Shared ratio result
Power-to-weight
Performance451kW per tonne
MT-09s, Street Triples, GSs and 600 supersports. A cheap rear is the weak link.
- hp/t
- 605
- kg/kW
- 2.2
- kW/t with a rider
- 343
Not LAMS. Over 150 kW/t (or 25 kW for an electric bike), so learners and most provisional riders can't ride it. LAMS rules
Your tyres
Sport-touring
The do-everything road tyre: superb in the wet, long-lived, still sporty.
For twisty roads, a dual-compound sport-touring tyre is the safest all-round choice: excellent in the wet, quick to warm up, and it lasts. Its shoulders still handle performance-tier power comfortably.
- Dry grip
- 4 out of 5
- Wet grip
- 5 out of 5
- Cold & warm-up
- 4 out of 5
- Tread life
- 5 out of 5
- Gravel & dirt
- 1 out of 5
- Comfort & stability
- 4 out of 5
Speed rating
W or higher
Typical: W (ZR)
Construction
Radial (ZR)
Rear life
10k–20k
km; fronts last longer
Fit
Matched pair
Same model front and rear
Estimates from power and weight. Your owner’s manual, or the tyre sticker on the swingarm or chain guard, sets the legal sizes, load index and speed rating: never fit lower.
Models to shortlist
Ranked by fit score: independent test ratings, weighted for you. Set for twisty roads, a mild, wet climate and a balanced priority. Tap a tyre for how buying it works, or a score for the breakdown. How we score
- 01
Stiffer Road 6 for heavy tourers, pillions and luggage.
PremiumSee today’s price · Tyroola
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- 03
- 04
- 05
- 06
- 07
How buying works
Know your sizes
Front and rear differ. Both are printed on the tyres, in your owner’s manual and on the swingarm sticker. Read a sidewall
Order a matched pair
Tap a tyre’s Tyroola link, enter each size, and add front and rear in the same model. Afterpay and Zip are offered.
Get them fitted
Have them delivered to a motorcycle shop that fits supplied tyres, and ring first to book: most charge less if you bring the wheels in off the bike. New tyres are slippery for the first 100–200 km, so build up lean gently.
For your bike
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.
Two-up and luggage
Weight in the rear works the rear tyre hardest. Choose GT or reinforced (RF) versions where they exist, never go below the load index in your manual, and use the laden pressures.
Stick to the specified sizes
On a fast bike, even the rear's profile matters: a 190/55 and a 190/50 change ride height and steering. Fit the sizes in your manual, and the OE-specified version where the maker lists one.
Wet and cold mornings
Bike tyres need heat to grip. On cold mornings the first few kilometres are the riskiest: brake early, keep lean angles small, and watch for paint, tar snakes and leaves.
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.
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451 kilowatts per tonne, Performance. Recommended: Sport-touring. Twisty roads, Mild & wet.