A French tyre test - A bit long but interesting.

[Steve398]

I found this on another forum and waded through it. The tests are conducted on the following tyres:

 MICHELIN Road 5 2 CT +
 CONTINENTAL ContiRoadAttack 3
 PIRELLI Gran Turismo Angel GT 2
 METZELER Roadtec 01
 DUNLOP Roadsmart 3
 BRIDGESTONE Battlax Sport Touring T32

To précis the report, the T32’s perform superbly, in fact better in most tests than the others. So grab a cuppa and have a read if you fancy .


https://grippingstories.com/wp-content/ ... G2_sub.pdf

[beemerboy9]

I am delighted that a Bridgestone tyre came out top at Bridgestone test track.

Quite the opposite to a result appearing in Motorrad issue 7/2022 where the T32 managed a wet lap time of 1:18.7 compared to a 1:15.1 on the Michelin Road 6GT. However the T32 had the shortest wet braking distance. Motorrad used a BMW R1250 as the reference machine.
Having mentioned lap-times, intense competition between the manufacturers means that the are no bad touring tyres amongst the major players. In the Motorrad test the joint winners (Michelin, Dunlop) scored 234 points of 250 and the 5th placed T32 scored 229.
So there's nothing in it really. Buy what you can get for a decent price.
Motorrad have been conducting tyre tests for years......

[Doctor T]

Not surprised Bridgestone came out top as it was on one of their tracks. This may be a bit biased?. Their conclusion for the RoadTec 01 and Road 5 is the opposite of the MCN tyre test. Anyway tests like this have no relationship to real road tests. Most road surfaces are nothing like track tarmac. I will agree that there is nothing like a bad tyre coming from large brands these days.

[beemerboy9]

I am delighted that a Bridgestone tyre came out top at Bridgestone test track.

Quite the opposite to a result appearing in Motorrad issue 7/2022 where the T32 managed a wet lap time of 1:18.7 compared to a 1:15.1 on the Michelin Road 6GT. However the T32 had the shortest wet braking distance. Motorrad used a BMW R1250 as the reference machine.
Having mentioned lap-times, intense competition between the manufacturers means that the are no bad touring tyres amongst the major players. In the Motorrad test the joint winners (Michelin, Dunlop) scored 234 points of 250 and the 5th placed T32 scored 229.
So there's nothing in it really. Buy what you can get for a decent price.
Motorrad have been conducting tyre tests for years......

In the quoted Motorrad Touring Tyre test, the team did not bother to to a dry road handling test.
The testers claimed that the grip levels were so much greater that any "sane" rider would attempt on the road that there was no point.