The Yamaha TMAX (2025) is a scooter with 35 kW and a wet weight of 221 kg. That’s 158 kW per tonne, in the light tier. LAMS twins, dual-sports and maxi-scooters. Enough go that tyre quality shows in the wet.
158kW/t
Not on the LAMS list. This variant isn't on the Learner Approved Motorcycle Scheme list, so learners can't ride it whatever the numbers say. LAMS rules
For a mild, wet climate, ridden solo.
Commuting
Scooter tyres come in the small wheel sizes scooters use, with compounds built to grip from cold on wet roads and painted lines.
Touring & long trips
Scooter tyres come in the small wheel sizes scooters use, with compounds built to grip from cold on wet roads and painted lines.
Your owner’s manual, or the tyre sticker on the swingarm or chain guard, is the authority on sizes, load index and speed rating.
City & scooter: character
Fit a matched pair
Run the same make and model front and rear. Tyres are designed as a pair, and mixing them changes how the bike steers and where it lets go. Rears usually wear out first; if you replace only the rear, match the front's model.
Scrub new tyres in
New tyres are slippery until the release agent wears off. Take the first 100–150 km gently, building lean angle gradually, and be extra careful in the wet and on painted lines.
Check pressures weekly, cold
Bike tyres lose air faster than car tyres and pressure changes the handling more. Check them cold, before you ride, against your owner's manual or the swingarm sticker, and add the pillion figure when two-up.
Replace by age as well as tread
Rubber hardens with age even when there's tread left. Check the DOT date code and replace tyres older than about five years, sooner if they're cracked.
158 kW per tonne (212 hp per tonne), from 35 kW and a 221 kg wet weight. With a 75 kg rider aboard it's 118 kW/t. That puts it in ratio's Light tier for motorbikes.
120/70 R15 front and 160/60 R15 rear as standard. Check your owner's manual or the tyre sticker on the swingarm for your exact bike, including the load index and speed rating, and never fit lower.
For commuting, city & scooter tyres. Good options include the Michelin City Grip 2, Bridgestone Battlax SC2, Continental ContiScoot. Fit the same model front and rear.
No. It isn't on the LAMS list, so learner and most provisional riders can't ride it.