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Best test result: #4 of 12 in 2025 Sport and Hypersport Motorcycle Tyre Test (wet handling)
Head-to-head
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Michelin Power 6 vs Michelin Road 6 — 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 1 + 0 road tests and 0 + 695 owner reviews. How we score
Road 6 is ahead, 83–67
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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.
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52
Dry
Road 6 +2981Why this score
Source Power 6 Road 6 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 47 ≈ 77 (est.) Reviews found online ≈ 59 (est.) 89 Power 6: 60% × 46.9 + 40% × 59.2 (est.) = 52
Road 6: 60% × 76.5 (est.) + 40% × 88.5 = 81
No owner ratings of dry for Power 6. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
No road tests of dry for Road 6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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81
Wet
Road 6 +485Why this score
Source Power 6 Road 6 Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests 83 ≈ 81 (est.) Reviews found online ≈ 77 (est.) 90 Power 6: 60% × 82.7 + 40% × 77.3 (est.) = 81
Road 6: 60% × 81.2 (est.) + 40% × 89.8 = 85
No owner ratings of wet for Power 6. The owner half is estimated from its road-test score, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
No road tests of wet for Road 6. 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 comparison76Why this score
Source Power 6 Road 6 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online – 80 Road 6: 40% × 71 (est.) + 60% × 79.7 = 76
No road tests of comfort for Road 6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).
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Treadwear
No comparison73Why this score
Source Power 6 Road 6 Professional tests (TWG score) – ≈ 71 (est.) Reviews found online – 78 Road 6: 60% × 70.5 (est.) + 40% × 77.7 = 73
No road tests of treadwear for Road 6. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).
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Handling (owners)
No comparison88Why this score
Source Power 6 Road 6 Reviews found online – 88
Scores at a glance
| Category | Michelin Power 6 | Michelin Road 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Relative Score | 67 | 83 |
| Dry | 52 | 81 |
| Wet | 81 | 85 |
| Comfort | – | 76 |
| Treadwear | – | 73 |
| Handling (owners) | – | 88 |
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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Recomputed
Headline score
67
/ 100
Power 6
83
/ 100
Road 6
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 Power 6
Not enough owner reviews yet to extract themes.
Tire B Road 6
Pros
- Excellent grip in both dry and wet conditions, including under hard acceleration with high torque
- Strong wet-weather performance, described as 'fantastic'
- Smooth ride with confident, consistent handling
Cons
- Noise, reported by one reviewer
- One reviewer needed the front tyre rebalanced after fitting
- Handling judged no better than the Metzeler Z8 Interact by one reviewer
What real owners are saying
From Reddit, forums and review threads. Not part of our score
Tire A
Michelin Power 6
We haven't collected enough community discussion about this tire yet.
Tire B
Positive
Michelin Road 6
Riders widely praise the Michelin Road 6 for its exceptional wet-weather grip, versatility, and confidence-inspiring handling across daily commuting and sport touring. While most users report outstanding mileage, some aggressive riders note premature wear or cupping, alongside a premium price tag. Occasional criticisms also highlight limited edge grip compared to dedicated hypersport tires and rare reports of punctures or blowouts.
r/cbr650r
·1 upvote ·2026-09-03
“I have them. They’re very good. You’ll have to break them in for about 100 miles before getting on it because like most tires they’re slick when new but these are even more slick because their compound is harder for longer road life. So far I’m happy with them. They’re on a 636. A few years ago they had some issues with delaminating but I don’t see that issue being posted anymore. I would purchase again because I’m not tracking my bike. There are better options if you’re tracking like the power 6’s. I chose them because I commute with my bike and my perelli diablo rosso 4 (which I do love) lasted 4000 miles because their compound is much softer. Hoping to get 10k miles with the road 6’s.”
r/motorcycles
·64 upvotes ·2025-06-16
“Michelin Road 6 Short Life Put a set of Michelin Road 6 tires on my '25 MT-09 SP after reading rave reviews. They handle well enough, and have enough traction to put down the power, but at only 2,156 miles the rear is about shot (the front is perfectly fine though). The wear looks pretty even/normal, just premature. I ride fairly aggressively, but I never do burnouts and rarely do power wheelies. I got about 2,000 miles out of the factory S23's before it started showing belt. I ride the same as I did with those tires but I was expecting to get way more life out of the Road 6's. I ride the twisties quite a bit, and have pretty small chicken strips. I go for long rides a lot, and am beginning to wonder if the roads here are made of sandpaper. Even on my DR650 with Shinko 705's I only get like 1,500 miles of pretty tame riding. Anybody else have a similar experience?”
r/Trackdays
·1 upvote ·2026-04-21
“Yes no problem, Road 6 is actually a really good tire for a safe trackday in the slow to medium groups as it warms up fast (allow 1-2 laps) and grips even at colder temperatures and on a wet track. If the temperature gets warmer and you get more speed you might start to feel greasy. I'm mounting Road 6 on my street bike V-strom 650 and I put Dunlop Sportsmart mk4 on my SV 650 Trackbike. When I did trackdays 10y ago on a GSXR I ended up using Pilot Road 4 as rain tires, they worked really well and they didn't melt away in one session if the track dried up like those expensive rain tires do!”
Top themes
#wet weather grip#mileage and longevity#cornering confidence#sport touring versatility#high purchase price#tread cupping issues#sport tire comparison
Based on 252 community posts
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Michelin Power 6 | B · Michelin Road 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | — |
| Vehicle type | Motorcycle | Motorcycle |
Which one should you actually buy?
67
/ 100
Michelin Power 6
83
/ 100
Michelin Road 6
Winner: Michelin Road 6 — better dry and wet. It leads or ties in every category we score. Michelin Power 6 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 0 reviews), so read this result as provisional.
Pick tire B
You want the most grip on dry roads
Michelin Road 6 scores 81 vs 52 on dry.
Pick tire B
Your priority is wet-weather safety
Michelin Road 6 scores 85 vs 81 on wet.
Tire A · Michelin Power 6
Tire B · Michelin Road 6
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Power 6 or Road 6?
Which is better in the wet, Power 6 or Road 6?
Michelin Road 6, 85 vs 81 on our wet score.
Which grips better on dry roads, Power 6 or Road 6?
Michelin Road 6, 81 vs 52 on our dry 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