On road, on track and down the dragstrip, we gave Michelin’s new Power GPs a serious seeing to during this year’s USB test and they didn’t disappoint. Here’s Compared to Michelin’s road-biased tyres, the Power Cups let you get on the throttle that second earlier, pull tighter lines and keep the throttle pinned when the rear starts to move a bit. It’s like riding on the SuperSport tyres with an extra 30% of performance in reserve. Grip is just as impressive up front as it is on the rear tyre. EU Tire Label; Summer VS All Season VS Winter; Road vs Track vs Slick Tyres; Michelin Pilot Sport 4S vs 4S * (BMW) OE vs Aftermarket Tyres; Winter Tyres Tested at 0c to15c; Winter Tyre Tests. 2023/24 Tyre Reviews UHP Winter Tyre Test; 2023 Tyre Reviews SUV Winter Tyre Test; 2023 Tyre Reviews Winter Tyre Test; 2023 Studless Friction Winter Tyre Test Buy the. November 19, 2022. Originally posted on. www.michelin.ca. Translate this review. The discontinued RS series offered a 180/60-17 which profiled superior on a 5.5 wheel compared to a 190/55-17 the GP series replace. With the GP series being more directed as a sport and trackday tire, the 180/60-17 should have continued. At speeds of 30 km/h with a vertical load of 50kg, the Power Cup’s rolling resistance was measured at between 12.7-12.8 watts (multiple tyres from each brand were tested). The widest option is only 30mm, along with a 25mm and 28mm, and has an rrp of £66.99, so a little more expensive than the Michelins. Overall, the Michelin Power Road tyres are up there with the grippiest and fastest-rolling on the market. They are a pretty good price too when compared to their main rivals. INTRO Contact Patch: Michelin Power 5 test at the Track, Ep 9. Watch on. We continue with the track portion of our Motorcycle Hypersport Tire Mega Test because, after all, these tires are designed to perform at the occasional track day. We finish Day Two of our track thrashing with the Michelin Power 5. The Michelin Power 5 is a Ultra High Performance Summer tire designed to be fitted to Motorcycles. Dry Grip 86% Wet Grip 81% Road Feedback 84% Handling 81% Wear 72% Comfort 85% Buy again 66% Summary Tire review data from 15 tire reviews averaging 79% over 38,506 miles driven. The Power 5 is ranked 4th of 10 Summer Ultra High Performance tires. (1) MICHELIN Power 5, best performance in the wet and 4 seconds per lap faster than leading competitors. Based on in-house study, carried out under independent supervision on 11th March 2020 at the Fontange circuit (France), comparing hypersport tyres (MICHELIN Power 5, BRIDGESTONE Battlax Hypersport S22, METZELER Sportech M9 RR, PIRELLI Diablo Rosso 3, DUNLOP Sportsmart MK3 & CONTINENTAL The brand new Power Road is designed to be a very good all-round tyre, described by Michelin as ideal for 80 per cent of typical riding conditions, for training rides to a road race. That sounds like a fit-and-forget tyre for many people, and with 23, 25 and 28mm widths available, there's going to be one suitable for most riders and race bikes. O9OPNRe.