Colin Edwards tests street tires on his GP race bike

MotoGP rider Colin Edwards laps the Sepang circuit using Michelin Pilot Power 2CT street tires on his Yamaha YZR-M1 race bike. His lap times were only 8 seconds slower than with full race-spec slicks.

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• motogp
• colin
• edwards
• yamaha
• michelin
• pilot
• racing

[Aimbert]

"His lap times were only 8 seconds slower than with full race-spec slicks."

_ONLY_ 8 seconds? That is a lifetime at this level of racing.

[danwildhirt]

Keep in mind a couple of things: #1, it's a comparison between full-on prototype racing slicks, and a street tire that anyone can buy. #2, the Sepang track is one of the longest in MotoGP at 3.44 miles (5.5km). Edwards best race lap at the 2005 Malaysian GP was in the low 2:04s. So 8 seconds is a difference of only about 6% - fast enough to make the GP starting grid. On STREET tires.

[yamaraven1]

doesnt matter if he would have come in last in a real race with those tires fuck ass its just showing how the race technology has trickled to the streets and how high performance those tires really are. your prolly runnin dunlops or something you stupid squid.

[Lessdeth14]

PP2ct are crap, overheating as soon as you go faster than your grandmother (Michelin ad notwithstanding).

[bullybeer]

@yamaraven1 i run dunlop roadsmart tires and they are great! wtf u talkin bout? u even ride??

[raymoooon]

where's the rest of the video???? 

[Theloonytoons]

@yamaraven1

Dunlops are the shit.

NTEC

that is all

[greenkwaka]

@danwildhirt and #3 I'm pretty sure MotoGP runs a much wider track tyre in the front that the street tyres can offer, so there is an instant disadvantage to bike setup.

All in all... not bad. For what its worth my favourite tyre for the front is the Pirelli

[tobekuxi]

what is he doing at 1:50?

[strontiumdog262]

@danwildhirt and after only 5 laps

[BrainBT]

8 Seconds is NOTHING you noobs.

You should know first how much a pair of MOTO GP slicks cost before talking.

This test is good because shows that almost 99% of the people that uses public race tyres like dunlop d211gp and are like20 seconds away from a moto gp tyre should first know how to ride a bike before thinking in tyres to go faster

[arvalia]

@irontruck couple of the 8 seconds they talk about... :-)