Motorcycle Tire Comparison - Best Sport, Adventure & Touring Tires of 2019

[DaveM]

Motorcycle Tire Comparison - Best Sport, Adventure & Touring Tires of 2019


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K9U7W_U9gA

 

[Rocky]

Love 'em or hate 'em, for my style of riding I stick with Bridgestone and have used them for years on several bikes.
In fact, all three of my modern bikes have Bridgestone's on them.
They are readily available here at decent prices (just bought a new rear for the T100) and they give me good wear and grip.
There are more expensive tires and possibly "better" tires, but better is subjective I think.
I still like to lean into the corners, but the days of going nuts in the corners are long gone. I don't need a sticky tire with super grip.

 

[CarlS]

I still like to lean into the corners, but the days of going nuts in the corners are long gone. I don't need a sticky tire with super grip.

I agree 100%. I do try different brands to find tires that wear well and do well off the pavement.

 

[DaveM]

I normally just stick to the make that comes with the bike from the factory.

 

[CarlS]

Bridgestones came on my 03 T100. The front tire cupped badly and this seemed to be a common occurrence. I switched to Metzeler and had no more cupping problems., Triumph even switched to Metelers for the 2004 Bonnies.

 

[Rocky]

Metzeler's came on my '06 T100. They were odd because the front was a bias and the rear was a radial.
The bike rode and handled fine, but when the time came I switched to Bridgestone.
Both of my Honda's came with Bridgestone.

 

[CarlS]

I understand that mixing radials and bias ply tires is okay if they are on separate axles, jut not on the same axle. Several adventure tires come as bias ply on the front and radial on the rear.

 

[Rocky]

I understand that mixing radials and bias ply tires is okay if they are on separate axles, jut not on the same axle. Several adventure tires come as bias ply on the front and radial on the rear.

Well, there you go. I learned something new