Michelin Road Classic
Road Classic TIRE REVIEW
There are 11 reviews for the Road Classic
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When asked, 71% of reviewers recommend this tire
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1-5 on 11 reviews
Posted on May 11, 2025 by fs88
Collected by Bazaarvoice
Excellent tires for my 77 CB550K
I've been using Kenda Challengers for years on all my bikes and they always wear out in less than 5,000 on the rear. They also don't do very well in the rain. After a lot of research and reading reviews I decided to spend extra and give the Michelins a try. Wow, what a difference! Very sticky, can do some really tight corners with these. They also perform very well on the highway. I can easily cruise 85+ all day no issues. With the Kendas it would always feel like everything was going to fall apart at those sustained speeds. Going over grooved surfaces and poor-quality roads is not a problem for these tires. You very rarely feel anything unless the road is exceptionally bad. The Kendas would want to "walk" if you drove over tar patches, paint lines, etc. Not a problem with the Michelins. Biggest regret is that I've wasted 15 years on cheap, crappy tires. It's an investment to buy these, for sure. But if you're debating it just do it. It's totally worth it. A whole new ride.
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Vehicle Make: Honda
Purchase date: 04/28/25
Posted on April 23, 2025 by rower30
Collected by Bazaarvoice
WOW, great wear and performance at the same time in bias ply tire.
I have a 2024 Moto Guzzi STONE V7 Model 10. The bike came with the bias ply Road Classic and I'm thrilled with how they work, straight or leaned over. There is a stretch of severe grooved asphault ready for resurface, but the road classics ignore it other than the noise. I was stuck in pouring rain so hard the roads were rivers. At reasonable speed, the tires walked right through the mess. I'm at 9,000 miles a still have probably 2,000 more miles to go riding back country roads and state highways, seldom controlled acess interstate. My thought was to go radials when they wore out, but not any more. I'll use these as long as I can get them. These aren't my Dad's bias ply tire!
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Vehicle Make: Moro Guzzi
Purchase date: 07/11/24
Posted on January 14, 2025 by Duane805
Collected by Bazaarvoice
Excellent tire! 100% Perfecr!
Brilliant, excellent tire! Excellent higher speed (80-110 mph), even with the saddlebags on. Transitions from left to right, right to left, or leaned over up to straight smooth and predictably. I have several bikes, but put these on my 1985 BMW K 100 RT (my two wheel station wagon) and I can’t imagine a better tire for that bike! Mileage seems to be exceptional too (3000 miles on the rear tire and it looks to be at most halfway)
Vehicle Make: BMW
Purchase date: 04/15/23
Posted on September 12, 2024 by 243jimb
Collected by Bazaarvoice
Excellent tyre!
Transformed the handling of my T100. Over 8,000km and they are wearing very well, other makes would have to be replaced by now.
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Posted on August 29, 2024 by Mark
Collected by Bazaarvoice
Road Classic Tires.
Beware-Got a new set of these installed on my Triumph T-100. The front now has a vibration that comes and goes every 2 seconds at 45-55 mph. Had it to the shop 4 times to re-balance, replace tube, rotate tire 180 degrees, check rim, steering bearings etc. Still has a vibration. Mechanic said you may have a defective tire? Triumph Rat forum has a lot of bad front tire stories, not always Michelin but many brands which tells me that I may have the same problem??
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Vehicle Make: Triumph
Purchase date: 06/13/24
Legal Mentions
1 In-house comparison of the average wet lap times of the MICHELIN® Road Classic (1’02.81 seconds) and MICHELIN® Pilot® Activ (1’07.50 seconds) tires conducted on 6/16/2020 at the Fontange track (1.2km) in France with front dimension 100/90 B19 and rear dimension 130/80 B17 on a Triumph® Bonneville T100. Actual on-road results may vary.2 In-house subjective comparison of the MICHELIN® Road Classic and MICHELIN® Pilot® Activ tires at maximum vehicle speed conducted on 6/22/2020 at the Ladoux track (France) with front dimension 100/90 B19 and rear dimension 130/80 B17 on a Triumph® Bonneville T100. Actual on-road results may vary.