CRO_FZ1
Well-Known Member
Evening fellow fazers,
I wanted to open a new thread to share my thoughts about the new tires I have on my Gen II, the tires are MICHELIN POWER PURE.
So where to start.....
1.The tires warm up very easily, you need a couple of minutes to have an excellent grip, even better than the Dunlop 221/G, which came originally with the bike.
2. When driving through fast chicanes the bike changes directions just as you want, without any hard work, you have the feeling that the bike is from another planet.
3. The tire consumption is great, especially for those who ride with their wife's, girlfriends, husbands and boyfriends, because the middle of the tire is hard, while moving towards the edges is very soft giving you a great grip along with durability.
This is a great feature especially while driving in pair through the summer when the temperatures of the asphalt reach 50 - 60 degrees Celsius.
Last summer in 7 days that i rode with my girlfriend I managed to consume completely the middle of the rear tire which was frustrating giving that we made only 1500km approx 1200 miles.
I don't know yet what is the durability of the tire, but for the moment after having done 2000Km roughly around 1600 Miles the tire looks like new.
So to sum up the pros:
- Reaches temperature easly
- Excellent grip
- It's lighter 1kg from the competitors (Metzeler, Dunlop, Bridgestone)
- Excellent feeling with the bike
The cons:
- don't have any for the moment.
My final though is that the Power Pure is a great all around tire, independently if you use the bike for touring, street, in the summer, winter or combined. It gives the rider an excellent feedback how hard can you run expands the drivers limits when leaning in hard corners.
Hope that this couple of personal thoughts come in handy to someone when changing tires.
I wanted to open a new thread to share my thoughts about the new tires I have on my Gen II, the tires are MICHELIN POWER PURE.
So where to start.....
1.The tires warm up very easily, you need a couple of minutes to have an excellent grip, even better than the Dunlop 221/G, which came originally with the bike.
2. When driving through fast chicanes the bike changes directions just as you want, without any hard work, you have the feeling that the bike is from another planet.
3. The tire consumption is great, especially for those who ride with their wife's, girlfriends, husbands and boyfriends, because the middle of the tire is hard, while moving towards the edges is very soft giving you a great grip along with durability.
This is a great feature especially while driving in pair through the summer when the temperatures of the asphalt reach 50 - 60 degrees Celsius.
Last summer in 7 days that i rode with my girlfriend I managed to consume completely the middle of the rear tire which was frustrating giving that we made only 1500km approx 1200 miles.
I don't know yet what is the durability of the tire, but for the moment after having done 2000Km roughly around 1600 Miles the tire looks like new.
So to sum up the pros:
- Reaches temperature easly
- Excellent grip
- It's lighter 1kg from the competitors (Metzeler, Dunlop, Bridgestone)
- Excellent feeling with the bike
The cons:
- don't have any for the moment.
My final though is that the Power Pure is a great all around tire, independently if you use the bike for touring, street, in the summer, winter or combined. It gives the rider an excellent feedback how hard can you run expands the drivers limits when leaning in hard corners.
Hope that this couple of personal thoughts come in handy to someone when changing tires.