Michelin Desert Race
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Michelin Desert Race is a Dakar-proven off-road tyre engineered for extreme endurance in sandy, rocky, and arid conditions. Built to withstand high temperatures, heavy bikes, and aggressive riding, it’s the go-to choice for rally racers and hardcore adventurers. Street legal in many regions but clearly focused on desert and rally terrain.
Ideal For
Terrain & Conditions
Desert terrain, hardpack, rocky trails, dry off-road rally courses.
Rider Types
Rally racers, adventure riders pushing limits in extreme conditions, and those doing long-distance off-road expeditions.
Motorcycle Types
KTM 450 Rally, Yamaha Ténéré 700, Honda CRF450L, KTM 690 Enduro R, and rally-prepped adventure bikes.
Performance
Not intended for wet or muddy terrain. Lacks the tread pattern depth and spacing to clean effectively.
Superb on fast gravel and hard-packed desert tracks—designed for rally stages and WRC-style terrain.
Performs acceptably on dry hardpack and rocky surfaces, but traction is limited on slick roots or wet rocks.
Street legal but compromises road performance for off-road durability. Noisy and rough on tarmac.
Grip on wet tarmac is minimal; not suitable for wet road commutes or twisty pavement riding.
Durability
Exceptional off-road life; designed for thousands of kilometres in punishing terrain with minimal performance drop.
Holds up better than many knobbies on short pavement stretches, but it’s still not ideal for road touring.