There are a lot of excellent tires in that size. And honestly, the Defender is a mediocre tire anyway.
Reviews of MICHELIN tires
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Michelins all day! Just a good tire ran them on my hayabusa an my CBR. I’ve actually ran all 3 the pirelli did well but wear was not very good. Anther thing push them hard an didn’t feel like there was any warning before that let go, Dunlop was pretty good but I felt like took them a while to get warmed up? Wear waster pretty good though.
Michelin x-ice snow. Never had an issue with them in icy, snowy conditions
I use the Michelin Road on my Hypermotard and R6 before that. Amazing tire for any street use.
Michelin Power 6 - I’m only 1000 miles in on my Trident 660 but I cannot see any dramatic wear yet. Grippier than the Road 5/6 but should still last at least 5-6k.
I have a '21 Forester Limited. I had no issues with the tires until I went in for an oil change at 17,300 miles and was told I needed new ones. They were all worn to 3/32." I thought they had performed pretty well, but they certainly didn't hold up.
The Michelin Primacy 4 plus extra load is not a bad option for the 86. Bit less grip for more fun, good durability compared to the pilot sport. Little bit cheaper too.
I moved to aftermarket wheels and changed tires and have seen a fairly significant drop in efficiency. I'm in a 23 Lariat and with the following modifications I see a about 1.7 mi/kwh now.
Mine is amazing in the snow. Winnipeg. Running x-ice.
I replaced with cross climate 2s, they did great in the snow
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