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

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Michelin Pilot Power vs Pirelli Scorpion Trail II — 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 11 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Too close to call: Pilot Power and Scorpion Trail II are level at 68.

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Michelin Pilot Power
Tire AMichelin

Pilot Power

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 67 · 11 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 69

    Dry

    Level
    69
    Why this score
    SourcePilot PowerScorpion Trail II
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7070

    Pilot Power: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 70 = 69

    Scorpion Trail II: 60% × 68.9 (est.) + 40% × 70.1 = 69

    No road tests of dry for Pilot Power. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Scorpion Trail II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 73

    Wet

    Pilot Power +5
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePilot PowerScorpion Trail II
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 73 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7466

    Pilot Power: 60% × 72.6 (est.) + 40% × 74 = 73

    Scorpion Trail II: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.4 = 68

    No road tests of wet for Pilot Power. 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 Scorpion Trail II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 67

    Comfort

    Scorpion Trail II +1
    68
    Why this score
    SourcePilot PowerScorpion Trail II
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 68 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online6668

    Pilot Power: 40% × 68.3 (est.) + 60% × 66.3 = 67

    Scorpion Trail II: 40% × 68.6 (est.) + 60% × 67.8 = 68

    No road tests of comfort for Pilot Power. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Scorpion Trail II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 61

    Treadwear

    Scorpion Trail II +2
    63
    Why this score
    SourcePilot PowerScorpion Trail II
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 63 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online5761

    Pilot Power: 60% × 63.3 (est.) + 40% × 57.4 = 61

    Scorpion Trail II: 60% × 64.6 (est.) + 40% × 61 = 63

    No road tests of treadwear for Pilot Power. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Scorpion Trail II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 64

    Handling (owners)

    Scorpion Trail II +7
    71
    Why this score
    SourcePilot PowerScorpion Trail II
    Reviews found online6471
Scores at a glance
CategoryMichelin Pilot PowerPirelli Scorpion Trail II
Relative Score 68 68
Dry 69 69
Wet 73 68
Comfort 67 68
Treadwear 61 63
Handling (owners) 64 71

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Pilot Power

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Scorpion Trail II

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Pilot Power

Pros

  • Excellent dry weather grip and confidence
  • Strong performance in wet conditions
  • Quick warm-up time suitable for road use

Cons

  • Limited tread life compared to sport-touring tires
  • Lack of tactile feedback at extreme lean angles for some riders
  • Tendency for the front tire to deform or lose its profile over time
All owner themes in the Pilot Power review

Tire B Scorpion Trail II

Pros

  • Excellent grip and confidence on dry pavement
  • Strong performance on light off-road trails and varied surfaces like gravel and dirt
  • Quick warm-up time in favorable conditions

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather performance and susceptibility to hydroplaning
  • Twitchy or unstable handling characteristics in rain
  • Rapid tread wear and premature flattening
All owner themes in the Scorpion Trail II review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Michelin Pilot Power B · Pirelli Scorpion Trail II
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeMotorcycleMotorcycle

Which one should you actually buy?

Michelin Pilot Power

Pirelli Scorpion Trail II

Too close to call: Michelin Pilot Power and Pirelli Scorpion Trail II are within 2 points overall. Michelin Pilot Power is stronger on wet. Pirelli Scorpion Trail II is stronger on handling. Michelin Pilot Power rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 11 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Pirelli Scorpion Trail II rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Pirelli Scorpion Trail II scores 71 vs 64 on handling.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Michelin Pilot Power scores 73 vs 68 on wet.

Tire A · Michelin Pilot Power
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Pilot Power or Scorpion Trail II?

Which is better in the wet, Pilot Power or Scorpion Trail II?

Michelin Pilot Power, 73 vs 68 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Pilot Power or Scorpion Trail II?

Neither, by our numbers: 69 vs 69 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Pilot Power or Scorpion Trail II?

Neither, by our numbers: 67 vs 68 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Pilot Power or Scorpion Trail II?

Neither, by our numbers: 61 vs 63 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

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