CraigM
New Member
Just back from having a new set of Michelin Anakee III tyres fitted. I'm fairly gentle on tyres I guess, as I was on 10,000 miles on the original Bridgestone's, and of course I've now only done 40 miles on the new ones but there were 2 things immediately noticeable. 1) the road/wind noise is certainly louder than the Bridgestone's but nothing too distracting. It's not like they are TKC80's or anything, by the time I'd got home I'd already gotten used to it. and 2) they seem to be a lot more in tune with the bike. I could immediately notice the improved feed back. I know there is always a noticeable difference when fitting new rubber, but these really feel very comforting. If they live up to the sales pitch I will be a very happy man. ;D
I was basically sold them following a chat with Michelin at the London Motorcycle Show this weekend. I'd gone to them hoping to find a deal on the Anakee II's. He was saying that although the II's have been very successful they are basically only evolutions of a trusted and well understood road based tyre. Now, with the advancement and popularity of big Adventure bikes, he says they have developed the new III from scratch. Designed particularly to cope with the weight and riding style of the big new adventure bikes (hence now apparently being fitted to the BMWs as standard here in the UK, I guess).
It should apparently get even better mileage than the II's (which are not being phased out yet...) but through improvements in the carcass structure and materials used, also improve both road and off road ability. I'm not even going to pretend I'm a big off road biker. In the UK a gravel road is more than likely either someones driveway or its a foot deep in mud track! (hmmm I do miss those long dirt tracks back in South Africa.... :
So I don't expect to be testing the off road ability too much but the stated improvement in wet road conditions and better front to rear stability sound good enough to me. I guess I'll just have to see how they go. ::001::
I was basically sold them following a chat with Michelin at the London Motorcycle Show this weekend. I'd gone to them hoping to find a deal on the Anakee II's. He was saying that although the II's have been very successful they are basically only evolutions of a trusted and well understood road based tyre. Now, with the advancement and popularity of big Adventure bikes, he says they have developed the new III from scratch. Designed particularly to cope with the weight and riding style of the big new adventure bikes (hence now apparently being fitted to the BMWs as standard here in the UK, I guess).
It should apparently get even better mileage than the II's (which are not being phased out yet...) but through improvements in the carcass structure and materials used, also improve both road and off road ability. I'm not even going to pretend I'm a big off road biker. In the UK a gravel road is more than likely either someones driveway or its a foot deep in mud track! (hmmm I do miss those long dirt tracks back in South Africa.... :
So I don't expect to be testing the off road ability too much but the stated improvement in wet road conditions and better front to rear stability sound good enough to me. I guess I'll just have to see how they go. ::001::
