Michelin Power 5 & GP Tires Review 

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Currently shredding away at some Power GP on my RSV and lovin every second of it.

Been loving my Power5’s. I ride mostly street with maybe 2-3 track days a year and they’ve been great.

I've had the Power 5s on my 2021 S1000RR for a while now and I gotta say I love these tyres. If you're accustomed to more of the Pirelli V shape these are going to feel really slow at first as you lose the quick tip in. However what you get makes up for it IMO. You get a consistent feel all the way around the tyre and it gives you so much confidence. 50°+ lean no sweat. Long sweeping corners at 200kph no problem. Never running out of grip you can just push and push. Quick to warm up. Great wet weather performance (seriously!). Mileage seems to be good so far no squaring off as of yet. A bit pricy due to them being new but I'll buy these again for sure.

Cbr600rr Just purchased my second set. Got 7k miles out of them and the front still has a lot of thread. Changing the rear .... got a flat on highway and thread is so low the plug isn’t holding. It was time to change anyways. 7k miles and aggressive sticky grip.... Can’t complain at all

I have an mt09 sp and the power 5. (Very sporty rozd driving) Amazing grip. Love them.

Had the power gp on my cb1000r. Dry grip was amazing so much confidence inspiring i scrubbed them really good, but in wet the rear was losing traction, some wheel spins. Got 6k kms from the rear. Changed to road 6 as I want a bit more kms from the tires. Few track days coming so let's see how good of thrashing can the handle.

Once you've tested these tires, can you answer this question? Which tire is the most similar to the Power RS? I have had these tires on my tuono and I'm very happy with them. I was particularly impressed when I ridden in rain, and they didn't throw any fits, for a sporty tire. From what I understand, the power 5 might offer better wet weather performance, but I'm not sure if they offer the same dry weather grip as the RS. Thank you!

These came on my new KTM DUKE 890R ive only put 600 mls through them but I'm loving every minute, they stick like shite on a blanket!!!

Ya'll need more tire reviews period! I like all your reviews. But yall are slacking in the tire department. Do better please

Stick with Mr Michelin your Cash goes Further Down the Road ". . It's Brutale

Any chance you can do a review on the Michillen Pilot GP for Underbones? Thanks.

Ima pirelli angel GT guy, but im very disappointed on the GT2. They feel like the bike is slipping going over pavement like surfaces on the high way. Like how when you go over those patches on the road where they fill the cracks with. Regular GTs never had this issue. Even tho the GT2 is alot better as far as grip goes, that one con about them is irritating. Im willing to bet its the two center lines thats going around the whole tire. So im thinking about switching to ROAD 5.

Is there did you make a Bridgestone s22 vs Michelin road 5 video? 95% street rider i may bring my bike to a track this summer switched from Bridgestone bt16pro’s to the s22 and 100% way better tire but id like to know what would last longer and get my miles worth and be able to put power down the road 5’s or s22

What tyre pressures do you run the power gps on the road ??

PLease review the power cup 2 or do a comparison of the q4 vs power cup 2

Michelin Power 5 or Bridgestone Battlax S22? (For Street Rossi riding 😛)

Anyone know how Power GP is different to Power RS? Seems to be the same composition, same mould. Has anything changed?

Whatis the power 5 weight?

My power5 have done 17.500 km on the front wheel. Bike is BMW R1200RS

Sounds like you never rode the Power GP tires, not a way for a good review if you haven't ridden them hard.

To all the people who said this review is confusing. Its really easy to understand the Michelin tyre range. If it has ROAD in the name its a sport touring tyre. If it has POWER in the name its a sports tyre. ROAD 5 100% ROAD SPORT TOURING TYRE POWER 5 100% ROAD SPORT TYRE POWER GP 50/50 ROAD/TRACK TYRE. POWER CUP 2 90% TRACK DAY TYRE 10% ROAD. ITS A ROAD LEGAL TRACK TYRE. Just be honest with what and how you ride and choose accordingly.

Jumping back and forth in your explication butween the two then bringing in two other tires from the lineup is super confusing, maybe a quick chart for Michelin tires would help, road 5, road 5 gt, power 5, power 5 gt, and where they should spend most there time. I know all tgese tires and im confused by this explanation! (With all due respect, i love your videos)

I got 10,000 miles out of a power 5 rear on my street triple. They are pricey but they wear well especially for how much grip they have

JUST PUT A SET OF POWER GP'S ON MY R1.Awesome tire..Might be best tire yet!!

i have been driving hard with the power gp´s. I can tell you, that grip level is amazing! 5 minutes av real fast curves/corners, real twisty too, with knee down almost every curve, the tires where like on rails to the ground, and it was only 13 degrees outside. most be in absolute top counting wit grip performance, hard riding both on the streets and track, and milage perspective. wow!!

Composition is not the same. Power 5 is all silica, GP has silica on center and black carbon on the sides. Makes a difference!

I ran michelin power rs before but right now i'm running Michelin Power 5 on my Buell 1125R and i really love these, they are good in every single way!

I have the Power GP on my 08 zx6r. Great tire IMO, I dont have much experience with different tires but I have a lot more confidence riding on these than the pirelli rosso 2 that the previous owner had on.

Just bought a '15 FZ07 and man the power 5s the bike came with feel great! I bought the bike in southern CA and rode it back to norcal (400 mile trip) very confidence inspiring tires!

My understanding is that the 5 uses more silica while the GP uses more carbon. The 5 is sporty but the GP is sportier. This at least from what I was able to pull from Michelin themselves. The 5 also provides better rain traction compared to the GP.

On high lean angles they are just slicks, an advantage. I can't see why anybody wants to have grooves until the edge of his tire. In particular 'the more carefull drivers' in the wet and on the street - they don't go track - never use the last 20 millimeter of tread towards max lean - so, even with reduced length of the grooves, getting away water to the outside should be no problem. If in theorie it passes outside a tires end or end of groove 20 mills earlier - does anybody see (inside the splash) or even recognize? The water will leave the groove end of streetcontact of the tire anyway - that's way before end of groove. But the markets will have to find out over tim, convince themselves - educating the markets here by a single manufacturer may just bring danger for the brand and costs for him. But individuals are free to choose on their own today already for the max rubber while cornering with higher lean angles, nice to have. And i want to buy rubber for to drive on anyway, not them grooves. 😉

I've gone from Michelin Pilot Power 2's to Bridgestone Battlax S22's bc the PP2's are discontinued. I researched a lot and learned about tires needing certain temps for optimum performance and traction. What are the temp requirements for each of these, like do either of these need more heat for better traction or the same? If don't know for sure, please don't guess. I don't want misinformation. Riding style and road surface has a lot to do with tire temps as well. Maybe they're too new but I found a lot more positive reviews for the S22's than the PP5's. I'd like to see a review comparing those 2. Also what's main difference between the Michelin Pilot Power 5 and Pilot Road 5?

Not a big fan of the tread pattern on these new tyres.

Amazing tire. Fixed the torque problem on my Ducati. :-)

Those "dimples" on the side are a joke by Michelin. They're gone in 50 miles.

Will the GP wear out quicker? If so, by how much ? 🧐🧐🧐

Just come home on a new set in the North West of England. It pissed down all the way and my panigale never stepped out of line once looking forward to enjoying the odd dry day.

Have a 2021 mt 09 with the sp 22’s and love them but 3,400 miles later there already starting to square off on the middle. Love those twisties but take a little of straight road driving before getting there. Going to give the power 5 a shot.

Super happy with my power RS on my zx10r. 3 track days and plenty of hard back road ripping and at nearly 10k there's still some life left... Power GP next for sure!

I saw three tires and you only talked about two

Anthony? Where are you??????

I ran the power rs until I got my skills up to run the front of intermediate on my 07 gsxr 600. So I put them on my ZX10 and they're still good, but I personally don't feel like they can manage the power. So I put power cup 2s on the 600 and never looked back, might go with them on my ZX10 as well, and just put the power gps on my r1 street bike. So quick recap, power gp for occasional track day novice group, they're great. Power cup 2s definitely for the serious track day rider.

Had both on. GPs were destroyed in less than 1k miles. Power 5 are at the end now after just 4 months, no more than 1k miles again. Aggressive street riding only with one short track day. Bike is heavy though, maybe thats the problem. BMW K1300R

Where’s the mileage comment

I gone through 3 sets of rear on my Z900 and I am getting 5000 km with aggressive street riding.

Hello, I put some Michelin Power 5 Pilot CT2 190 - 17 on my S1000XR and on the middle edge they have a kind of squares marked 3 on the back and two on the front, do you know what they are for?

How do the Power 5 and Power Gp compare to the Power RS? Other than the percentage of 2ct strips?

my kawasaki z800R loves these power 5's at 32 psi cold would totally recommend

Had a set of Power 5's fitted in July, Had to get them custom ordered, as there fairly new. Absolutely fantastic tire for Spirited street riding, done around 2,000 kms so far, and there not showing any signs of rounding off yet. The profile and performance are fantastic.

im using Kawasaki Z800.... always weekend ride.... and go to track day every 3-4 month once... with model you recomended?

Had the power 5 on my 2022 S1000RR and I loved the handling of them but was disappointed I barely got 4k miles out of them running the factory recommended tire pressures.

GOON INF THX

These vs. Q3+. Sadly, kinda aggressive road riding on my 07 SV650S w/gixer front end and ZX10 shock. Need new tires, down to the wear bars on the rear and just got into the carcass on the right side.

Would love to see a milage comparison between the Road 5 and Power 5

Is it okay to run P5 in the front and R5’s in the back. My work commute is pretty long

Power 5 lasted 5500miles on 450# 22’ CB1000R

What the difference in mileage on a rear of the 5s and gps i have a set of gps on now and love them but seam like they wore out fast and will be honest if i wasn't working on wheelie would have lasted longer

Their their dual compound don't work for me, had 2 sets of road 4s and 1 set of road 5s and so far every set has become a triangle since corners are the only thing I care about 😂

Currently still using Power GPs, mileage is unbelievable.

Whats the difference betwen power 5 and power RS ? pros , cons ?

Wish motorcycle tires had some form of UTQG like auto tires, obviously motorcycle tire use cases vary even more widely than auto tires, but it's just impossible to get any sort of measure for how a given tire is going to wear.

How does dunlop q4 compare to michelin GP

Hi, Revzilla. Any development on the wear of both tires? Which one gives a better mileage?

I'm putting the power 5 on my l9 gsxr750 today I can't wait

Had power rs on the speed triple 2008,, for 4 years so bought a k6 gsxr 1000 and will try power 5 on it mostly road riding,, reasonably priced,, 250 pair fitted,, from Belfast,, Northern Ireland,, ☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

This or the Metzeler M9RR? for most roads but a few track days / year

Those look tempting, but I'm considering a long trip late winter and the damn virus is throwing a wrench in plans. If I don't take long trip these would be perfect for my canyon runs and commuting on my R6. Decisions decisions...

I still love pilot power 2ct

I still have a set of michelin pilot power 2ct on my TL1000R and have been very happy with these tires. I will most likely change these out for 2021. I dont ride this bike very much as I typically jump on my cruiser. I dont do track days and only take this bike out when its dry but could get see some rain. What's a more appropriate tire for my application?

Don't buy this tyre it's rubisch !! They wobble like hell on the balancing machine this is not worth the money go for a bridgestone !! I placed 3 sets and they are all bad quality !! Never again !!

Are the new power5 and road5 comparable? And of they are which ones better? Because i havent found any reviews on Vs. On them.

I'm running the power 5 on my zx12r and I just bought another set for it love these tires

What tire is better for street/sporty riding? I drive only when the sun is out.. Michelin power5 or the Michelin road 5?

As the tyres slowly go away... I wonder where tyres go?

2021 Yamaha MT07- 4,000 miles on the Power 5

did the gp replace the rs?

I run the old Power RS on my 1200s monster brilliant. When the rear was due on my 1098s my shop told me the Power 5 was the successor to the RS, it ain't. If you like to go for a spirited ride thru the twisties on a sunny day , get the GP. I can't get the same tread adhesion with the 5 that I can with the RS. So I'm keen to try GP.

The tyre composition and compound is the same, the only difference is the tread 6% on Power GP vs 11% on Power 5. Most people don't know that. I'll definitely be getting Power 5, better all round tyre.

I bought it today.

This may be a dumb question but I’m Feeling like my local guys steered me in the wrong direction. I had a Power 5 on my front and they talked me into a Road 5. Did I just lose some of my cornering performance?

I been running Michelin pilot power 2ct for years honestly I know they’re old but they have got me through rain dirt dust little oil I love the way they feel so this upcoming season idk what to get . I go as hard as possible on the street not to sound like a douche and need a tire upgrade

How are these in cold weather

I think Spurge is expecting .

power always had bad mileage, the road on the other hand yummey

Just ordered a power gp rear 👍

The Power 5 is a street sports tyre and seems to be in the same category as a Pirelli Rosso 3, loved the feel of the Rosso 3s and got about 8,500kms out of them. How does the Power 5 compare in both feel and distance to the Rosso 3s ?

Used these(Power GP) on my 05 ZX10R. 2 trackdays and 8000km on the road, still enough thread left, More then enough. Think i can get 11.000 out of them. And i ride pretty aggressive. Not too much highway. Gotta change the rear now, cause it cupped a bit at the right side. Really love these tires btw.

2 track days, 18000klms out of my power road 5s, probably another 2k but double puncture seen the end to that, just put another set on, great tyre, lots of street and highway miles here in Western Australia through tough climates.

Power 5 surprised me : for a Michelin it's quite stiff and long to break in. Very good on the wet but not that sticky though so for my ZZR/ZX14 I'll go back to the Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa II which IMO and several tests is the best sports bike tyre. For my GSXR 1000 I'll either stick to the Pirelli Supercorsa SP or try the new Continental Raceattack 2 Street

How does this compare to angel gt?

I bought the 5s for speed triple but I probably couldve save a hundred going with the metzeler's

I've been using the road 5 on my Ninja for about a year and a half and they're great. I can't imagine anyone on the street ever needing more grip than that and then the added benefit of having awesome grip in heavy downpours as well. I don't know how well the Power 5 would do in those conditions though, might be good enough to get you to where you need to go. No one is really pushing it in downpours anyway.

I mounted Power 5's on my zx14r. 3000 miles in the front tire is hardly worn at all. The rear is at about half life. Problem here is a bad one though. As I pass 100 mph the bike begins to shake, a definite tremor from the tires and not a bike malfunction. It gets progressively worse the faster you go. SO, I will not buy these again. They replaced S21's which NEVER vibrated no matter how fast. I've heard from others they've had the same problem. It's not an isolated incident. Beware.

French and Italian tire companies lead the way. French(Michelin) makes great road tires and Pirelli(Italian) makes the best track tires.

Is the power GP the replacement for power RS?

Not sure why I missed this review. I am on my 3rd or 4th set on my 2020 Super Duke GT and they are amazing...AMAZING. I am getting about 4K miles on a rear which is pretty good considering some of the more aggressive Super Duke R and GT rider have gotten as few as 1200 miles... I am really hoping we will se a Power 6 soon. I have seen a couple of reviews on the Diablo Rosso IV (not available when this video launched)

Dunlop for life!!!

Power RS still offers better performance lol

Not interested until front tires get 2CT+ thingy