less grip when dry but I don't push hard enough for this to be an issue.
Both tyres have worn evenly with very little wear on the front and the shoulders on both tyres holding their shape, unlike the Road 5. The rear is down to 2.5 mm in the centre after a recent trip around Northland in quite warm weather. I'd guess it will be down to the wear bars at about 14,000 km.
Very happy with the tyres. The rear moves a little under power on tar snakes and shiny bitumen when it's warm, but all tyres do that in my experience. Otherwise no issues with grip on the variety of road surfaces and conditions typical of NZ roads.
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Like me, you may have assumed the Road 6 is simply an evolution of the 5, as they look similar. But they feel very different on the R1. The front now uses Michelin's 2CT+ construction, which has the softer shoulder compound underlaid by the harder centre rubber.
It feels more stable when braking, especially trail braking into a corner, and also under cornering loads. The steering is still light though.
The rear now uses a silica compound on the shoulders and you no longer feel the transition onto the softer, carbon black rubber as you lean. Maybe slightly less grip when dry but I don't push hard enough for this to be an issue.
Both tyres have worn evenly with very little wear on the front and the shoulders on both tyres holding their shape, unlike the Road 5. The rear is down to 2.5 mm in the centre after a recent trip around Northland in quite warm weather. I'd guess it will be down to the wear bars at about 14,000 km.
Very happy with the tyres. The rear moves a little under power on tar snakes and shiny bitumen when it's warm, but all tyres do that in my experience. Otherwise no issues with grip on the variety of road surfaces and conditions typical of NZ roads.
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