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Michelin Pilot Road 3 Sport Touring Tire Presented

Following the recent introduction of the Power Pure sportbike tires, Michelin has now chosen to get us acquainted with a set of rubbers designed for sport touring machines, such as the Honda VFR800, BMW R 1200 RT and Suzuki Bandit 1250S. Dubbed Pilot Road 3, the tires join the company’s Sport Touring Motorcycle Radial line-up, and is set to go on sale this month.

The Michelin Pilot Road 3 features the latest-generation 2CT dual-compound technology, with a soft rubber compound on the tread shoulders and a wear-resistant compound down the middle, and all-new “XST” X-Sipe technology.

The XST technology adds a unique look to the distinctive tread pattern pioneered on the Michelin Pilot Road 2 tire. The full-depth sipes help evacuate any water underneath the tire by allowing additional draining capacity of the tread as well as generate pressures at the edge of the sipe blade to break up water film.

According to the French manufacturer, besides offering superior wet traction, the XST sipes have the added benefit of promoting long tread life and even wear characteristics.

“As the Sport Touring Motorcycle tire market grows, Michelin responds with the new Pilot Road 3 tire,”
stated Gary Midkiff, vice president of Michelin North America’s two wheel division. “Tires in this segment have to be adaptable to many different types of motorcycles, as well as a variety of weather and riding conditions. With its XST X-Sipes, the Pilot Road 3 tire will be the benchmark of the Sport Touring Motorcycle Radial class.”
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