pilot power and pilot road 2 mix

tripe · Post by **tripe** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:24 am

need to replace my very square pilot power. Local dealer says I can put a pilot road on the back with my relatively new pilot power left on the front.

Anyone tried this or got words of caution?

thanks,

Henry

paulR · Post by **paulR** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:44 am

I'm in the same situation, my rear pilot power has really squared off. I've got a trackday at Mallory Park in a couple of weeks so that should even it up a bit

sproggy · Post by **sproggy** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:20 am

Henry, I'd get in touch with Michelin's technical support people and ask them. Generally it's OK to have a sticker tyre on the front than on the back (but not the other way around) but it depends on the profiles and construction of the two tyres whether they're compatible. I believe the Pilot Road has much more 'give' in the sidewalls (for comfort) than the Pilot Power and a mixture of the two tyres may cause odd behaviour, particularly on track when they're being worked hard.

BTW Michelin have issued a recall on some Pilot Power and Pilot Power 2CT tyres:

http://michelin.blizz.fr/pilotpower/lan ... power.html

tripe · Post by **tripe** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:17 am

Sproggy,

Just spoken to Michelin and as you suspected they advise against mixing the two because they are constructed differently. He was sympathetic to the cost implication of replacing both but repeated his advice several times.

Perfect timing as the family cage is booked in this week for a big engine out service

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:02 pm

tripe wrote: Perfect timing as the family cage is booked in this week for a big engine out service

What car needs to have the engine out for servicing ??? Bout as clever as putting the battery under the fuel tank

tripe · Post by **tripe** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:07 pm

Funny you should askthat.
same layout as our lovely boxers but 4 cylinders
namely a Subaru Forester turbo

do you think they all went to the same design school of practicality and common sense

by the way, changed both tyres this afternoon but kept the front pilot power as its only done about 1000 to 1500 miles. If anyone here wants it then its yours to collect either from home or the Ace.

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:29 pm

boxerpan wrote:
tripe wrote: Perfect timing as the family cage is booked in this week for a big engine out service
What car needs to have the engine out for servicing ??? Bout as clever as putting the battery under the fuel tank

ditto my mazda RX8, engine out for 3 mile/36k service... to replace the spark plugs

tripe · Post by **tripe** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:48 pm

3 mile service, that must be some high performance engine you got there

winger · Post by **winger** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:48 pm

paulR wrote:I'm in the same situation, my rear pilot power has really squared off. I've got a trackday at Mallory Park in a couple of weeks so that should even it up a bit

What day is your track day at Mallory next week??

YouTube · Post by **Paul** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:49 pm

er, cough...

yeah... what I meant was 3 year 36k mile service... It's a Wankel, you know

sandbar · Post by **sandbar** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:39 pm

winger wrote: What day is your track day at Mallory next week??

I'm guessing that that is the BMW Club track day on the 31st. Usually run in conjunction with the Guzzi club - and last year with one of the Buell clubs.

Fantastic atmosphere and very different - without the usual hordes of scruffy non road legal, semi-race Fireblades, GSXR, R1/6 and Ninjas etc. There are a few, but not many. The year before last there were even a couple of R100RS giving it heaps plus a couple of bits of old Brit' iron.

I'll be there

sandbar

winger · Post by **winger** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:43 pm

I'm there on the 27th

paulR · Post by **paulR** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 7:43 am

sandbar wrote:
winger wrote: What day is your track day at Mallory next week??
I'm guessing that that is the BMW Club track day on the 31st. Usually run in conjunction with the Guzzi club - and last year with one of the Buell clubs.

Fantastic atmosphere and very different - without the usual hordes of scruffy non road legal, semi-race Fireblades, GSXR, R1/6 and Ninjas etc. There are a few, but not many. The year before last there were even a couple of R100RS giving it heaps plus a couple of bits of old Brit' iron.

I'll be there

sandbar

You are correct

Apart from a few laps of Rockingham this will be my first time on track.
Paul