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Michelin Pilot Sport

Michelin Pilot Sport - The Sport Tyre for every day! The ideal balance of sport performance, durability and handling.

• Excels at real-world sport riding.
• Excellent dry grip
• Very good wet grip
• Very good durability
• Very good handling
• Very good comfort
• Very good value
• 100% silica-reinforced rubber mix for superb control.

MICHELIN - For every kind of riding, for every surface, Michelin offers a specific tyre, whether to push the limit on a track or to connect the turns on a sinuous mountain road.

Technical Details

1. Tread pattern: The grooves in the tyre enable it to evacuate water from the contact patch when the road is wet. The more grooves there are, the better the tyre will perform in the rain. A worn tread pattern with few grooves indicates that the tyre should be replaced.
2. Rubber mix: The rubber’s chemical makeup determines durability and grip. A softer rubber compound promotes cornering grip and traction. A harder rubber compound wears more slowly. Silica-reinforced compounds excel in the wet. 
3. Profile: The tyre’s profile (cross-section) can have a strong influence on the dynamic behavior of a motorcycle. Sport tyres promote quick steering and extreme lean angles. Street tyres emphasize stability and low-speed maneuverability.
4. Tread area: The only point of contact between the motorcycle and the ground. The rubber mix in this area is often different from that on the tyre’s sidewalls. In addition to absorbing bumps to ensure a comfortable ride, the center of the tread is the part of the tyre that must be the most resistant to wear.
5. Carcass: Supports the load of the motorcycle, ensures stability and contributes to comfort. The carcass must allow some deformation to absorb road shock. Radial carcasses are more flexible than traditional bias-ply construction and thus offer superior damping.
6. Radial construction: A structure composed of carcass plies perpendicular to the direction of rotation (90 degrees), with additional cross-plies on top and/or a crown ply at 0 degrees. A radial is made up of fewer components than a bias-ply tyre. Thus it is lighter, and offers improved handling. Also with fewer components, there is less internal friction and reduced operating temperature at high speeds. With a radial tyre, designers can use more aggressive tread compounds that combine durability and grip.

Michelin Pilot Sport - The Pilot Sport combines the precision of a race tyre with the control of a road tyre. Its remarkable grip and excellent high-speed stability have made it the reference standard for sportbike tyres. Highly effective in the wet, and practical enough for everyday use, the Pilot Sport enables you to get the most out of your sportbike in all conditions.

Due to the diverse nature of the top of the range motorbikes, following consultation with motorbike enthusiasts we have concentrated on the following areas:

Road Handling - The Michelin Pilot Sport handling is enhanced by the excellent intuitive response of this tyre, and the perfect balance between front and rear. This is due to the speed at which the rubber warms up.

Safety - On both wet and dry road surfaces, safety is maximised by the 100% silica rubber, and also by it's tread pattern for efficient water dispersion.

Comfort - The innovative structure makes the front tyre much more supple, reducing sensitivity to shimmy and optimising ride comfort, and lessens the impact of imperfections in the road.

Longevity - The new specially formulated rubber compound ensures high mileage capacity but preserves the tyre’s grip potential for a long time.

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