Yamaha YZF 600r Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier D209 (11) 90% 76% 92% 84% 68% 95%
Michelin Pilot Road (4) 80% 78% 75% 80% 95% 90%
Michelin Pilot Road 4 (18) 85% 84% 81% 78% 79% 84%
Continental ContiRoad Attack (11) 83% 72% 83% 79% 84% 83%
Bridgestone Battlax BT 010 (3) 80% 73% 83% 83% 67% 67%

Yamaha YZF 600r Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Michelin Pilot Road 4 given 76% (160-60-17-)
Driving on mostly country roads for 8000 average miles
Pilot Road 4 know to wiggle and slip somethimes before and in the corner on 10-20 degree lean angle or,when you cross the road white line and similar situations and this is something that you must accept and adapt. Wet grip and dry grip is decent but,on trackday if you are slow or medium slow driver,anything faster above that will cause rear wheel to slip. Response is okay,they biggest advantage is longevity and its good for touring and commuting. You can enjoy in the curves but easy on the throttle. Someting i notice is that they wear nice and gradualy from 100% to 30% and they can run for about 12.000km like that, after they reach 30% of tread they wear faster so i think they maximum is about 14.000km. The price is pretty high so i dont recommend it just beacause,there are similar tires with identical characteristic that are cheaper. I ride my motorcycle in Europe where climate is not harsh,mostly during summer and i tryed this tires in all situations,they said Road 4 is multi purpose tire,i said " For casualy riding,touring and commuting,not so sporty" One more thing,on hot summer day like 30degree outside this tires know to slip when you accelerate,not always but somethimes when you want to lauch the rocket on the straight line,you know what i mean and this dissapoints me a little bit. If the touring and longevity is important to you then consider this tire.
tire reviewed on 2023-09-17 04:49:55
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax BT 010 given 97% (160-70-17-H)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6 average miles
I had these 010's on various motorcycles when I lived in England, toured all over Europe. Fantastic tire (Sorry. For American speller's TIRE )
tire reviewed on 2011-01-01 14:08:11
Writing about the Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier D209 given 81% (180-55-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6600 spirited miles
Great tires at a great price. Perfect balanced tire for both road and the occasional track use.
tire reviewed on 2009-02-12 01:19:46
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Road given 87% (170-60-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 spirited miles
Dry grip for these tires is remarkable for a sport touring tire. Wet grip is also very good, only spun the rear up a few times and only at 80+mph while pouring rain. Wear seems like it is also way above average. For comparison I eat through a set of pilot powers in 3,000mi. and these lasted a hair over 6,000 still tearing up the California Canyons. Will buy again :)
tire reviewed on 2009-01-08 03:20:06
Writing about the Continental ContiRoad Attack given 50% (170-60-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 4000 spirited miles
These tires left a lot to be desired. I bought into all the hype I read online about these tires and was very let down. Dry grip at full lean was scary at times... had the front slid way to many times to count.. on the plus side when it was sliding it was very controlable and I did not crash... wet grip was on par with all the others I have tried (powers, road 2's, BT 016, Ect) The wear on these tires was the thing that bothered me the most, at 3,000 miles the front was showing severe cupping and the rear was down to the wear bars... not very good for a sport touring tire. Would not buy again.
tire reviewed on 2009-01-08 03:20:06
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