Pilot Road 4 GT TIRE REVIEW

Great tirea

These have been a great tire on my bike. They feel secure and grippy on the road and really grab a turn. The ride is smooth and they installed super easy.

Excellent as usual

Great tires for my FJR1300. Excellent traction over all surfaces.

Used on 2 heavy Sport Tourers. A Yamaha FJR1300 & a Honda ST1300. The ONLY rear tire that exceeded 13K each tire. Great rain traction. Great grip on hot days w/fast lean riding. I actually get MORE mileage of the PR4's than a PR5.

Good in all weather thus far

I don't have alot of miles on them yet but so far so good. Very positive handling in wet/raining weather.

BMW RT1150

I bought these based on what other RT1150 owners had said along with Michelin’s reputation. The tires felt very stable from day one and were used primarily for touring. I did ride in a couple of downpours out on the interstate and never had any “moments” because of the wet roads. Overall they have been a good tire and am just getting down to the wear bars after 8000 miles. Even though I don’t come close to pushing the limit with these tires it is comforting to know that I have good rubber underneath me.

Always A Good Grip

The grip of these tires inspire confidence and they’ve never let me down. Superior handling and safety with many miles to go.

GOOD GRIP - wet or dry

A set was installed on my 2002 BMW R1150RT, matched front & rear in OEM sizes. These tires provide excellent traction, reliable handling, and good durability. Running the mountain backroads of Tennessee, including the Tail of the Dragon, these tires performed magnificently. The limiting factors, in my experience, are ground clearance and control inputs. With smooth and even control inputs, I run out of ground clearance before I run out of traction, wet or dry. Excellent product. Will continue to ride on these tires.

My favorite set to date.

First time trying the Pilot Road 4GT, have use the Pilot Road and Pilot since 2005 but wanted to try the GT for two up riding and could not be happier from the smooth ride to overall performance.

Pros & Cons

I do like these tires, I've had 3 sets. On the Pro side, 1 handling is very good 2 they are comfortable 3 wet or dry the grip good Now, my only problem is durability. These tires just don't hold up very well for me. After 2 or 3 thousand miles, they start to get choppy, almost like an adventure tire. The softer compound on the outer edges wears quickly. But, like I said, I've had 3 sets. This is all probably due to my riding style, quick exceleration, and hard breaking in corners and fully loaded.

Tire deformation in AZ

My front tire deformed so I had to replace it prematurely. I ride up to 105F here in AZ. I know it was not alignment, but I checked anyway. All is good with alignment. I have used Metzelers and GT2’s on this motorcycle I have owned for 6 years. I have also been riding for over 30 yrs and have never experienced this issue. Please don’t assume it is the riders fault. I decided to test the GT4 and bought another set. I will send the tire in if it deforms once again.