MICHELINSport-TouringTouring

Road 6 GT

Name: Road 6 GT Motorcycle Tires
Brand: MICHELIN
Rating: 8.3 (4 reviews)

Michelin's GT-reinforced sport-touring tire built for heavyweight bikes, long miles, and genuine wet-weather confidence.

MTC8.3/10★★★★☆Sport-Touring · All-Weather

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BrandMICHELIN

TypeSport-Touring / Touring

FitmentFront & Rear

Sizes4

2CT+ dual-compound technology on both front and rear delivers sharper lean-angle stability and predictable corner transitions under load

100% Silica-based compounds paired with Water Evergrip tread architecture significantly boost wet traction over the previous Road 5 GT generation

Reinforced Radial-X Evo casing engineered for GT-class loads — handles luggage, a passenger, and a heavy bike without losing composure

Sport-touring tread layout optimizes water evacuation alongside contact patch size, keeping high-speed highway stability locked in

Independent testing confirms double-digit tread life gains versus the Road 5 GT — fewer stops, more riding

Matched front-and-rear GT construction ensures balanced handling on large-displacement sport-tourers, heavyweights, and loaded nakeds

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Prices use MTC dealer formula · Load/speed index explained in the FAQ below

Fulfillment

Live pricing · Walk-in mount & balance available

Save below MSRPIn-stock · ships fastWalk-in install

MTC Rating

MTC Score

8.3/10

★★★★☆

The Road 6 GT is the go-to choice for GT and sport-touring riders who log serious miles in all conditions and won't compromise on wet-road confidence.

Performance

Dry Grip8.2

Wet Grip8.7

Street Manners9.1

Track Capability6.8

Mileage8.4

Value8.0

Best For

The Loaded Tourer

You're on a sport-tourer or big GT bike, often with a full tail bag and a passenger in the saddle. You rack up 10,000-plus miles a year across interstates and mountain highways and you need a tire that stays planted, lasts the season, and doesn't flinch when the clouds roll in. The Road 6 GT was made for exactly this mission.

Perfect Match

The Aggressive Commuter

You're on a heavyweight naked or sport-tourer five days a week, rain or shine, and you still want to have fun on the weekend canyon run. You need a tire with enough longevity to survive the daily grind and enough wet grip to keep you confident when Southern California surprises you with a winter storm. The Road 6 GT covers both without compromise.

Great Match

The Track-Day Enthusiast

If your weekends revolve around track days and you're chasing the quickest warm-up and maximum edge-grip on a dedicated sport bike, the Road 6 GT's touring-oriented construction will leave you wanting more. Step up to the Michelin Power 5 or Power GP — those tires are built for the pace you're riding.

Consider Michelin Power 5 or Power GP

Full Size Chart & Part Numbers

Pos.	Size	Load/Speed	P/N	MFR Part #	UPC-A	Our Price / MSRP
Front	120/70ZR17	—	0302-1612	44614	086699446145	$280.75$333.95Save $53
Rear	180/55ZR17	—	0302-1613	51006	086699510068	$353.12$420.95Save $68
Rear	190/50ZR17	—	0302-1614	24003	086699240033	$371.47$441.95Save $70
Rear	190/55ZR17	—	0302-1615	27032	086699270320	$385.59$458.95Save $73

Frequently Asked

The GT version uses a reinforced casing specifically engineered for heavier sport-touring and GT-class machines. It's built to handle the added stress of luggage, a passenger, and bikes that often tip the scales at 500-plus pounds. The standard Road 6 targets lighter sport and naked bikes where that extra structural support isn't needed. Same-generation compounds and tread philosophy, but the GT's architecture is tuned for stability and load capacity first.

Real-world mileage depends heavily on bike weight, riding style, and how often you're scrubbing the edges — but most riders report 8,000–12,000 miles on the rear and 12,000–16,000 on the front in mixed use. Highway-focused, moderate riders often push past those numbers, while heavier bikes ridden hard will land closer to the lower end. Michelin's own testing showed a 10% wear-life gain over the Road 5 GT, so if you're coming from that tire, you'll notice the difference.

It can survive occasional track outings at a street or novice pace — especially on heavier bikes where its stability and load capacity actually help. That said, this tire isn't built for the track: warm-up takes longer than a dedicated sport compound, and ultimate grip at aggressive pace isn't in its DNA. If you're heading to the track more than once or twice a season, the Michelin Power 5 or Power GP will serve you better.

Wet grip is genuinely one of this tire's standout strengths. Michelin's Water Evergrip tread pattern and full-silica compound work together to move water away from the contact patch and maintain traction on soaked pavement. Michelin claims a 15% wet-grip improvement over the Road 5 GT, and rider feedback consistently backs that up. For a sport-touring tire, the wet-weather confidence here is hard to beat.

Think BMW K1600GT, Yamaha FJR1300, Kawasaki Concours, or a loaded Hayabusa on a long-distance run. The reinforced GT construction handles large-displacement sport-tourers, heavyweight sport bikes pressed into touring duty, and bigger naked bikes with ease. If your bike is on the heavier side and you're riding it like it was meant to be ridden — fully loaded, long days in the saddle — this is your tire.

We'd strongly advise against it. The GT front and rear are engineered as a matched system — the casing stiffness, compound tuning, and profile geometry are all calibrated to work together on heavier bikes. Mixing a GT tire with a standard Road 6 can introduce handling imbalance, particularly when you're loaded or pushing through corners. Run the full GT set and get the performance Michelin designed into it.

Michelin Road 6 GT Tires in Orange County — MTC

Motorcycle Tire Center in Orange, CA stocks the Michelin Road 6 GT for riders across Orange County — from Irvine and Newport Beach to Anaheim, Fullerton, Mission Viejo, and Huntington Beach. If you're on a heavyweight sport-tourer, a loaded GT bike, or a big naked that does double duty on the commute and the weekend run, the Road 6 GT is one of the strongest tires in its class. We carry it at below-MSRP dealer pricing and can have it mounted and balanced the same day you walk in.

Our walk-in tire service makes the swap easy: mount and balance runs $69 mount + $9.95 balance + $3.50 disposal per tire, no appointment needed. The Road 6 GT's reinforced Radial-X Evo casing and 2CT+ dual-compound technology are worth nothing if they're sitting in your garage — bring your bike in, and we'll get you back on the road fast. Our technicians work on sport-tourers and heavyweights daily, so proper mounting and torque specs aren't an afterthought.

Questions about fitment, sizing, or whether the GT or standard Road 6 is right for your bike? Call us directly at (714) 516-9059 — we're the motorcycle tire experts, and we're happy to talk through your setup before you make a decision. Orange County riders trust MTC because we stock the right tires, price them fairly, and mount them correctly the first time.

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