Michelin Pilot Power 2CT Review | Still The Best Sportbike Tire? 

Fala irmão. Não vai se arrepender. Melhor custo benefício do mercado. E uma das melhores performances também. Rodou 5.800Km na minha F800R incluindo um curso de pilotagem. Melhor pneu que já coloquei nela e por tudo isso minha escolha pra minha atual Speed Triple R, por metade do preço dos Supercorsa.

@@antoniocarlosacsjr7128 cara, já estou rodando com ele tem uns 15 dias, gostei do conforto e tudo só q sinto q o rosso 3 passa mais confiança em curvas, ele vc sentia q tava segurando a moto, mas é que ainda tô. Meio assim q acelerar deitado nos michelin, agora está mais quente na minha região aí vou explorar mais ele

@@RafasAlves Qual calibragem? Também fico cabrero com acelerar em estrada no frio. Os pneus não aquecem quase nada, mas eles são ótimos nessa condição também. Feitos pra isso. Pneus de rua e estrada enfim. Eu já tô praticamente no limite de inclinação prático pra medida do traseiro 190/55, e tudo certo por aqui. Na minha outra que tem a mesma medida da sua, 180/55, cheguei bem próximo da borda dele com a F800R, ou seja, inclinação excessiva até, também sem problemas. Único cuidado aí é não acelerar demais se estiver muito inclinado, porque a 09 despeja torque sem dó. Mas é com qualquer pneu, né.

6 years on my busa there are no down sides for me about this tire

Nice!! The zx7 is a bike I really want to ride just to experience the feel. I heard they were a lot of fun back in the day. What tires have you used recently and why do you want to go back to the 2cts?

@@akcycles I've had four zx7s over the years, including a 92 double R... They're fantastic with great weight distribution favoring the front wheel and is the most stable handling bike(s) I've ridden in my 35 years on two wheels. My current bike, is an 02 Cbr954rr that I just got in January. It has pirelli angel gts on it and I'm just not liking them that much

Dang four!!!! I'm jealous I've only seen one in real life 🤣 they are pretty rare now. Also jealous of the 954 that was a good one too 💪

@@akcycles best fireblade ever made... According to the design lead at Honda who created it along with the original 900rr and a handful of others. And I'd have another 7 in a heartbeat.. I come across them all the time.. Just usually don't have the funds to blow on toys

@@dadboddamien same here, bought a 954 last february, a blue '03 model. I love it!!! I currently have diablo rosso corsa2 and i am thinking about getting the 2cts. In Italiy they are more expensive than the rosso corsa 2

Thank you 🙏

I have these mounted to my BMW RT1200 (560lbs wet weight) and they are great. I can pin the throttle around a corner in 2nd gear and won’t slip even a little on dry asphalt

Yes more a street focused tire then track. It is something that you can do a track day on but not the best option for track use. If you ride in an advanced group I would stick with the Power 5 or something better.

What?

Nice👌 for the price they are hard to beat. What bike do you run them on?

@@akcycles 2008 CBR600RR 😃

If you have the Road 5 or Power 5 either one should be plenty for the MT07. Make sure to double check your tire pressures. Too high and they will not flex and grip like they should. I would run 32 front and 36 or 38 rear on the one I had a while back. The Road 5 or 6 would be the tire I would recommend if you want the best all around grip. The wet weather is the best and I loved them on my tracer 900. If you want mainly great dry grip that is still good for the occasional shower or commute home in the rain look into the Rosso 3 or 4. If you mainly have issues with the rear wheel stepping out under braking this is unfortunately an MT 07 and FZ07 probably because it does not have a slipper clutch. Abs does help which I think all 22 models have but it's still not perfect like the R7 is which has both abs and slipper. Running a low tire pressure in the rear like 36 helps but there are a lot of set up changes that can be made to help with this as well like brake pedal position and type of pads.

I believe they are to judge tire wear. To show how far you are leaning it over.

I've had both. The Metzler is a stiffer tire and I like the soft tire Michelin feel much more.

The power 5 is supposed to have better grip but I honestly think they are very similar. The power 5 though has a stiffer structure so the stability is much better. Better for heavier bikes and high speeds and would be better on track than the pilot powers. Pilot powers are just a really good budget tire

I'm wondering the same. I'm hoping I can put some miles on a set this year

Depends on how they have been stored. If they were in a temperature controlled environment the entire time you should have no issues. Also check the DOT stamp on them. Just because you had them for five years and stored correctly does not mean they were not old when they were given to you.

@@akcycles: Thank you very much.

now I have Power GP on front and Power 5 for back. I see that this one is cheaper than Power 5 or Power GP.

It will work but the Power 5 is a more stable tire. If you go with the Pilot Powers the feedback is very weird and you will feel the front end "move more" at high speeds at lean. I'm talking 120+ at lean. Also if you have an older gen R1 I wouldn't recommend it just because the weight of that bike and it carries it heavy on the front end which is not a pilot power strong suit. If you want to change things up and not spend as much as the power 5. Look into the Pirelli Rosso 3 or 4 👍

@@akcycles thank you very much. I will stay with the Power 5 then. 🙏

Tis a thing homie lol

I'll work on some more. Thanks for watching 👍

In europe we don' t have dunlop q series, we have sportsmart tyres Sportsmart mk3 which are the equivalent of a rosso3 and sportsmart tt for 50/50 street/track use

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Woah little buddy if you do your homework you'll find I'm not the only professional that was impressed with the pilot powers for being a budget tire. I don't just mean RevZillas sales pitches either lol Not everyone rides at the same level and for the average rider the 2cts work just fine for a supersport even the big boys.

Woah little buddy, you had me cracked up when you said you are a professional. You're funny as hell. May I ask in which category you are a professional?😂 Riding bikes?!If anyone can state that Michelin Power 2ct tyre is ridden on a 200hp motorcycle and offers street and track condition grip should just stick to riding only lawn mowers. Stop advicing people when you clearly have no idea what you are saying.

​@@georgevasi2034 you gonna cry?

​​​@@GuitarGuy650 Are you even old enough to ride a bike?! Based on the comment i'm guessing 13yo mabey 14yo cause there's no way a mature male could bring up "you gonna cry?!" in a conversation. Either that or you have a 2 digit IQ.

@@georgevasi2034 tecnically in 2010 when the 2ct were the latest sport tyres people use to run them on liter bikes happily so i guess that the same phisic 's laws are still valid and the tyre might provide enough grip to be safe. Off course if i am searching a track focused tyre i am not buying a 2ct. I see sport bikes with sport touring tyres so i agree with you that 2cts are not the best, but for 90% of the road riders are enough and also the soft carcass helps with bumpy roads.

So why did you read this? The title says it is a review so that means it's going to be someone's opinion.