Scorcher Sport
A sport-compound pair specified as original equipment on large electric motorcycles, 58W front and 73W rear. Good fit…
Michelin tyres
A French manufacturer that makes tyres under its own name and under five others. Its Elect marking identifies a tyre validated for the weight, torque and rolling resistance demands of an electric car.
| Group | Michelin |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1889 |
| Head office | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
What else they make
Michelin also makes BFGoodrich, Kleber, Riken, Tigar, Kormoran. The five brands below are not badge engineering. Kleber and Riken sit a generation behind the Michelin flagship on compound, which is exactly what makes them worth looking at when the price gap is 40 per cent, and BFGoodrich has its own following that has nothing to do with the parent. More on who makes what.