Michelin Pilot Power 2CT

Drive them for 2 years (~15 000km) on Bandit GSF650. I am very confident with those tyres because the feedback is excellent. When the tyres are cold, you can feel the on/off grip but they are very predictable. When the tyres get warmer the grip is very good for big angel and emergency braking. For those 2 years I had only 3-4 danger situations when the road surface is bad (bad and polished asphalt). The wear is very good(I am riding alone without passenger) in Bulgaria, Romania and Greece with 5-35 Celsius temperatures. Never mind that the tyres are old and 60-70% wore out, If the road surface is good, I still can be confident for fast corners and sporty driving. The wet handling is also good but not so good as dry(which is normal...). I will buy another set for my future trips.

SMOOTHLY TOURING DRIVE

I have a Yamaha R6. It's a fast bike, but I drive slow. However, there was a test.....I was recently in a winter rain storm (an "atmospheric river event") where the bike had to get me home through a truly awful amount of rain through an hour and a half of city and then highway travel. . I was not sure I was going to make it in one piece, but the Pilot Power 2CT kept me safe and sound......no traction issues. I was amazed. I don't know a lot about the different kinds of tires, but these Michelins saved my tail when I needed them. And other riding has been fine, although, as I said, .....I drive slow.

my go to tyre on my last few bikes.. 04 R6 09 FZ1 20 Street Triple 765 . just ordered a set for my 24 Speed Twin 1200. generally ride in all weathers when time allows and all year round. thought about trying a different tyre but while still available, cannot fault them

I'm from the UK and bought a 2005 SV650N with Pilot Power 2CT (front and back) and wouldn't recommend them. In the dry they are confidence inspiring, and the fronts provide excellent grip and feedback until the bike is tipped in hard. They hold the line well but the rear starts to kick-out when accelerating hard out of a corner. In the rain is the downfall of these tyres, the fronts remain predictable but there is no communication with the rear (I compare these to Pilot Road 4s). Grip is either on or off; several heart racing moments have taught me lean as little as possible in these situation. In damp conditions these tyres redeems themselves and communication on the rear improves allowing for more confident riding, with front generally holding it for the team. I have ridden these tyres through Storm Arwen on snow and ice conditions and can actually say I was really impressed, very hairy I thought I was a goner. Haven't come off on these yet.

I live in Singapore, a country with a tropical climate and high humidity, and lots of torrential rains. It is a very small island-like country that mostly communes about 30km at a stretch and rarely above 40km in one go. My bike only weighs about 200+kg. Climate usually above 30-degree Celcius all year round. My average speed in the expressways usually around 80km/h to 100km/h. I would say this is an excellent dry grip tyre and really feel comfortable. The sense of confidence to ride this in dry conditions is really high. Tyre seems to warm up fast in the dry weather, especially when riding in the mid-afternoon under the scorching equator sun, it feels really sticky. However, once the rain starts pouring, there is a drastic change in traction when compared to riding in dry conditions. The tyre feels so slippery, and traction is very bad, at least, in my opinion, not acceptable. In my opinion, I would rather use Pilot Power 1 to be the better one-tyre-do-all dry/wet as my choice of tyre. I would not recommend this tyre at all for use in Singapore. It is not a safe tyre to use. Only works in the dry weather.

Went through 2 sets of Q3+'s before going to these 2CT's. While these are not as "high performance" as the Q3+, they match my skill set nicely. The Q3+'s were great but more tire than I can effectively utilize or need. The 2CT's are a great price, have typical wear longevity, and performed well at my most recent track day where it got into the mid-90's for most of the day. They now have about 2,500 miles on them and I estimate another couple thou +/- another track day before needing to be replaced. Two areas where I do feel they are the equal to, or slightly better than, the Q3+'s are: 1) Road feel and 2) Initial turn-in. Will be buying again!

Just covered 3000 miles on this tyre and there unbelievable. Very sticky once warm. And incredible feed back

Amazing wet grip, but dry grip not amazing, not bad on the track. But nothing on Supercorsas or Pilot Power 3's

This tyre has no grip when theyre cold, but they heat up so fast, and than they have so much grip! I like that grip, but i would like more they would warm up more slowely, so you can have more confidence when its gonna spin or when its gonna wheelie.
Handles great in curves.

best buy tyres! Minimum money for maximum grip!

Bought these tyres by default as the supplier was out of stock of the brand I wanted. Best thing that could have happened, they're brilliant in the dry, not quite so in the wet though I try to avoid rain whenever I can! Life seems to be on a par with other sports tyres I have used. Feedback is excellent with the front end feeling really planted. If you own a Honda sp1/2 I urge you to give them a try.

A brilliant tyre, rarely used in the wet, but the dry grip is phonominal, massive lean angle and knee down grip, front end lets you know when your pushing too hard before it lets go! I have had these tyre's on since last summer and the centre line is still round and loads left. I wont even bother looking elseware for tyre's I'm going for the 2ct again next year!!

Originally running some dreadful Dunlops on my Ducati fitted by p/o, and after a few moments on Dunlops (frankly the most dreadful tyres I have ever used, on car and 2 bikes) it get to a point where I refused to even ride the bike with Dunlops, which left me deciding what tyres, BT023 but I couldn't get any so fitted the PP2CT, the difference is night and day.

Bad points
Progessivenees- they are either on or off, there is no middle ground
Cold- they are ok, and heat up quick enough
Cold with damp conditions- take longer to heat up but they are ok, I wouldn't commute on them through town as the tyre just will not get warm enough to be of benefit to you.

Good points
When they are on they grip and grip and grip
Drop in is instant
Good amount of confidence from them in the corners, you start to go wrong on a corner, and the tyres really let you shift the bike around.
Rain riding is good, channels which go to edge of the tyre
Retain heat when stopped
Lean angles are awesome

Really good performance summer tyre, not brilliant for commuting as it does need to get hot, really soft compound even when cold you can squish the rubber with your finger.

awesome tyre, great on track and road and awwesome lean angles. would deffo buy again