New Michelin road 6 1200/1250

Will they do a Pilot Road 6 Trail ?
I have the Pilot road 5 trail currently. And get 10K return from it (rear) This new 6 claims 10% more
 
Only difference between PR5 Trail vs PR5 Road was… nothing. Michelin labelled the adv (GS/Multi) sizes as “Trail” for marketing purposes. Could be the same for PR6.
 
Spareparts said:
Only difference between PR5 Trail vs PR5 Road was… nothing. Michelin labelled the adv (GS/Multi) sizes as “Trail” for marketing purposes. Could be the same for PR6.
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Isn't the tread slightly different ?
Well, you learn something new every day !
Cheers
 
Spareparts said:
Only difference between PR5 Trail vs PR5 Road was… nothing. Michelin labelled the adv (GS/Multi) sizes as “Trail” for marketing purposes. Could be the same for PR6.
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Different tyre compound for each version as I understand.
Alongside the standard Road 5 there is also a trail version, which uses the same tread and compounds, with a slightly tweaked carcass, to accommodate a higher centre of gravity and softer suspension.
 

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So there is a separate "Trail" version, The one i was sold by BMW ?
 
Which is why I asked for his source !
 
That's that sorted then. No Trail version.
 
Spareparts said:
Only difference between PR5 Trail vs PR5 Road was… nothing. Michelin labelled the adv (GS/Multi) sizes as “Trail” for marketing purposes. Could be the same for PR6.
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I'm pretty sure there's also some stiffening of the structure for heavier bikes like ours on the Trail version. Much like the new GT version of the Road 6. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that was one of the main things when I was researching them before getting them fitted.
 
Daggerit said:
I'm pretty sure there's also some stiffening of the structure for heavier bikes like ours on the Trail version. Much like the new GT version of the Road 6. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that was one of the main things when I was researching them before getting them fitted.
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i think your right there
 
10tenmen said:
Different tyre compound for each version as I understand.
Alongside the standard Road 5 there is also a trail version, which uses the same tread and compounds, with a slightly tweaked carcass, to accommodate a higher centre of gravity and softer suspension.
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Thanks for this - I had not come across this info before. There has long been an agreed variance between “GT” versions for heavy bikes (think K1600 here) vs lighter. But whether the front has 50 or 60% medium compound is the square root of nothing really.
 
Over three sets of Road 5s my GS had a mixture of normals, GTs and trails. I never felt any difference whatsoever. Just superb performance dry and wet.
 
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