Tests – · none yet Owners – · 2 reviews (needs 5)
Bridgestone Battlax BT 002 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Michelin Pilot Power 3 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.
Head-to-head
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Bridgestone Battlax BT 002 vs Michelin Pilot Power 3 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 2 + 5 owner reviews. How we score
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Tests – · none yet Owners 79 · 5 reviews
Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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Dry
No comparison76Why this score
Source Battlax BT 002 Pilot Power 3 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 73 (est.) Reviews found online – 81 Pilot Power 3: 60% × 73.3 (est.) + 40% × 80.5 = 76
No road tests of dry for Pilot Power 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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Wet
No comparison77Why this score
Source Battlax BT 002 Pilot Power 3 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 76 (est.) Reviews found online – 80 Pilot Power 3: 60% × 75.8 (est.) + 40% × 79.8 = 77
No road tests of wet for Pilot Power 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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Comfort
No comparison74Why this score
Source Battlax BT 002 Pilot Power 3 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online – 77 Pilot Power 3: 40% × 70.6 (est.) + 60% × 77.1 = 74
No road tests of comfort for Pilot Power 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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Treadwear
No comparison72Why this score
Source Battlax BT 002 Pilot Power 3 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 69 (est.) Reviews found online – 75 Pilot Power 3: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 72
No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Power 3. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison81Why this score
Source Battlax BT 002 Pilot Power 3 Reviews found online – 81
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Battlax BT 002 | Michelin Pilot Power 3 |
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| Relative Score | – | 76 |
| Dry | – | 76 |
| Wet | – | 77 |
| Comfort | – | 74 |
| Treadwear | – | 72 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 81 |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Headline score
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Battlax BT 002
76
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Pilot Power 3
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Battlax BT 002
Pros
- Exceptional dry weather traction and grip
- High-speed stability and confidence
- Excellent road feedback and handling characteristics
Cons
- Poor performance in cold and wet conditions
- Rapid tread wear under aggressive usage
- Limited versatility for non-track or daily commuting environments
Tire B Pilot Power 3
Pros
- Fantastic dry grip suitable for aggressive street riding and track days
- Good overall wear and tread life considering the performance level
- Predictable and confidence-inspiring handling when up to operating temperature
Cons
- Twitchy and prone to spinning up when cold, particularly in wet conditions
- Slick shoulders lack tread grooves, offering limited wet grip at extreme lean angles
- Shorter tread life and less all-weather commuting capability compared to Pilot Road series tires
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Battlax BT 002 | B · Michelin Pilot Power 3 |
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| Category | Summer Trackday and Competition tires | Summer |
| Vehicle type | Motorcycle | Motorcycle |
Which one should you actually buy?
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Bridgestone Battlax BT 002
76
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Michelin Pilot Power 3
Only Michelin Pilot Power 3 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Bridgestone Battlax BT 002
Tire B · Michelin Pilot Power 3
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology