BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Afternoon all,

Finally got over to Micheldever Tyres yesterday and had the Metzeler Z8s that came with the bike replaced with a pair of Michelin PR4s.  They were £275 fitted and then the nice man gave me a piece of paper that will let me grab £30 back from Michelin.  So £245, not too bad.

The offer is valid in August and September and is a Michelin promotion so should be valid from any dealer - ask before they fit..

Not much of an opinion on the tyre itself yet - it was hosing down so had to take it very carefully.  Seemed good in the wet though.

I recently changed to Metzeler Roadtecs and they were doing a similar thing, I got a card worth £30.


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Damn. Just had a set of PR4 GTs fitted to my bike, back end of July. So it looks like I just missed the promotion.  :grave:

I've got about 1500 miles on the tyres now and they are great.  Got caught in a complete monsoon in Yorkshire last week and they handled it with no issues at all.  Still look like new too.

Until the end of March 2018, Michelin are offering £30 off (free fitting) on selected tyres including PR4 GT & the new Road 5.

See your local Michelin dealer for further details.

Looks like it's that time of year again, Dunlop had the same offer on the RoadSmart range of tyres, unfortunately it ended on 14th March 2018.

I need new tyres, just been quoted £235 ride in, ride out for PR4GT  for both, which isn't a bad price

Suspect the PR4 price may ease a bit with the Road5 being released recently.  Good news!  Just because there's a new version does not suddenly make the PR4 a bad tyre.  Fill yer boots!

I always check the manufactured date of the tyre, which as displayed as a four digit number on the side of the tyre.


It's displayed as week and year, so 5216 would be the end of December 2016.


Apparently, tyre suppliers can legally sell tyres that they've had on the shelf for up to 5 years.

Sullivj wrote:Apparently, tyre suppliers can legally sell tyres that they've had on the shelf for up to 5 years.

Not sure that there is any current legislation/law in force, just industry guidelines on tyre age.

I seem to remember my chosen tyre supplier/fitter saying.

"Tyres are considered to be “new” and fit for retail up to 5 years from the date of production."

"When in use, it is recommended that tyres are replaced when they reach 7 - 10 years old."

David. wrote:
I seem to remember my chosen tyre supplier/fitter saying.



"When in use, it is recommended that tyres are replaced when they reach 7 - 10 years old."

Or when they're 'Bald'


good info on the discount

From an MOT point of view, tyres are visually inspected, there is no age limit.

https://www.mot-testing.service.gov.uk/ ... 000101.htm

Sprintgull wrote:Suspect the PR4 price may ease a bit with the Road 5 being released recently.

In the Pilot Road range, Michelin offer four versions in sizes to fit the RT, PR2, PR4, PR4 (GT) & now R5.

Using the Michelin fitment guide, they only recommend the PR4 (GT) for the RT.

Have read that the Road 5 (GT) for RT's will not be available until 2019.

http://moto.michelin.co.uk/GB/en/tyres/ ... oad-5.html

BMW Motorrad current recommended tyre options for LC RT's are only Metzeler Z8's (M front & C rear),  plus Michelin PR4 (GT f & r).

Using NBT https://www.nationalbiketyres.co.uk/ as a price guide, PR4 (GT) are £232 a pair & Road 5 are £235.

I asked the question - make your own decisions


Hello Robert,

Thanks for the interest in Michelin tyres for your bike.

The Pilot Road 4 GT was developed while working closely with BMW to adapt the standard Pilot Road 4 to better suit the particular demands of the R 1200 RT and a short list of other bikes.  Michelin were not entirely happy with the handling of the bike when using the standard tyres, in particular when/if the bike was pushed quite hard, and we engineered a solution to ensure rider satisfaction.

The solution was to create a new casing construction with optimised ply angles, made possible by a new assembly process to increase cornering stiffness.  Cornering stifness has increased by 15% without resorting to increasing the number of casing plies which otherwise would have added approx 700g to the weight of the tyre.  This construction guarantees the stability of the bike at speed without sacrificing comfort.

The Pilot Road 4 GT remains our recommended fitment for your bike, and the standard Road 5 tyres are not recommended.  We are developing a Road 5 GT tyre, but it will not be available in 2018.

I hope that this helps,

Best regards,