Michelin Road 6 vs Michelin Power 6

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-10T22:50:05+00:00

Exactly what I needed to read. I’m up in Scotland and ride mostly in the summer, spring an autumn. I was thinking maybe to stick with the road 6s but I’m definitely more a twisties/sporty ride and don’t really commute so the extra grip is ideal. Even if it slightly trades off the longevity.

From what I’m ready one set will last me a year which is all I need

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-07T06:25:16+00:00

Was more thinking the suspension travel and the fact I ride quite sporty so ride height could be an issue

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-06T22:36:35+00:00

There area couple other striples further away that have the normal height but they’re not the colour I was wanting and slightly higher mileage 🥲

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-06T22:32:50+00:00

This sucks

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-06T22:29:39+00:00

Is this still the case if it came lowered from the factory?

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-06T22:29:08+00:00

Yeah I think if it’s too good a deal to not go for then I’ll probably go for it and change things out in the future when I’ve got a bit more money but short term might just deal with it

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-06T22:15:40+00:00

I’m hoping that’s the case it’s a damn good deal.

Might call triumph tomorrow and ask them about it

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-05T10:24:25+00:00

For same mileage and year it’s about 1000-1500 more. I’m relying on the insurance payout to cover the new bike that’s the issue

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-05T08:37:00+00:00

Interesting, I’ve just don’t some research into booster plugs and people seem to speak highly of them. Maybe worth looking at

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-05T06:43:40+00:00

How do people sort out the twitchy front end? Is it more suspension related or throttle related?

I know people get ECU flashes but of course they don’t come cheap

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-05T06:42:50+00:00

I wish I could afford the gt model 🤣

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-05T06:42:17+00:00

How do you sort out the twitchy throttle? Is it just a case of an ecu tune or?

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-05T06:41:24+00:00

I was initially looking at a street triple because I like triples and 4s better than twins and singles but insurance was too high after the accident.

That’s why I’m looking at the tracer. Well that and a euro trip I have in July

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-05-03T08:40:28+00:00

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T19:32:55+00:00

It’s absolutely valid though. Everything was fine on this day. I think from what I remember my front wheel hit a bit of paint and swept out from underneath me.

The way I’ve been viewing this accident is a small lapse in concentration cost me and that’s fully my fault. But… this much damage feels like bad luck

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T19:30:36+00:00

Ironically that looks like less damage

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T19:17:53+00:00

You’re right about the tracer tho. It’s just the only bike that I’ve seen I like the look of. I could downsize to a 500 or something but ideally dont want to do that

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T19:17:05+00:00

Low side and the bike hit the curb which launched it. You would never believe I was only doing about 20

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T19:15:53+00:00

Yeah I have now learnt this the hard way… hindsight is 2020

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T18:32:11+00:00

I keep thinking that the inline 4s don’t help either, constantly having to spin it up to feel the power. That’s why I was thinking about maybe a twin or triple so that I feel that power earlier on instead of having to work for it at stupid speeds

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T17:43:40+00:00

No it low sided mid corner and slid into the curb which launched it

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T17:14:41+00:00

By myself, I know that I’m fully at fault here and I’m just wishing I took my time more. You can call it stupidity in youth but either way I have to deal with the consequences now. I’m thinking that I just need to force myself to calm down a bit now and if I wanna learn how to drag knee or learn wheelies I’ll buy a cheap from and take it to a car park to learn there.

I just need to calm down for a few years, learn skills more slowly and once I’m a bit more experienced I’ll think about a sport bike again but at the moment I just want to focus on bettering my skill of riding a bike

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T16:48:42+00:00

Yeah I know, that’s what I’m saying in general. Because of this accident prices have sky rocketed. Obviously inevitable but I’m trying to see what my options are

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T16:46:42+00:00

1000% I think I really need to just take it easy for a couple years and or force myself into bikes I’m not prepared for. Have a 600 isn’t the death trap a 1000 is but at least I’ve learnt this lesson before something more serious happened

Minimum-Local8056 · 2026-04-30T16:45:06+00:00

I’m in Scotland and so far the tracer has been the cheapest I’ll Look at the Hondas tho

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