Sport Touring Rubber - Motorradonline

[rxcrider]

Dunlop & Metzeler step up their wet games.

18" riders get hosed again. (guess I'm sticking with my now outdated Angel GTs)

Michelin's PR4 has been caught in the rain, but may still own the mileage game - time will tell.

http://www.motorradonline.de/motorradreifen/motorrad-reifentest-2016-tourenreifen.748378.html

 

[Friedle]

Sport Touring Rubber

Am I missing something or is this a 2014 report?

Friedle

 

[rxcrider]

Am I missing something or is this a 2014 report?

Friedle

You are. This is definitely from last year, and I believe it was late last year. The Roadsmart III and Roadtec 01 weren't around in 2014.

Hopefully they will have an updated test later this year including the Road Attack 3 which is coming out.

 

[frenchnew]

Am I missing something or is this a 2014 report?

Friedle

I used Google Translate and think that your perception of 2014 is when they referred to the year the Michelin Pilot Road 4 was introduced in their report.

 

[bc1100s]

Helpful article. Thanks. I purchased some Roadsmart 3's over the winter and am happy to see that they are a reasonable choice. I was surprised to see the rear tire weighs about 1 kg more than the other tires, though. Road hugging weight?

Frenchnew: I like the logo for your club.

 

[rxcrider]

...surprised to see the rear tire weighs about 1 kg more than the other tires...

Specially designed for the S to bring your riding back inline with the rest of us mortals.

I'm still amazed at the pace of improvements in the sport touring tires. I'm excited to see that Continental is listing the 160/60R18 as a size for the Road Attack 3 late this year. If they improved their wet grip and wear, it may be a contender against the Angel GT & PR3.

4000km test with a less complete writeup, but The Z8 interact with a reinforced rear worked much better on the heavier bike than when last tested on the Honda 1000:
http://www.motorradonline.de/motorradreifen/tourenreifen-12070-zr-17-18055-zr-17-im-test.661250.html

2014 test:
http://www.motorradonline.de/motorr...070-zr-17-und-18055-zr-17-im-test.553628.html

 

[frenchnew]

Helpful article. Thanks. I purchased some Roadsmart 3's over the winter and am happy to see that they are a reasonable choice. I was surprised to see the rear tire weighs about 1 kg more than the other tires, though. Road hugging weight?

Frenchnew: I like the logo for your club.

Thank you BC1100S