Track-compound tyres
These tyres offer tons of grip, but they may affect stability and have a relatively short useful life. They square-off faster than road tyres, which will upset handling but for a bike like the Blade, they deliver lots of grippy fun.
|
Tyre |
Size front |
Size rear |
Characteristics |
Price |
|
Dunlop Sportmax D2O7GP |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Very sticky. Unstable on the road |
235.00 |
|
Metzeler MEZ3-Race |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Stable, very grippy, good in the wet |
226.00 |
|
Michelin Hi-Sport Race |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Sticky, fairly quick steering |
228.00 |
|
Bridgestone Battlax BT56SS |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Stickier BT56 |
211.00 |
|
Avon Azaro Supersports |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Track day specials |
210.00 |
Sports tyres
Designed to handle the power and lean angles of modern supersports tackle, so should be fine for a Blade. Fairly short lifetime, but more practical and cheaper than track-compound rubber Perfectly OK for Blades on track days.
|
Tyre |
Size front |
Size rear |
Characteristics |
Price |
|
Pirelli Dragon GT(MTRO1 /MTRO2) |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Medium/fast steering. Stable, good life |
208.00 |
|
Metzeler MEZ1 |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Good all-round, sticky |
189.00 |
|
Michelin Hi-Sport |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Stable, grippy |
212.00 |
|
Dunlop Sportmax D207 |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Sticky and stable |
196.00 |
|
Bridgestone BT56G |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Good grip, last well |
208.00 |
|
Avon Azaro Sport |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Neutral steering, grippy |
201.00 |
All-round/touring tyres
A bit of a misnomer these days as the more modern of the tyres listed have the grip nutter tyres did a decade back. For everyday riding (ie not grinding the pegs half the time) these are a good bet. But if you want longevity rather than grip (do you really? On a Blade?) these should suit.
|
Tyre |
Size front |
Size rear |
Characteristics |
Price |
|
Avon AV27/AV36 |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Modern sports/touring tyre |
206.00 |
|
Michelin Macadam 90X |
130/70-16 |
180/55-17 |
Very neutral, long life |
211.00 |
TYRE CONTACTS:
Pirelli: 01788 540131
Metzeler: 01788 540305
Bridgestone: 07000 228852
Michelin: 01923 415087
Avon: 0870 9029276
Dunlop: 0121 384 6060 .
Thanks to: Universal tyres (0191 808 3179) and Sharples tyres (01204 388000) for tyre prices
Article taken from
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