Michelin StarCross 6 Medium Hard Terrain Tire

Tire carcass is much more stiff in the sidewall and center section compared to the previous SC5. A class harescramble rider, mounted tire for 25min practice session on hardpack at 10PSI, tire was noticeably stiff/rigid and lacked in traction. Mounting these aren't the most fun either due to the stiffness. Definitely weighed more than the MX53 I had for comparison. That will be my preferred alternative now that the SC5 Medium is discontinued

-m-2023 KTM 350 XC-F--

have ran michelin dirt tires for years, since the s12xc and MS3 and MH3 long ago. the sc5 was nice, but the light carcass was nice and forgiving, but had it's drawbacks in that knobs chunked pretty early and sometimes the sidewall would split along the seam that attached sidewall to knobs.
The new Sc6 tires are heavier, but the rubber IS OUTSTANDING. very durable. have used multiple rears and fronts, and have broke no knobs off first 30 hrs or so on 3 bikes.
1 or 2 psi LESS may be better for some that liked the soft carcass of the SC5 tires. And the rear tire knobs ARE TALLER than the sc5 rears (literally almost 4mm taller than the sc5 rear knobs) so way better drive and brakes in the sandy soil here in Florida. (haven't even tried the "sand" rear yet either but some are loving it).
Very different tire than the sc5 series, but for woods use i'm liking them, but did go few clicks softer on suspension and like slightly worn bib mousee better than brand new firm bibs.

-m-2022 KTM 250 XC-F--

I’ve ran Michelins for 20 years all the way from minis up to a AA level speed for the past 13 years. I do not like the 6s at all, and I know it’s not just me, several other AA guys in my friends group agree here. 1 they are more expensive than a SC5. 2 they are directional so you can’t rotate them due to a large taper on the back side of the knobs. 3 also relating to the taper, they have terrible stopping power. 4 they have a very stiff side wall feeling, causing a rougher ride. They may be great tires for prepped moto tracks, but as far as woods racing goes they aren’t even on the same level as the 5s. I am super bummed the production of the 5s are already done and unfortunately will be looking for a new brand of tires to run.

-m-2020 YAMAHA YZ250--

Seems like pretty solid tires, but unfortunately, I did not mount them. The front (80x100/21) weighed just about 2oz heavier than a used MX33 in the same size. No comparison to a SC5 unfortunately. It was also pretty narrow in comparison. The rear tire though, (110x100/18) weighed almost a full 2lbs heavier than the previous generation in the same size both new. The SC5 Med weighed 11lbs 7oz new, the SC6 weighed 13lbs 4oz new. So it seems like Michelin made a trade off in weight for advertised durability. If weight is no concern, I'm sure these tires would have preformed the same, maybe a little better than SC5, but 2lbs of rotational weight is pretty significant. They are also more expensive than the SC5 as well.

I'm also a little unhappy about not having a real "medium" terrain compound anymore. It's either soft/med or med/hard. I like options is all I'm saying.

-m-2022 YAMAHA YZ250FX--