Michelin AC10's

Hi all.

I was just wondering if anybody has had experience with these tires on there brb's? as i might be getting a set on tomorrow but i don't know much about them.

I have tried searching online and found some people saying they have had 3000 miles out of the rear ( ) and others saying there's have been bald after 180 miles

Since i have the supermoto wheels i will be using them for the tarmac miles and only using the ac10's to and from greenlanes and offroading so i was wondering how many miles people on here get out of them and how much grip do they have in soggy mud/gravel or rocky conditions.

Thanks

They wear fast , very fast ,..... on the tarmack .

Mad Frosty wrote:They wear fast , very fast ,..... on the tarmack .

thanks frosty, just pm'ed you back

They are great tyres for what they are and well priced too , but they are 100% offroad ,  i would not recomend them as a DS tyre , terrible vibrations , bad grip and shocking rate of wear if used on road .

Mad Frosty wrote:They are great tyres for what they are and well priced too , but they are 100% offroad ,  i would not recomend them as a DS tyre , terrible vibrations , bad grip and shocking rate of wear  if used on road .

cheers frosty, i will only be using them on the road to go offroading on and then back home. so hopefully 10% road 90% offroad(i hope) just got slightly worried when i seen the comment saying his was bald after 180 miles

I have 800 miles out of them so far  ,  you can have a look at them if you want to get an idea  on how they wear .
3000 miles sounds realistick to me .

Mad Frosty wrote:I have 800 miles out of them so far  ,  you can have a look at them if you want to get an idea  on how they wear .
3000 miles sounds realistick to me .

really?
I don't think i have ever had 3000 out of a rear tire, let alone a knobbly

well i bit the bullet and got a set put on yesterday so i am going to fit the wheels tonight and hopefully escape the kids to give them a test run out soon

Mad Frosty wrote:I have 800 miles out of them so far, 3000 miles sounds realistick to me .

Ya right, and Father Christmas also exists!
On the back of a trailer Frosty, but nottadem on the back wheel of a bike

BuRP wrote:

Mad Frosty wrote:I have 800 miles out of them so far, 3000 miles sounds realistick to me .

Ya right, and Father Christmas also exists!
On the back of a trailer Frosty, but nottadem on the back wheel of a bike

Whats your veiws on them BuRP? got them on the wheels now so theres no going back but i haven't had chance to test them yet.

I think frosty must of restricted his bike instead of uncorking it, if his tires last that long

Maxxis Desert IT's, properly cured ie not fresh.... cure them in the sun first, for weeks!
Dunno those tyres you mention, sorry

BuRP wrote:Maxxis Desert IT's, properly cured ie not fresh.... cure them in the sun first, for weeks!
Dunno those tyres you mention, sorry

not a problem BuRP, are the Maxxis road legal?

I know its off topic for Michelins but has any of you tried the Mitas E-07's as im leaning towards these, like the looks and there dot approved 50/50 on offroad!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181494672197?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

JRZ7285 wrote:I know its off topic for Michelins but has any of you tried the Mitas E-07's as im leaning towards these, like the looks and there dot approved 50/50 on offroad!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181494672197?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

i might of had them on a klr650 a few years ago but i cant say for sure, just the tread pattern looks very similar to the tires that it came with. if they are the same tires then i found them pretty good offroad on gravel roads,hard mud.

thanks kirky! are there any benefits or loss with going 130 wide than stock 110 I know height of tire might affect gearing a little?

JRZ7285 wrote:thanks kirky! are there any benefits or loss with going 130 wide than stock 110 I know height of tire might affect gearing a little?

A 130 has a wider contact patch than a 110, the ac10's i just got on are a 120 profile but they are actually the same width as a 130 so i have a slightly bigger contact patch on/off road.

Hhe height/profile can affect the gearing and speedo slightly but not by that much but over here the police are kind enough to give people a 10% leeway on the speed limits to account for this.

my digital speedo is setup for the 21 inch front wheel but i use a sat-nav on the bike as well because i ride with the supermoto 17 inch wheels in most of the time and the speedo is never that far out from the satnav. off the top of my head i think the speedo reads 80mph when the satnav reads 71mph and theres a 4 inch difference in the tire size so i cant see you having a problem with them.

kirky wrote:not a problem BuRP, are the Maxxis road legal?

Huh?
Better ask someone who cares about that!
Dunno

BuRP wrote:

kirky wrote:not a problem BuRP, are the Maxxis road legal?

Huh?
Better ask someone who cares about that!
Dunno

Haha i have to ask, i keep getting pulled over on the xr

But that has nothing to do with the bike , more with the riding style

Mad Frosty wrote:But that has nothing to do with the bike , more with the riding style

I cant help ''Awesome'' being my riding style

Mad Frosty wrote:But that has nothing to do with the bike , more with the riding style

Only got pulled over once but some dumb ass female copper who didn't even know that bikes don't have to have indicators !!! .....a quick chat to her control room and she changed her tune to another topic.....

Mauser wrote:

Mad Frosty wrote:But that has nothing to do with the bike , more with the riding style

Only got pulled over once but some dumb ass female copper who didn't even know that bikes don't have to have indicators !!! .....a quick chat to her control room and she changed her tune to another topic.....

I have been pulled over a few times in the last few weeks for apparently vehicle checks(seeing if the bikes stolen) and i have been told all sorts like my racetec tires aren't legal as they are race tires(until i have had to point out the dot markings on them), and i have had police complaining about the lack of indicators before as well.

i don't actually mind being pulled over by them if they are just checking to see if the bikes stolen or not as it shows them doing there job but 99% of them turn out to be jobsworths just looking for a extra notch towards there christmas bonues even though they don't seem to know there own jobs

"just looking for a extra notch towards there christmas bonues"

Huh?
Are UK coppers fishing for bribes, or put it this way, are bribes being paid in the UK?
That is news to me, I thought such was eradicated in the last century, and if you offer you'll go to jail.
Unlike here, it is expected if not almost mandatory

BuRP wrote:"just looking for a extra notch towards there christmas bonues"

Huh?
Are UK coppers fishing for bribes, or put it this way, are bribes being paid in the UK?
That is news to me, I thought such was eradicated in the last century, and if you offer you'll go to jail.
Unlike here, it is expected if not almost mandatory

No they dont need brides over here i just think they get bonus's for being anti biker douche-bags

kirky wrote:No they dont need brides over here

Well, different situation then, because here few poofters join the police I think