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What do you think about Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 Tire

chingo

chingo

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Looking at getting new tires for next year now to take advantage of sales.
I have always gotten great grip and mileage out of these, but was wondering what else is out there comparable cost wise
160/60ZR17M/C 69W
120/70ZR17M/C 58W
 
Dunlop sportsmart

Cheap, sporty tire, between a roadsmart and the top tier q4. More than grippy enough for the street.

Running these on a gsxr600 right now.

Dunlop gpr-300 same story, one step down from the sportsmart. Slightly cheaper.

Buddy running these on a Gladius 650 that gets spanked hard and often.

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the sportsmart is a european tire, where is it available over here??, they have the sport max ,elite, road smart here
 
I had battleax well over a decade ago and didn't like them.
At that time they felt like riding on wet newspapers in the rain.
I'm sure they've improved since then.
 
The last two sets of tires on my ST have been T31's. I like these tires on the ST and they are a lot better than the Avons I've used before, which caused a head shake at certain speeds. I get about 10K km out of a set and am currently looking to replace them. I believe the T32 is the replacement for the T31, so I'll probably order them.
 
I had the Bridgestone T30 Evo and the BT0023 before that. Not quite as long lasting as the Michelin PR4 but still not bad, and much cheaper. Grip and feel were excellent.

What do you guys think of Kenda? I found this reasonably priced sport touring tire: https://fortnine.ca/en/kenda-km1-rear-tire
 
I have had T31's on my bike previously and got great milage out of them. The've always been rock solid on the road, good grip. I replaced the worn tires this year with T32's and still believe they are great tires.
 
The description for the GPR300 says

The Sportmax® GPR-300 is a high-performance radial tire for small displacement sport bikes.
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So based on that, I wouldn't put them on anything powerful.
 
chingo said:
the sportsmart is a european tire, where is it available over here??, they have the sport max ,elite, road smart here
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Whoops. Roadsport 2. Relax was right.

They've held up well so far.

The gpr300 on a ninja 650 is fine. Same as the gladius/sv650.
120/70/17, 160/60/17

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I've used the BS T30 + T31 and they are good tires, the T32 is as good based on comments from other forums. Mileage for me on a heavy ST1100 was about 7,500 - 8,000 km with the 160/70 17 rear and about 10,000 km when using the 170/60 17 GT version.

On my Tracer I'm now on Roadsmart 3's and I'm happy with them so far. I'm expecting much better mileage as the tire is larger at 180/55 and the bike is about 235 lbs. lighter than the ST. I'm told the Roadsmart needs time to warm up when it's cold out, so watch lean angles / traction in general spring and fall.
 
ReSTored said:
I've used the BS T30 + T31 and they are good tires, the T32 is as good based on comments from other forums. Mileage for me on a heavy ST1100 was about 7,500 - 8,000 km with the 160/70 17 rear and about 10,000 km when using the 170/60 17 GT version.

On my Tracer I'm now on Roadsmart 3's and I'm happy with them so far. I'm expecting much better mileage as the tire is larger at 180/55 and the bike is about 235 lbs. lighter than the ST.
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I just picked up Roadsmart 3’s for my Tracer 9 GT as well. Will have them installed in the spring.

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