Motorcycle Scooter Tire Guide 2026 Edition MICHELIN 187
Warning : Rubber breakdown in the cold
can appear inside the tire only and so
remain invisible . It can manifest itself as
one small crack or many larger cracks
all around the tire .
MICHELIN
Power
Performance
MICHELIN
Power
Slick ²
MICHELIN
Power
CUP ²
MICHELIN
Power
CUP
EVO
MICHELIN
Power
GP
2
MICHELIN
Power 6
MICHELIN
Power 5
MICHELIN
POWER
SUPERMOTO
MICHELIN
Power
Supermoto
rain
MICHELIN
Power
RAIN / RAIN +
Manutention , transport , storage
Never handle the tire
at a temperature below
10 ° C in order to prevent
damage
to the tire .
Never handle the tire
at a temperature below 5 ° C
in order to prevent damage
to the tire .
Never handle the tire at a temperature below - 10 ° C
in order to prevent damage to the tire .
Mounting and dismounting
Before f itting and
removal the tire should
have been stored
for at least 24h at a
temperature greater than
15 C
Before f itting and removal
the tire should have
been stored for at least 24h
at a temperature
greater than 10 C
Rubber breakdown in the cold -
Track specificities
THE FUNDAMENTALS
All rubber compounds used in tires have performance windows that fall within a range of temperatures .
• There is a low temperature threshold from which the rubber loses elasticity and becomes brittle .
This can be as low as - 55 ° C for some rubber compounds . This is called the breaking point .
• There is also a high temperature threshold from which the rubber becomes pasty or viscous .
This is generally above 200 ° C . It is called the reversion point .
The vast majority of our tires operate within these thermal limits without impediment .
HYPERSPORT AND COMPETITION TIRES
In competition and hypersport tires , the very high
temperatures encountered ( related to the very high levels
of grip ) require a specif ic blend of tire compounds to
withstand them .
One consequence of this is that these soft compound tires
have a break point of as high as 15 ° C .
Handling these tires at this temperature or lower may
result in the tread or other area of rubber on the tire
literally breaking . Care must therefore be taken to store
the tires in appropriate conditions which avoid these
temperatures . If this occurs , the tires should not be
handled at all .
TECHNICAL DATA I THE MAIN PROBLEMS