This exciting newcomer is poised to succeed from new tyre comes from the DNA of the MICHELIN PILOT ROAD 4 which itself emerged as the European Sport Touring tyre market’s undisputed benchmark, with sales in excess of 1.5 million tyres since its launch four years ago. In an in-house evaluation comparing the new tyre with its chief competitors, the MICHELIN ROAD 5 came first with regard to grip on wet roads* . And it continues to deliver high performance in wet conditions throughout its life* , since the MICHELIN ROAD 5 stops as short under braking with more than 3,000 miles on the clock than new MICHELIN Pilot ROAD 4s**! In addition to these improvements, the MICHELIN ROAD 5 combines optimal grip on dry roads, superior stability compared with its main rivals and outstanding road manners***, a key consideration for owners of Sport Touring motorcycles.
To achieve this level of performance, the MICHELIN ROAD 5 benefits from:
EVEN AFTER 3,000 MILES, THE MICHELIN ROAD 5 STOPPED AS SHORT UNDER BRAKING IN THE WET THAN A NEW MICHELIN PILOT ROAD 4**
Unsurprisingly, motorcyclists demand strong braking performance. To address this concern, Michelin takes the stopping power of its Sport Touring tyres on wet roads a step further by ensuring that their braking ability endures with time. Indeed, with 3,000 miles on the clock, part-worn MICHELIN ROAD 5s stopped as short under braking than new MICHELIN PILOT ROAD 4s.
To obtain this degree of performance, Michelin has taken the MICHELIN XST X sipe technology it has also developed for road cars a step further thanks to MICHELIN XST Evo technology which features a combination of sipes and reservoirs designed to slice through surface water and improve the tyre’s water-clearance capacity. With wear, MICHELIN XST Evo technology’s evolutionary sipes reveal wider grooves to increase the tyre’s sea-toland ratio and thereby maintain its ability to clear water.
IMPECCABLE DRY-WEATHER GRIP, STABILITY AND AGILITY FOR EVEN GREATER RIDING ENJOYMENT
In addition to optimising wet-weather grip, the MICHELIN ROAD 5 ensures outstanding grip on dry roads and superior stability compared with its main rivals, as well as enhanced road manners***, again thanks to a combination of technologies:
(*) Based on the results of a bailiff-certified in-house test carried out at Michelin’s test facility in Fontange, France, in October 2017, comparing the MICHELIN ROAD 5 with the METZELER Roadtec 01, DUNLOP Road Smart 3, CONTINENTAL Road Attack 3, PIRELLI Angel GT and BRIDGESTONE T30 EVO (front: 120/70 ZR 17 / rear: 180/55 ZR 17) fitted to a Suzuki Bandit 1250. (**) Based on the results of a bailiff-certified in-house test carried out at Michelin’s test facility at Ladoux, France, in October 2017, comparing MICHELIN ROAD 5 tyres having travelled a distance of 3502 miles (5,636km) with new MICHELIN Pilot Road 4s. (***) Based on the results of a Michelin-commissioned test organised by MTE Test Center in October 2017, comparing the MICHELIN ROAD 5 with the METZELER Roadtec 01, DUNLOP Road Smart 3, CONTINENTAL Road Attack 3, PIRELLI Angel GT and BRIDGESTONE T30 EVO (front: 120/70 ZR 17 / rear: 180/55 ZR 17) fitted to a Kawasaki Z900, which revealed globally superior performance on dry roads (first in terms of stability, equal first with the Pirelli Angel GT in terms of agility and second in terms of dry-weather grip).
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