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Michelin Pilot Power 3 looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22 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 16 + 5 owner reviews. How we score

Pilot Power 3 is ahead, 76–71

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Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 75

    Dry

    Pilot Power 3 +1
    76
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Hypersport S22Pilot Power 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online7981

    Battlax Hypersport S22: 60% × 72.7 (est.) + 40% × 79.1 = 75

    Pilot Power 3: 60% × 73.3 (est.) + 40% × 80.5 = 76

    No road tests of dry for Battlax Hypersport S22. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).

    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).

  2. 71

    Wet

    Pilot Power 3 +6
    77
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Hypersport S22Pilot Power 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 76 (est.)
    Reviews found online7280

    Battlax Hypersport S22: 60% × 71.3 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 71

    Pilot Power 3: 60% × 75.8 (est.) + 40% × 79.8 = 77

    No road tests of wet for Battlax Hypersport S22. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    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).

  3. 70

    Comfort

    Pilot Power 3 +4
    74
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Hypersport S22Pilot Power 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 71 (est.)
    Reviews found online7077

    Battlax Hypersport S22: 40% × 69.3 (est.) + 60% × 70.2 = 70

    Pilot Power 3: 40% × 70.6 (est.) + 60% × 77.1 = 74

    No road tests of comfort for Battlax Hypersport S22 or Pilot Power 3. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.

  4. 60

    Treadwear

    Pilot Power 3 +12
    72
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Hypersport S22Pilot Power 3
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 62 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online5675

    Battlax Hypersport S22: 60% × 62.5 (est.) + 40% × 55.7 = 60

    Pilot Power 3: 60% × 69.3 (est.) + 40% × 75.1 = 72

    No road tests of treadwear for Battlax Hypersport S22. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).

    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).

  5. 79

    Handling (owners)

    Pilot Power 3 +2
    81
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Hypersport S22Pilot Power 3
    Reviews found online7981
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22Michelin Pilot Power 3
Relative Score 71 76
Dry 75 76
Wet 71 77
Comfort 70 74
Treadwear 60 72
Handling (owners) 79 81

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Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Battlax Hypersport S22

Pros

  • Outstanding dry grip and cornering stability
  • Quick and effortless turn-in response with great line precision
  • Impressive wet weather performance and stability for a hypersport tire

Cons

  • Rapid rear tire wear and quick center flat-spotting on straight roads
  • Shorter overall tread life compared to some competing sport tires
  • Occasional reports of reduced grip or sliding in wet conditions or when cold
All owner themes in the Battlax Hypersport S22 review

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
All owner themes in the Pilot Power 3 review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22 B · Michelin Pilot Power 3
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeMotorcycleMotorcycle

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22

Michelin Pilot Power 3

Winner: Michelin Pilot Power 3 — better treadwear, wet and comfort. It leads or ties in every category we score. Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 16 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Michelin Pilot Power 3 rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 5 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Michelin Pilot Power 3 scores 72 vs 60 on treadwear.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Power 3 scores 77 vs 71 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the most comfortable ride

Michelin Pilot Power 3 scores 74 vs 70 on comfort.

Tire A · Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22
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Battlax Hypersport S22 or Pilot Power 3?

Which is better in the wet, Battlax Hypersport S22 or Pilot Power 3?

Michelin Pilot Power 3, 77 vs 71 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Battlax Hypersport S22 or Pilot Power 3?

Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 76 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Battlax Hypersport S22 or Pilot Power 3?

Michelin Pilot Power 3, 74 vs 70 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Battlax Hypersport S22 or Pilot Power 3?

Michelin Pilot Power 3, 72 vs 60 on our treadwear score.

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