City & scooter tyres
Grip from the first corner on a cold, wet morning, and long life.
Built for short trips, stop-start traffic and painted lines. Silica-rich compounds warm up almost instantly and grip in the wet, and the tread lasts. Most come in the small and narrow sizes scooters and learner commuters use.
- Suits
- Scooters and bikes under 130 kW/t
- Rear life
- 8,000–15,000 km
- Speed ratings
- P, S
- Road legal
- Yes
Good for
- Scooters and 125s
- Commuting in all weather
- Short trips on cold tyres
Think twice if
- Your bike takes 17-inch radial sport sizes
Do I need special tyres for commuting on a motorbike?
Commuting means short trips on cold tyres, wet roads, painted lines and stop-start traffic. City tyres use compounds that grip almost from the first metre and clear water well, which matters far more on a commute than outright lean grip. They also last longer than sport tyres.
Character
- Dry grip
- 2 out of 5
- Wet grip
- 4 out of 5
- Cold & warm-up
- 5 out of 5
- Tread life
- 4 out of 5
- Gravel & dirt
- 1 out of 5
- Comfort & stability
- 4 out of 5
Leading city tyres
- Mid-rangeTyroola
Michelin City Grip 2
Wet-grip benchmark for scooters and commuters; long life.
- Premium
Continental ContiScoot
Premium scooter tyre focused on wet grip.
- Mid-range
Pirelli Angel Scooter
Strong wet grip and mileage for scooters.
- Mid-range
Dunlop ScootSmart 2
Dunlop's all-round scooter tyre.
- Premium
Bridgestone Battlax SC2
Stable, wet-capable tyre for big scooters.
- ValueTyroola
Michelin Pilot Street 2
Cheap, predictable tyre for small commuters.
Bikes ratio puts on city tyres
For at least one of each bike’s usual kinds of riding, in a mild climate.