Michelin Road 6 | First Impressions | Wet and Dry Performance | Pros and Cons 

Thank you bud! Means a lot

They are fantastic tyres aren't they? Glad you're having a good experience. I don't think I'll get 10k miles judging by the wear already but that may have a large amount to do with my happy throttle hand and riding in rally mode constantly! Haha! I hope you find my presentation and camera work is better now over that Road 5 vid! Thanks for watching

No problem! Hope that helps you. I'll keep you updated with how they go

Haha! Thank you bud! I try to keep a straight face but there's a KTM devil on my shoulder!

@@SamVBikes I know, I had the same thing when riding a 1050 speed triple with arrows, I kept opening and closing the throttle just to listen to it 😂

@@SamVBikes I know that feeling. 😈

Amazing feedback! I really love them so far. They have given me so much confidence I'm worries haha! I told you! They are puncture magnets!!!

That's the bike I had my Road 5's on too and couldn't agree more! They were awesome tyres on that bike too. Hopefully by the time your Metzelers square off, they will start doing more offers on the Road 6!

Great aren't they?! I'm about 1000 miles into them and they have been so confidence inspiring

The roadtec 01s are great tyres! These are just as good but add another level of confidence in the wet stuff! Thanks for watching

I’ve currently got 01se on at the moment but just ordered some road 6…I only got 4,000 mile out of the rear and 5,500 from the front so hopefully the road 6 will last a bit better than those metzlers

Nice Gary! I was wondering how you were getting on with those!

What a great commute! Enjoy them, they have been great so far!

Great aren't they?! It's the Richa Daytona 60s jacket, which I think is very close to the Daytona 2. Love it!

Haha! Plenty more of those coming 😂 thank you for the sub!

You won't be disappointed! Haha I can't help it! This bike brings out the worst in me 😂

They get even better once they are bedded in!

@@SamVBikes good to hear! I did some low speed stuff in a parking lot for 15 mins then went to the twistys, they feel awesome already!

Nice! I'm hoping I get okay tyre life out of these but I may need to calm my riding down haha

Yeah they are nicknamed 'Panicky 3's' for good reason haha! These are way better in the rain!

Haha! I'll take that as a compliment! Hopefully I can also get enough subscribers to start a channel that takes me to Almeria testing superbikes for a week 😂

Fingers crossed! 🙂

Thanks for watching!

Haha good choice!

Thank you sir! I enjoyed the stockers in the dry but I think I was spoilt with the Road 5s so didn't have any confidence in the wet! Hope you had a good weekend

@@SamVBikes Hi Sam where did you get the tyres from.

Normally DemonTweeks or TheVisorShop bud. Quick delivery and normally cheaper even with delivery charge, then fit them myself

😂😂😂 glad someone appreciates my humour! Thank you bud! 12k out of an A41 is bloody good going!

I'm sure they magnetise the radial wire in them haha! Shame you only got 2000kms out of that one! Let me know what you think

Its difficult isn't it! Just have to try all th3 different variants to see which one suits the bike the most. These are really similar to the Road 5s so hopefully you will like them

😂😂 how is it still going?!

I'm surprised you only got that mileage but then I guess I'm comparing to my previous bike which had over 100bhp less which will be why I got 11k miles out of a set of Road 5s! Glad you're liking them. I'm very impressed so far too!

@@SamVBikes Yes m8, I've been through 4 sets of road 5s before, all done at 4500-5000 miles. SDGT one set & ZZR1400 Performance Sport 3 sets 😃

Thank you! The bike stays in Rally mode all the time which just shows the confidence I have in these tyres haha! I think the GTs come in more adventure bike sizes so the standard Road 6 should be fine!

I'm hoping the longevity I'd there, at least more that most other tyres I put on this haha

@@SamVBikes I spooned these on 600 miles ago and I’m expecting nothing more than 4K out of the rear. Time will tell but the money saved now will be money spent later

@@Otterplus That's it?? Doesn't seem impressive - no offense to you at all. What are you riding?

@@SoulDaddy33 third gen SV650. I still get my grins from heavy throttled launches so they’ve done well. I just hit 4,500 miles with these tires and they still have at least 500 more

Haha pester away! I'll let you know how they do

@@SamVBikes thanks bud ride safe 🤜🏻🤛🏻

Nice! They might have the road 7s out by the time you change if you don't ride like me haha!

@@SamVBikes oh we ride like you. Its the only way to ride👍🤣

Haha too right!

You'll love them!

Not bad going! Always seems a shame to throw a tyre thats got plenty on the sides! Will be interesting to see if you can notice a difference

These are very much road tyres and not developed at all for off road which is why I didn't mention it. You can of course do some slow speed gravel tracks etc but I wouldn't use them for anything more. Having said that, I'd definitely trust them more off road than the stock Mitas tyres, but I think that's because I didn't trust those Mitas on the road haha

Thank you! Yes the stock screen was really noisey but I find that's the case with pretty much all stock screens. I think the GSA is the only bike that has a good screen from factory. That clip on from PUIG makes a huge difference though!

Thank you! You're not the first to ask! It's a Richa Daytona 60s jacket. Really love it!

Great isn't it! I've dropped my bike a few times and that's taken the hit, and it's still good!

@@SamVBikes Yeah its a good combo of form and function. Mines never taken a hit but its done countless hours of delivery work for doordash, prob thousands of open and closing cycles with the lock and no troubles! Built well

Definitely is! Love it. I think it looks really sleek as well. Some topboxes look really rubbish but these look smart

Haha! They seem to attract the nails!

I’ve had 5 road 5s get screw or nail puncture in 2021. Absolutely unreal. Other than the puncture, they look brand new. Barely had more than. 1-200 miles on each one.

Haha! Great minds think alike! I'm hoping I'll get more than 10.000kms but I think that's wishful thinking with my riding haha

Couldn't agree more! So many times I've thought something looks slippery but they have held without worry

Great!! Glad you're enjoying the bike!! Thank you for the kind words! I currently have another set of Michelin Anakee Adventure's on the bike but I think I am going to swap back to the Road 6's after these are done. Either these of the Continental Trail Attack 3. Those are my favourite two so far!

I'll give the Avons a go! I've ridden the Road 5s in minus temps and icey conditions with no problems at all! Suppose it depends how hard you're pushing them

Hahaha! Thank you! Let me know what you think. I love them! Such confidence

@@SamVBikes Thought I would return and let you know. Yes 100% love them. Covered just over 1000 miles today so can give a honest review. The tread still looks like new and they handle amazing in dry & wet. Breaking distance is good. They give you so much response and feeling from the road. The T32's that came on the bike was okay but nothing compared to these. Now its just milage and what I get out them. 😉 ride safe, stay safe. 🤪

Ahh fantastic! Glad you like them! I've been really enjoying mine. Taken them off for a short stint to make room for some knobblies for the ABR festival but they are going right back on after! Safe riding

Haha! I don't know who made the decision to put them on but I hope they regret their decision 😂

@@SamVBikes i think they will because no one will buy them 😂

Haha I bet you don't! They are a cracking tyre

They will be fine with dry gravel roads but I would be careful. I've used them a few times on rough roads, and dirt roads, and they were fine. Just don't advise anything wet or really loose surfaces!

If it ain't broke...!

@@SamVBikes I had the 4s on the KTM 990 SMT but they didn’t really suit that bike IMO. A bit too resistant to roll in faster turns and a bit squirmy on braking. I found the Metzler 7RRs a lot better, but they don’t get the longevity of the Michelin.

Ahh agreed! I think a bike like an SMT, you want the consistency really too. It's nice on a touring tyre because you can get the longevity and still have fun on the country roads!

@@SamVBikes Yes, that’s right, it was still an excellent tyre though and I even used it off road on some muddy tracks without it slipping. I wouldn’t have attempted that on the Metz.

The Anakee Adventures were a very good tyre for having that 80/20 ability. Most people probably wouldnt be able to tell the difference between them and a normal 100% road tyre! These PR6s are a better road tyre and give you unquestionable grip all the time, but I never found the AA's slipping or moving in the wet. If you're all road and the very occasional gravel track, you can do it on these. If you like the gravel more often, Anakee Advs are great. You will definitely not be disappointed either way

@@SamVBikes Yes, AAs are very grippy on all terrain, I could not believe how good they are on wet and even dirt roads... Just they have some noise, but I can live with it. ROADs are great if you do not plan dirt roads.

My thoughts exactly! I don't think most of us normal riders will notice any difference between the two! They have been amazing so far!

This was my experience too. Had power 5's on my zx10r and swapped to road 6's after riding my brothers fireblade which had them on and I can't tell a major difference between them. Maybe as you say slightly slower steering on road 6. But on the road the slower steering actually seems a lot nicer for the most part. I can't outride power 5's or the road 6's on the public road. 95% of my riding is just momentum riding anyways and I don't over speed but it's nice to know if the need ever came to increase pace you can basically ride like a madman and keep up with true hyper sport tyres on the road easily. That's not what I'm about but just for example as I don't race others on the road. These "sport touring" tyres are a real eye opener as they basically don't have any limitations. I now say anything grippier is a waste of time on the road so if they do last longer then it's a win win. Not quite sure the purpose of the power 5, It just seems to be a slight step toward hypersport tyres with lighter handling and small increase in grip. I get around 3000-3500 miles on power 5's so anything more than that on these road 6's and I'll be buying these from now on. If road 6's don't offer you enough grip on the road you are riding like an absolute lunatic and shouldn't be on the public roads.

All of the tyres you mentioned are very good, but the Road 6s offer the best wet grip I've experienced. They also offer the best longevity. Ive had 2 sets of road 5s which both lasted well over 10k miles, and the 6s offer 10% more claimed. The 2 decades of development definitely shows. Plus worth noting they come out top on pretty much every tyre comparisom test by basically all publication. And if not top, very high up the list. I've not tested all of those tyres on one bike back to back because I don't have the money or facilties for that but from my experience they are

One of my mates has the Road 5s on his RS. They handle well for basically any road riding. Fast paced too. I think you'd see them start to struggle if you took them on track though, but the riding we did, they were great!

Yes the road 6's are excellent on sportbikes and sport nakeds. I use them on an 08 ZX10R. You won't reach the limitations of grip on the public road with these tyres and will last longer than true hypersport tyres and not square off as easily.

Love them! Nearly 3k miles in, they still look new. Handle all weather's like its dry and warm!

@@SamVBikes sounds good, that's made my mind up! Was worried about them wearing out fast but 3k in and all looks good sounds promising

The Attack series from Conti are very good too! I didn't get quite as much wet-grip confidence from the Trail Attack 3's I had but I really enjoyed them

Thank you!! 🙌🏼! They are great, little bit slippy in the first 500 miles but great after that

@@SamVBikes ok thanks

I reckon that's a fair assumption!

@@SamVBikes I reckon you reckon accurately good sir

That sounds like a wheel alignment issue more than the tyres. Check your chain alignment and the front wheel alignment too. Plenty of how-to vids on YT for it

Hey! I love them! So much confidence in them and I've really missed it. They also blow the stock Mitas out the water in my opinion. I can't tell any difference to the 5s but I'd probably need to ride them back to back to have any chance of noticing! Nice!! It sounds beaut doesn't it!

@@SamVBikes Think I'll go for the 6's straight away. The arrow is perfect with the dB killer out. No too over powering just like you said in your previous video. Thanks for all your advice Sam 😁

You won't be disappointed! I throw mine into corners in the rain like its dry! Too right it is! Love it! Safe riding bud and thanks for watching as always!

Haha there you go! Mine were there same, just attracted nails! Heard good things about the Mutants but not tried them myself

I got around 11k miles out of the front, and that was 2x rears. So circa 5500-6000 miles, but they were far from worn out. I always change my tyres early in the colder months to make sure I have enough grip for the weather, so could have got another 1000 miles if I pushed it. That is on my bike though which is very good at tearing through tyres - on my Tracer 700, I got over 11k miles out of a rear Road 5, and the front was still fine. That was commuting, trips away and weekend riding - the 6's are meant to boast more life. So depending on your bike and riding style

@@SamVBikes that sounds perfect. I'd expect at least 11k on my 650 Strom then. Especially as while I like to have fun I'm definitely not as spirited as you xD Thanks :)

Ahh yeah you should do really well on the Vstrom! There's a guy that parks in the same car park as I do for work - he got nearly 20k out of a set of PR5's on his Ninja 400!! He rides very carefully but still incredible! The Super Adventure eats tyres for fun so never going to get anything substantial out of them! Safe riding and thanks for watching

Not a huge difference between them. The Road 6 definitely handles better in the wet, but not something you will notice unless you rode them back to back

@SamVBikes ok, I'm on the 6 now. But looking to see some dirt roads. Happy I'm not sacrificing too much on the 98-99% street riding😅 All the best

Both are great options. The only thing that would sway me toward road 6s is the mileage is reported as higher across the range

@@SamVBikes Thanks for the quick response. I think I'll splurge on the Michelins this time. I put the Roadtec 01 on my 2015 FZ09 and put 8k miles on them. When I sold it, there were 1-2,000 miles left on them. The top tires these days are phomenal.

My mate had Roadtec 01s on his Fazer 800 and loved them! It's so close but either way you'll be fine! I've just ridden home from work in the rain and these PR6s had enough grip to power wheelie in 3rd 😂 You'll love them either way

@@SamVBikes Like I said, modern motorcycle tires are phenomenal. I'm looking forward to the Michelins. 10k miles will be great.

Completely fine mate! They started wobbling a bit when they were really badly worn like most tyres do but it wasn't anything bad

@@SamVBikes thanks.....

Yes I don't see why not! Two very similar tyres will be fine I personally only avoid mixing types of tyre. I.e. don't have a touring tyre on the front, and a 50/50 tyre on rear etc. You don't want one to slip and one to grip mid-corner

It's a PUiG clip on. I think it's a 6375W model

Haha! Youre right there as far as I'm aware. The Roadtecs are very good but a few people have said they don't gey the longevity out of them. If these last as long as the Road 5s, they will outlast most tyres

@@SamVBikes cheers! Yes, my friend had the original Road Tech and it seemed to square off quite early. They seem like a fairly flat profile to start with too. Booked in for Thursday I'll let you know how they seem.

Sounds good! Look forward to hearing your thoughts

@@SamVBikes well.. the first 30 miles were fun. With Michelin's tyres you always get told the usual take it easy for the first 100miles but they never really feel like you need to compared to with summer sports tyres. Definitely good first impression. I think they look a bit sportier than the Road 5s somehow too. First proper distance ride will be on Sunday 👍

Nice! Glad you like! I thought the same but couldn't work out if that was because I'd come from square Anakee Adventures haha

I havent tried the Rosso 4s personally but they don't look like they would be very good in the wet! Barely any tread haha. I will give them a try at some point

@@SamVBikes Standard Rosso 4 are an excellent quick handling dry tyre that’s good in the wet. Rosso ‘Corsa’s ‘ have less tread on side, they may be what your thinking of ? Then there’s the super corsa thats more like a cut slick. Anyhoo, what happened to Michelins (road 5 ) ‘ you don’t need sipes on the edges’ but with the 6 they do ? Haha. The grip on my 5’s in wet and dry were amazing given how long they lasted, hope the 6 works out for you.

Quite possibly. My mate had some rosso corsas on his Street Triple and had an awful time in any wet weather haha. Not sure! I'm sure they are just testing with the pattern to see how they can improve it. So far they have been amazing!

@@SamVBikes I have triple’ R ‘ which more road biased with Rosso 4. Your mates prob got the ‘ RS’ go faster version that’s more track focused, that comes with Rosso Corsa and stiff suspension. Yea, crap in the wet. ( and bumpy back roads) Had 5s on my tracer, like you, double the mileage with excellent grip. Great vid, very real world, rain, traffic, which makes a refreshing change.

You're spot on! He has the go faster version! Haha. Thanks for watching and appreciate the kind words!

Should be great! There's a guy who parks in the same car park as me with a Ninja 400. He has Road 5s and loves them!

@@SamVBikes a bit worry about like big lean angle or going fast140km/h + not as good as sport tires, in hong kong, zx25r most people suggest to get like bridgestone s22

They have a 240kmph (ZR) speed rating, and I've taken corners fast with no issue. If you're planning on riding them hard all the time, go for something more sports focused. These are a sport-touring tyre. S22s are a sport tyre so will handle better, but will not last as long, or grip as well in the wet or cold

@@SamVBikes This sound great! Can't wait to put them on!

Im currently running the Anakee Adventures which are great. Not as good as the Road 6 but I like the look on the Super Adv

@SamVBikes Wow did not expect a response so fast, thank you. I am just about to take ownership of a SAS 1290 because of your videos lol. One more question if thats ok. How did the ecu flash you got done effect your warranty or had it expired by that point?

Haha! Any chance I can to talk about bikes! Congrats on the new bike! Remap wise, I had it done a year into owning the bike so still in warranty. KTM knew about it because they watch my vids (sometimes not a good thing ha) but it didn't affect the warranty when I claimed for my rattly mirrors. I'm sure it would have done if I had something engine related fail though. Depends on your dealer but normally it only impacts the part you change or modify. So changing the exhaust may impact engine warranty etc

No haha! My current bike (Super Adventure) makes 160bhp, the Tracer was 75bhp, you're correct

I had them on for about 4.5k miles, then swapped out for some TKC80s for ABR. They have just gone back on today. I reckon the rear has another 2k miles in

@@SamVBikes thanks for the reply pal, thats good going, I’ll be happy with that mileage. I’ve just order a set 👍🏼, have a good weekend!

Yeah not bad considering the power going through them and my lack of sympathy for them haha! You too bud

Haha! I'll take that! I did really like them, got around 6k out the rear, and 3k out the 2nd rear before I got a massive slice of slate through it haha. Front lasted for both rears but was toasted by the end. They weren't as confidence inspiring towards the end as the Road 5s funnily enough. I have some Conti Trail Attack 3s on now which I like but definitely prefer the Michelins. Heard good things about the Dunlop Mutants so going to give those a go next. Worth knowing that they aren't a proper sport tyre, I did find them move more in the corner than some others I've tried when pushing hard, but they had enough grip for power wheelies and semi aggressive cornering in any condition so pros and cons to them.

@@SamVBikes looks like I'll stay away from them then to be honest, I've got an s1000xr and everytime ive had Michelin tyres on they have broke loose on me. Currently on dunlop Road smart 4 but they've lasted 4k miles, squared off on the rear and deformed on the front. I love bridgestone tyres but the t32 lasts 5 minutes on the front and while the s22 is the best tyre I've used so far, it wont last long being a sport tyre. The tyre nightmare continues

Haha yeah I know what you mean. Have you looked at tyres like the Metzeler Roadtec 01se? Similar kind of thing to the Michelin but more sport focused. Mate of mine got 8k miles from a set riding pretty aggressive on his Fazer. Not the power of the XR but similar characteristics

@@SamVBikes I have but it's a big commitment as I do over 300 miles a week, I need to be sure it'd the right tyre for me, but I suppose without taking a stab at it I won't know. Thanks for the help and advice 👍🏼

So annoying how much they vary isn't it! I go through tyres pretty quick on the SAS so I'll probably have them on test soon enough! Safe ride mate and thanks for watching

Yeah I never know myself! It always seems to change so who knows! They seem to be just as good, if not better than the 5s. I've managed around 5.5k out of the rear so far and I reckon at a push I have another 1k in it. But that could well be because of my happy right hand! Front looks fine!

I do try but its very difficult when riding a moving motorcycle, and when I'm not in control of that light source...

@@SamVBikes I mean when you're standing on the road. You just have to face the other way, so that the sun is behind the camera, shining onto your face.

I was aiming to put those on but they didn't have them in the size I needed. If I'm honest, it didn't seem to make much difference! Ride safe

Lucky man! Yes it's just been coincidence but funny how a few people say the same haha! I've had 2 sets of Road 5s and every nail I've caught has been in those, only one caught in another tyre that wasn't them!

Cheers bud! It's the Richa Daytona 60s in cognac I think. They don't make it anymore so think its been replaced by a similar one

@@SamVBikes Cheers mate. Its hard to find a good tan jacket.

Yeah, agreed! Annoyingly, this one is starting to get tight. Convinced its shrunk, but maybe I've just eaten too many cakes

Ahh nice! How are they? Mine had Mitas tyres on from factory which I wasn't that impressed with! Dry was good but wet was worrying!

@@SamVBikes they are decent to be fair mate, they are what came with it and I never had any issues, they are a hybrid but absolutely a road tyre and I never take mine off road, gravel tracks to a campsite is the most I do. Just give you a sub pal, interested to know if I should change from the 2019 to the 2021.

Nice! Will have to try them. Thank you for the sub, appreciate it! I don't think you should be in a mad rush to change to the new model as its not that much different to be worth dropping 8-10k to change. If you're coming up for new bike time/renewal on pcp if you went that route, or you get a good deal.. 100% do it. It's an awesome bit of kit and you should notice the little refinements even more after riding yours!

@@SamVBikes yeah my pcp is up next year but I was just going to pay the balloon and keep it, I’ve never had a bike that I loved so much, I don’t even look at any other bikes in envy as the SAS has always been the holy grail. Although I want a cruiser but that’s so I have the SAS for tour’s and the cruiser for bobbing around on.

Great way of explaining it! That's literally how I feel about mine! haha! I bought it on PCP mainly as an easy way out just in case it was as unreliable as the haters say... faultless 10k miles in and I adore it! I'd say before you pay it off, give the new one a ride as you'll kick yourself if you don't. But the 2019 model is still an absolute weapon!

Yeah they are definitely puncture magnets aren't they!

@@SamVBikes others say it’s where and how we ride. I.e quickly 😀, I’m not so sure….

I've been through more tyres on this bike than any other bike and the Road 6 is the only rear I've had punctures in haha! Same journeys, same riding style! These are amazing tyres but they just attract bits of sharp metal

Similar level of noise to any road tyre in my experience. You do get initial corner noise but that soon wears off. I don't really notice the noice on them but that may be because I'm pretty used to running knobblies

Definitely are!

Of course, that's a given. Taking that out of the equation, these are fantastic

It's just a filter I use on the editing app to make it look like its sunny when its actually raining and miserable haha

Haha Hydrophobic. Where the water is repelled from the surface

Will give them a try! Most of the Dunlops I've tried in the past have been a bit too slippy for my liking when it came to wet weather, and had a few people say the same so I avoided them when looking for a set. I agree the Michelins are pretty overpriced at the moment too. I tend to buy online and fit myself so can find the best deals

@@SamVBikes Oh well, see what happens. You need to go through those Road 6 tyres I guess firstly, before you get a new set of tyres. Apparently the Bridgestone T32 and the Avon Spirit ST are said to be impressive, but I don't have any experience of them. All I can say is, I'm very impressed so far with the Dunlop Roadsmart 3.

Good to know! I'll give them a blast. I don't think any tyre is going to last very long on this bike so I'll have chance to test them all 😂

@@SamVBikes No worries 👍 I'd suggest have a look at Mark from RidercamTV review of the Roadsmart 3. I based my choice on getting them based on his review on RU-vid. He was impressed

Not an official one but i mention it in the Road 6 vid I think it was. They are definitely more road focused than thr STR. Last about the same time on this bike (4k miles ish). I'd push to say the Anakee Advs are better for wet weather and less road noise, but it's very close between them

Thanks for watching. Next vid is out on Sunday 😘