New MICHELIN TIRES ARE HERE! finally! UPDATED INFO 1/29/09

[Andi]

it's tough to beat Michelin contingency.  i'll take cold hard cash any day over tire credits....

used michelin DOTs also sell well as take-offs to trackday'ers and squids.

The cash payout is very nice. If a peon AM like myself could get a couple top 3 finishes it would greatly reduce the overall cost of a race weekend. Hell 3 wins on a set of tires and it would be almost like racing for free. The chances of that happening are slim to none though.

[MELK-MAN]

... pays to top FIVE if that helps?? (smiley inserted here..)

[Andi]

Oh top 5 helps a ton. I'm just looking at it as if I were to by some miracle of God get fast enough to actually win a race or two.

[howlieboy]

Greg,

Thanks for posting the new information.  In regards to the front tires, when you say, the A and B are slight less triangulated than the C, how do they compare to the old PR2's?  For the Rear tires, It doesn't sound like there is a replacement for the E, or the comparable PR5?  As a budget racer, I loved how I could do 4 sprints on the E and run the same lap times on the last sprint as i did the first one.  I'm not fast enough to justify throwing on a 3.  The 4 never worked anywhere other than Barber (for me anyway)  Thanks for the input!!   I'm excited.     IMO.... when you compare, price, tire wear, consistency, and contingency, there really is no other choice than Michelin. 

[LMsports]

Not fast enough for a 3???? Are you crazy!


You have self esteem issues. Deal with them before the season starts, fast guy!

[Rick Johnson 29]

For you guys that run Michelins and are on a tight budget. http://www.sportbiketrackgear.com/ has a 4 tire combo special on the older Power Races. Three rears and one front from $400 to $450. They are the soft ones and again older ones.Great deal if you don't mind running older tires.

[Super Dave]

Greg,

Thanks for posting the new information.  In regards to the front tires, when you say, the A and B are slight less triangulated than the C, how do they compare to the old PR2's?

I think the PR1's and PR2's were really round.  And the carcass was really, really different, to say the least. 

[MELK-MAN]

just added info i forgot, the 3rd rear is a "C" and would be the hardest and an endurance type tire having a "5" type edge with the 6 middle (as all the rears have 6 middles).

I will ask about 160 rears, if someone finds out please post.

[howlieboy]

Rob, I could only get about 10 good laps on a three.  To justify throwing a rear on for one race, it'd have to be for some Yamaha money.  No lack of confidence, just realistic.  I'm looking forward to next season, especially if AMA is coming to HPT!!

I think the PR1's and PR2's were really round.  And the carcass was really, really different, to say the least.\
   That's why I was asking what "less triangulated" means.  I'm excited to try the new line of Michelins.  I just hope the new fronts are a lot closer to the C than the old round PR2's. 
 

[MELK-MAN]

Greg,

Thanks for posting the new information.  In regards to the front tires, when you say, the A and B are slight less triangulated than the C, how do they compare to the old PR2's?  For the Rear tires, It doesn't sound like there is a replacement for the E, or the comparable PR5?  As a budget racer, I loved how I could do 4 sprints on the E and run the same lap times on the last sprint as i did the first one.  I'm not fast enough to justify throwing on a 3.  The 4 never worked anywhere other than Barber (for me anyway)  Thanks for the input!!   I'm excited.     IMO.... when you compare, price, tire wear, consistency, and contingency, there really is no other choice than Michelin. 

The pr1 and pr2 fronts were similar in profile to a pirelli. The NEW A and B are both taller than that, and very close in shape to the present prC front. I am told the V front is even more triangulated. I can not say how much less triangulated the A and B are, but just they are less so than the new V front.
I had forgotten to post info about the NEW C REAR.. it is the endurance type tire your looking for. on a scale from 3-6 (3 soft-6 hard) the edge of the C rear is 5 and middle is 6. Im guessing like the present E rear.

There WILL be NEW series power1 150 and 160 rears, as well as 110 fronts.

[LMsports]

For you guys that run Michelins and are on a tight budget. http://www.sportbiketrackgear.com/ has a 4 tire combo special on the older Power Races. Three rears and one front from $400 to $450. They are the soft ones and again older ones.Great deal if you don't mind running older tires.

Sportbike Track Gear doesn't service racers at the track. If you are looking for tires for trackdays, then by all means they are a good resource. If you are a racer, you should support your local race tire vendor. Those are the guys that spend THEIR money and bring THEIR experience to the track to help you out. To buy discount tires online and then hand them to your local tire vendor to install them is a kick in their nuts, support the guys that support you.

In the Midwest and Great Plains CCS regions the regional Michelin distributor is Tom Mason and he'll be happy to provide you excellent service for Michelin products and has done so for years.

[tug296]

Frank Kinsey and his Michelin tires helped me win my championship!