Road 5 TIRE REVIEW
There are 37 reviews for the Road 5
Rating Snapshot
When asked, 83% of reviewers recommend this tire
Review Summary
The tires provide excellent grip, stability, and confidence-inspiring handling in both dry and wet conditions. Reviewers highlight the impressive traction and performance, even on challenging roads. While some users experienced premature wear or punctures, the tires are generally praised for their longevity, with many riders reporting over 12,000 miles of use. Overall, the tires are considered an outstanding sport-touring option that excels in various riding conditions.
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31-37 on 37 reviews
The tire to buy
I bought this front tire. My z900 came with dunlop tires. This is a way better handling tire. Dont feel or wonder in grooves in roads. Very smooth nice tires. Well worth the money
Great Tires
I use them on my Concours 14. Gets plenty of miles and performance is awesome.
Best Sport touring tire I have ever used!
I have run several of these on my bike and since 5K miles new it's all I run on my motorcycle (2018 Triumph Bonneville T120 with 55K miles). Rear averages around 8000 miles where the front gets closer to 15K miles. Great for economy and reduction in tire changes. So glad to see a better variety of sizes coming to market for this year. Turn in is predictable, grips is phenomenal. I bought the Dunlop Road Smart 3's and they pale in comparison to the Road 5's. Seems the Road 5's don't last as long as the Pilot Road 4's in my opinion which is the only down side I have to report on.
Upgraded my R1250RT from the OEM Road 4s to Road 5s
After putting about 1500 miles on the Road 5s I believe they are a really great tire. Totally unexpectedly I perceived an immediate improvement in ride quality (just smoother over bumps), but the real advantage was that these tires are much more linear on corner lean in. Where the 4s felt like they had a "step" when entering steep lean angles, the 5s are linear all the way down. Wet weather traction in corners is excellent, although my highly subjective notion is that the 4s had better straight line grip during acceleration in the wet. But all in all I love these tires and the only thing I would change is tire life. (surprise) Then again,. there is no free lunch and I will take sticky over longevity any day. If you put these on your RT you will not be sorry.
Great tire, safety concern
2018 BMW GTL. Best tire I've owned but it rubs the swingarm on my bike hard enough to cut a gouge into the sidewall.
These are something else...
These were recommended by the shop the tow truck took my bike to after a nail took out my rear Metzeler Sportec M7RR. Within 10 minutes of getting on my SV650 after the new tires were installed I was blown away by the change in riding dynamics. These tires are crazy sticky and confidence inspiring in the corners and made my bike feel so much more agile and flickable. These tires don't want to go straight, they want you to spend as much time leaning them over as possible. My bike feels like it requires such minimal effort to just tip it right into a corner and rip the throttle. I'm not sure what Michelin used to make these tires but I don't think normal rubber behaves like this. I never thought I would get so excited over tires but I'm pretty sure these are Moto-Jesus's halos that fell from the sky.
Florida to Alaska and back
Two Yamaha Tracers (FJ09) rode from Orlando to Fairbanks and back, packed and stacked, at well above the posted limits. No punctures and highly confidence inspiring on The Tail and The AlCan. We replaced the rears in Bellingham, WA with another set for the ride back. I honestly didn't think MC tires could be this good.