Motorcycle Tires Guide

Motorcycle Tires

Sport Rider’s Motorcycle Tires section showcases the motorcycle tires guide about Avon, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Metzeler, Pirelli and Michelin sport bike tires including motorcycle tire repair, installation, tests and reviews.

Sport Bike Tires

Technicalities: Suspension and Springs Technicalities: Suspension and Springs
Beyond nuts and bolts more
Suggested Suspension Settings Suggested Suspension Settings
Sport Rider's setup recommendations for every bike tested from 1997 more
 Michelin's MotoGP Qualifying Tires Michelin's MotoGP Qualifying Tires
All You Need To Know About Qualifying Tires more
The Five-Percent Difference The Five-Percent Difference
In our previous DOT-race tire test we used 180-sized tires exclusively on the 6.0-inch rear rim of the YZF-R1, and that was the choice of... more
The Rubber Plant-Dunlop Factory Tour The Rubber Plant-Dunlop Factory Tour
While some sport riders only consider the state of their tires when a frayed cord peeks out from well-worn tread, others will endlessly... more
Bridgestone BT-010 Bridgestone BT-010
From Bridgestone's press material.Advanced CAD shapes design of Bridgestone's new sporty Battlax BT-010 motorcycle radialThe sport-oriented... more
Street vs. Race Street vs. Race
We know what you're thinking: Those namby-pamby street tires are for weenies, and the DOT race tires work way better on the street, right?... more
Decipher the Codes Decipher the Codes
Sometimes it seems as if there should be a codebook to understand all of the information on a tire's sidewall. Using a Bridgestone BT-010... more
Does Size Matter Does Size Matter
Those low-profile 190-series tires sure look gnarly on the back of a sportbike, and we've seen them pinched onto all sizes of rims. But in... more
The Recipe The Recipe
While tire technology may appear to be converging on a single ideal as far as sizing is concerned, different manufacturers obviously have... more
Tire Pressure-Not a Lot of Hot Air Tire Pressure-Not a Lot of Hot Air
Although many riders spend a great deal of time discussing the virtues of various tire brands and rubber compounds, rarely does the subject... more
Dunlop Qualifier Sport Bike Tires Dunlop Qualifier Sport Bike Tires
The ultimate sport bike tire more
Metzeler Sportec M3 Sport Bike Tires Metzeler Sportec M3 Sport Bike Tires
Superior performance on the road and the racetrack more

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