Michelin Road 5 or Road 4 GT?

[TWTourist]

Originally Posted by Keener

Many great reviews on the 5 , I Really like mine as well , and also find that they stick well in the dry as well as the wet with great feedback to the rider . i run them with 42 front and 46 TPI rear for touring two up.

I run 42R/38F on all my sport tourers Bandits, FJRs, C14 and now the V1K. Just the way I roll. 🤣🤣

[Crosshairs]

Originally Posted by Keener

Great price .............    How are they for milage ?  not that that is the most important thing but is a consideration .

The guy that runs them gets about 5500 to 6K ..which is about normal for us regardless of what tire we use.... I've seen as low as 3k out of tires but never over 6...
Im hoping to get the same as him mileage wise  and Im also hoping I like them..The Road 5 sets the bar pretty damn high as you well know

[PhilDHY]

I'm a confirmed Michelin man ( yes, I am a bit round). PR 4 on the Versys, 5s on the H2. Those 5s grip really well in close to zero temperatures and on all surfaces tried so far.

[Pir8life]

I bought Road 5's today, they should be here in a week or so.  The bike shop had lots of praise for them.   

Cheers!

[9094]

Bought a Road 5 for the rear It's a It's a Road 5 2CT+ What's the difference between a 2CT+ vs the 2CT? I thought the 2CT stood for two compound tire? Is the plus now what the GT used to indicate? I can't find any mention here of a Road 5 GT

Also, Still have not gotten the rear wheel painted silver yet. Seeing all kinds of stuff about do or don't use powder coating on aluminum wheels. Seems to me it is the ideal coating for wheels that get abused by tire machines. So powdercoat or paint?

[TowerMan]

Originally Posted by 9094

Bought a Road 5 for the rear It's a It's a Road 5 2CT+ What's the difference between a 2CT+ vs the 2CT? I thought the 2CT stood for two compound tire? Is the plus now what the GT used to indicate? I can't find any mention here of a Road 5 GT

Also, Still have not gotten the rear wheel painted silver yet. Seeing all kinds of stuff about do or don't use powder coating on aluminum wheels. Seems to me it is the ideal coating for wheels that get abused by tire machines. So powdercoat or paint?

The new Michelin 2CT+ system.
The front uses two compounds of silica while the rear uses silica in the middle and carbon black on the sides.


A GT / HWM tyre usually has more Ply's and heavier sidewall construction for stability at high speed, for heavier bikes / 2 up riding with luggage 

[9094]

I finally found a listing for the Road 5 GT, but more confused than ever, While it says it's for touring oriented bikes, the 5 and the 5 GT both have a 73W load rating. I would have thought it would have a higher load rating than the regular Road 5 if that were the case?

[linky0283]

I'm in the process of deciding between the Road 5 or Road 5GT.  Only about a $30 difference in price for the set.  Mostly ride 2up with my wife with a combined weight of around 285 pounds.  Dealer recommended the GT based on the bike weight.  Seeing conflicting things online making the decision tough.

[Keener]

Originally Posted by linky0283

I'm in the process of deciding between the Road 5 or Road 5GT.  Only about a $30 difference in price for the set.  Mostly ride 2up with my wife with a combined weight of around 285 pounds.  Dealer recommended the GT based on the bike weight.  Seeing conflicting things online making the decision tough.

Road 5 works well for us (second set) ...two up 335 lbs rider weight...great duration so far 7200km and at least 3000 km to come ....but for 30.00 more  i would try the GT 

[fishforpike]

Just got my first pair of Michelin road 5's ,my initial thoughts are they are way better than the pr4's. Handling much improved but the pr4's did get rather bald on the from with significant cupping on the right side of the tyre. I got 20,000 kms out of the pr4's we'll see how this compares ,watch this space!