Pilot Power 2CT review
They’re not so great at cutting through standing water but they never feel as though they’re going to swap ends. Really good on the brakes too.
James Whitham, Visordown:
Damp: 1:21.90
Yeah, I like these! The best so far for rear traction and really stable under hard acceleration. Like the Metzelers they’re not so great at cutting through standing water. But they never feel as though they’re going to swap ends. Really good on the brakes too, which makes the back more prone to coming round – it’s not that there’s less grip, there’s just more weight transfer to the front lifting the rear. It’s quite a nice feeling actually, really progressive when it does step out. Took a while to warm up, but great when they did.
Dry: 1:12.83
Warm-up isn’t great and it takes a while to build confidence, but once you get some heat in, and get your head round how much grip you’ve got, you’re not scared of running off-line onto the damp patches, even through the fast stuff. They just feel like they’re going to grip all day long. There’s quite a lot of feel once they’re warm – not too far removed from a race tyre – which is pretty bloody impressive for a road tyre. The best so far on the brakes, even slightly better than the Dunlops, in that the rear-end doesn’t want to come round so much.
From Michelin:
PILOT POWER 2CT
The affordable dual-compound sports tyre
MICHELIN Pilot Power 2CT features MICHELIN's dual-compound technology to enable you to lean at angles of up to 51.2°, an unprecedented performance for a road tyre.
MICHELIN Pilot Power 2CT emerged on top in Motorrad's most recent sports tyre tests and was voted the best sports tyre by RIDE magazine.
Product Benefits
Two Compound Technology
Winner of multiple magazine test awards
James Whitham, Visordown:
Damp: 1:21.90
Yeah, I like these! The best so far for rear traction and really stable under hard acceleration. Like the Metzelers they’re not so great at cutting through standing water. But they never feel as though they’re going to swap ends. Really good on the brakes too, which makes the back more prone to coming round – it’s not that there’s less grip, there’s just more weight transfer to the front lifting the rear. It’s quite a nice feeling actually, really progressive when it does step out. Took a while to warm up, but great when they did.
Dry: 1:12.83
Warm-up isn’t great and it takes a while to build confidence, but once you get some heat in, and get your head round how much grip you’ve got, you’re not scared of running off-line onto the damp patches, even through the fast stuff. They just feel like they’re going to grip all day long. There’s quite a lot of feel once they’re warm – not too far removed from a race tyre – which is pretty bloody impressive for a road tyre. The best so far on the brakes, even slightly better than the Dunlops, in that the rear-end doesn’t want to come round so much.
From Michelin:
PILOT POWER 2CT
The affordable dual-compound sports tyre
MICHELIN Pilot Power 2CT features MICHELIN's dual-compound technology to enable you to lean at angles of up to 51.2°, an unprecedented performance for a road tyre.
MICHELIN Pilot Power 2CT emerged on top in Motorrad's most recent sports tyre tests and was voted the best sports tyre by RIDE magazine.
Product Benefits
Two Compound Technology
Winner of multiple magazine test awards
