My Michelin Pilot Activ Rear/Front Tire Opinions

[Trail Blazer]

New here, just got my Trike 2002 GL 1800 W/ MotorTrike Kit two weeks ago with a Stock Front end No Rake, Question is WILL putting this Tire on make my trike Steer better,, =easier= in the turns,, with out putting a 4.5 Rake on it from Randy ???, Money is Tight for me now, trike has 31,000 miles on it and it's like New, I put on so far in 7 days of riding over 1200 miles on it, Love it.... Paul

Paul if it was me I would put the rake on it , it will make all the diffidence in it. like power steering. if money it tight ( save and put one on as soon as you can )

 

[CrystalPistol]

I've tried one for awhile, both ways, still prefer Avon Cobra Trike Radial. I don't care so much about slightly shorter tire wear as long as I get a fair trade with feel, handle, etc …

 

[Montana Lee]

MY TEST VEHICLE: 2010 Gold Wing 1800 Motor Trike IRS with 4.5 Degree Rake Kit..........OK, I now have over 3000 miles on the Michelin Pilot Activ Rear Sport Bike Tire that I swapped out my stock Dunlop Gold Wing Front Tire with. I wore the stocker COMPLETELY out at the 5000 mile mark. It was completely smooth down the middle before reachin' Home after the TRIKE TALK RALLY III in Maggie Valley this year, and was cupped terribly...!!!

After readin' all the Discussions, and listening to various Veteran Trikers advice here on TRIKE TALK, I went with this option. The only variance was, unlike "MOST" Members here, I mounted mine straight up with the arrows pointing in the normal direction. We will see how this plays out Long Term compared to the Other Folks on down the mileage road.....Today, though, we discuss what I do and don't like so far about this Tire....we will start with the "Don't Likes".....

OK, now that we got those out of the way, we'll move on to my Likes...:laugh:

LIKES: *** Turn-in with this Tire is much better than the stocker...You can run right up to a curve, and "almost" square it off as You would with a 2-Wheeler *** Wet and Dry Traction seem better, and so far I haven't hydroplaned this tire (something I did 3 times with the stocker) *** Stutter-bump deflection is much better, and the Tire recovers it's milisecond traction loss much quicker...really shines on Tar Snake infested roads *** Retains original Air Pressure settings much better with less "sitting loss" and hot road contact gains

*** The Stocker started minimal cupping at 1200 miles, so far, zero cupping at 3000 miles, and no visual Tire wear yet *** Quicker, Lighter Steering...much less effort on the bars, and less bar travel to negotiate familiar turns on my home roads *** Better carcass, tread shape putting a larger contact patch on the road.......More to come, but as of right now, this has definetly been the way to go....I definetly recommend this to Anyone thinkin' about tryin' it...I am totally SOLD....more reports comin', all the way to completely worn out...Stay Tuned.....:wtg:

I too can attest about the Michelin front tire. I've started doing that many years ago. I've so far never seen any tire that will beat it on the front of a trike. At that time I also had Motor Trike Adventure and now the Lehman Monarch II.

 

[Volkemon]

I've tried one for awhile, both ways, still prefer Avon Cobra Trike Radial. I don't care so much about slightly shorter tire wear as long as I get a fair trade with feel, handle, etc …

Replaced the rear 225/60R15 BFG's that came with my bike with FEDERAL 595RS RRP225/45RZR-15. DOT approved race tires. Little shorter in height, 23" vs 25.5, but DOUBLED my braking power on dry roads. AWESOME. Like the look also.

Looking to get a new front tire, but I dont see the Avon Cobra trike tire in stock anywhere.

Open to other sugg's for a 'sticky' front tire. 150/80r16 on there now, Avon Cobra tire, does not say 'Trike' on it. In decent shape, but does slide a bit when cornering hard.

 

[Lucky]

WOW! THAT'S IS GOING BACK A WAYS. GOOD TO SEE OLE SKUUTERS POSTS STILL GETTING ATTENTION. :clapping:

 

[keithi]

MPA tire problem

So I have been running MPA's on 3 different trikes for a while, big fan, love 'em! I had this happen recently. Tire has about 8000 miles on it, run 40 psi, installed by me. I have been putting my own tires on for 30+ years without incident. It split in one of the tread grooves, never seen this happen before. Contacted Michelin but long story short their remedy would cost me $500 at least and a bunch of running around. I paid $108 shipped for the tire, just ordered another for $125 shipped. I think I got a bad tire, it happens. Still going to run them until I have another problem then maybe switch up. I am going to try attaching some pics but sometimes its a challenge for me, lol. The rest of the tire is in great shape, there is no appreciable wear on it. I think if I would have hit something hard enough to split that rubber I probably would have more damage somewhere. Just a FYI for you guys running these. Keep the shiny side up!