3 Motorcycle Tires to Transform Handling - Best of 2022 

I'm a h rated tire user that changes his own tires and balance, coats 220 machine. Absolutely wonderful

Absolutely love a completely useless video 👍👍😅

@@peterlabiak1051 How do you find it useless?

The common sense advice isn't exactly PG-13. How many FN videos can you recall where he didn't refer to male reproductive organs or sex in one way or another?

@@lifted_above Well, how many 13 year olds are riding motorcycles in the first place?

He moto vlogged?? Link please?

Look up older videos 5 years ago.

so consistently entertaining!!

The bike reviews were very cool as well.

I love the moto vlogs as well but i think the corporate big wigs are intimated by his reviews. He hates press days and definitely cannot be brought by manufacturers who are looking to bathe in the sunshine. His reviews have been a huge influence on half the riding gear i have especially the Alpinestars Toucan boots which are unbelievably comfortable whilst still being a very safe boot. I am also saving for the Tutlelite air vest. Never change RF9 and thanks as always.

😂😂 for real 😂😂

I was just about to say that. 🤣

Hey brother did you win something too. Just wondering if it's a scam?

​@@SS--CAL Very much a scam, don't entertain.

@@SS--CAL man it definitely is a scam....

Tend to agree.

Please... just stop with these comments. "WOW UR PRODUCTION SOO GUUUD!!!" Thank you for the same comment as all the other bots.

I was going to say the same thing

I came to the comments to find this post.

Awesome observation, Mr. - I missed that. Agree that F9 is the king of puns!

Nah he just knows how to rock a v neck

with some content creators i would say its coincidence. not him.

Yess😂😂

A degree in Physics helps

I'm sure you've seen all the internet presenters of science and "tech stuff like this".

Shut up

@@MrPainfulTruth I‘ve seen many. Some are as brilliant, but there’s nobody amongst them who talks motor bike stuff like Ryan. Take Ryan’s „Invisibility training 101“ as an example to see what I mean - I don‘t know any presenter that would have packed so much helpful information and advice in such a surprising and entertaining way in a motor bike safety video. If you do, please share. Sorry for my poor English that allows to understand „tech stuff like this“ in multiple ways.

Check out Ryan's video on the Ducati Desert X ... serious & funny at the same time, but the time & expertise put into that is quite impressive.

Wasn’t sure if anybody else noticed this 🤣

You need to ride more! 😀

When I used the road 5 I went through 3-4 rears a year 1-2 fronts ... absaloutly amazing rubber

@@johnnyblue4799 Nah they're doing ok. I had Road 5 before taking a punt on Road 6, the Road 5 last that little bit longer where the road 6 corner better.

The road 5 is the perfect tire for the FZ6R.

I got one of those this summer, and I'm still rocking the BT45's the previous owner put on it around a decade ago.... I'm planning on grabbing some much less sketch road 6s for next season.

Highsides are sad

quiet? what do you ride and what helmet/earplugs do you use that you can hear tire noise?

+120% Been there done that (highside) and still got the nagging injuries as a result. YOU CAN"T PUT A PRICE ON SAFETY and I know first hand the Road 5/6 can't be beat for the colder, wet months.

@@gwot Yes, it is a marketing robot.

Road 6, interesting. I've been using the 5s and even for an average rider as myself, they give sooooo much confidence

This is so true. Did you know that some original equipment tyres sometimes use a lower capability mix? This was true in the past decades and was often written about in published magazines. Sportsbike reviews would often give the tip of replacing the OE, original equipment, tyres as soon as possible. And some OE tires had slightly different part number than their regular version. I don't know if they still do this but it's possible. I had a couple of Honda Fireblades and they were improved a bit by fitting Bridgestone Supersport and Pirelli Diablo Corsa tyres. Great cold weather road grip as well as occasional track days and getting my knee down. I had a front puncture once as I was leaving the race track. A tire guy fitted a front race tire. Omg the bike was falling into corners. It wanted to be on its side. That was my first surprising experience of tires. The tire was so pointy that the bike just wanted to be on this side.

I used those for years on my CBR, and it just never gave a crap about wet roads. In comparison, my new Suzuki GT gets wiggly on stock Dunlops, so I need to get them switched out ASAP because it's going to be a soggy year.

Road 5 or new the 6 are ideal for sport touring bikes which might also hit rainy weather on a major tour...

I've got them on my Versys 1000 and ride in the English Lake District. They're worth it.

@@lovelessissimo your point being? They aren't puncture proof.

@@sinuslebastian6366 Exactly, still round rubber filled with air.

Exact same situation.. mounted on my 2010 Multi and they ride great

Added them to my 2009 ST1300 2 weeks ago, what an awesome upgrade they are! Dido on worth every penny, or should I say dollar.

I am still loving the Road 4s. Michelin makes remarkable tires.

I never lost an edge with my pilot 4s. I had chatters maybe 5 times but only at steep leans. But that’s also on a supermoto.

I've been trying different tires and have had both Michelin Road 5s and Metzler Roadtec Z6s. And the Michelins are very good tires with the Metzlers coming in a close 2nd (even above Pirelli Angels) with a large enough savings on price that if I'd consider staying with the Metzlers over the Michelins. Trying some Dunlop Roadsport 2s right now and they are noticeably slipperier when cold and in cold weather now that it gets into the low 30s regularly.

what do you think is the best tire for a kawasaki z800 pls

I've found the same thing, my mt10 came with battle axe tires new, which only lasted 4500 miles.!. Second set was pilot road 5s, got about 10000 miles out of the rear, 3rd rear tire is a road 6.. I live in the N.W. so a lot of cold wet year round riding.. they work for me.!.

I'm loving them on my 2014 SDR

Bennets did a pretty good video on motorcycle cleaners at least :0

Soap and water is a conspiracy. Brake cleaner and 200 grit sandpaper is all you need. ~RF9

@@FortNine My Versys 650 has never looked better, thanks!

I always thought washing the bike was Mother Nature's job....

@@FortNine Sandblaster for those tough to reach spots.

In the UK the big push right now is to make bus lanes available to bikes. At the moment it's down to local councils and can see you ridding in the bus lane for a few miles before having to move out again. Trying to explain that letting a bike move ahead decreases traffic for everyone doesn't seem to work. As for you riding a scooter, two wheels is two wheels. I don't care if it's a 50cc twist and go or a 2500cc Triumph Rocket, it's a bike and you're a biker. Brother.

@@gerardmontgomery280 In London we can use the red route bus lanes controlled by TFL, but not the others as you rightly said are controlled by the local councils which are pro cyclists & anti motorcyclist. I've commuted into London for the past 23 year, motorcycle couriered in London 4 years before that. It's the best/quickest way to get about but like all other ICE vehicles we being nailed down to where we can go now by the green thing.

A scooter going 80-90 is definately a motorcycle. I care for all two-wheelers, though - from 50cc to as far as you wanna go. In Norway, we have access to bus lanes. Much better than lane splitting, but know that cars might still try to sneak into it as well.

Getting into this whole two wheeled thing is fairly new to me, and I kinda just assumed that most motorcyclists would consider a 125cc-155cc scooter as not really much more than a convenient way to commute. Going 90km on the straight sections was about as fast as it would go, and to be honest that was more than enough excitement for me at the time, hah! All I know is riding a scooter while winding down beautiful and empty rural Taiwanese roads was almost a religious experience. Just such an unbelievably fun, yet peaceful ride. I still don’t understand why countries like Canada, Uk, and the USA don’t look at places like Taiwan, who have embraced scooters, bikes, and motorcycles, as a model of how to implement and encourage more environmentally friendly modes of transportation especially when they are yelling and screaming about the climate… It isn’t rocket science, when you build safe, convenient, and space efficient infrastructure, way more people will switch to taking those modes of transportation… Also those Taiwanese traffic lights that count down with numbers as to when the lights will change, are absolutely brilliant! Every country needs to switch to those! I found that way fewer drivers miss timed when when they should slowdown or continue through an intersection. The only downside I really found to riding on two wheels is the incredible amount of dirt, dust, and smog that sticks to you! I had to buy one of those long sleeve sports shirts just to keep my arms clean! Yeah, I should have worn some protective gear in all honesty, but I was travelling and didn’t expect to spend a month riding a scooter for 2-12 hours a day bombing up and down the mountain roads. Also congrats to the bus drivers and how unbelievably skilled they are behind the wheel. They somehow make it up and down the tiny road that’s literally blasted out of the side of a cliff of Taroko Gorge! Seriously look up pictures of the Taroko Gorge’s road! I tried to avoid most of it as it was busy with tour buses and tourists, but the roads leading off it within the mountains and eastern Taiwanese coast, were a drivers dream! If anyone here ever has a chance to visit Taiwan, get out of the cities into the mountains and/or east coast, you won’t regret it! Random question do scooters and motorcycles share similar engines? I always just assumed most scooters, even those bigger than 50cc’s, had engines much smaller than even the smallest average modern motorcycle… I’m now guessing that’s incorrect? I was damn scared when I was hitting 90km/hr on the straightaways, so mad respect to you guys who can handle some of those real monsters on two wheels!

@@letthetunesflow Great tips, dude! Thanks! I want to see a lot of Asia sometime, and Taiwan is pretty accessible. You don´t tell why you were afraid of going fast on the scooter. Motors are shared across a variety of bores, but typically the 50cc engines are tuned down 80-125cc engines. Why we care about other 2-wheelers is a different story, and has nothing to do with engine displacement. We are vulnerable compared to other drivers. So we stick together and care for eachother. Nevermind the "skills" some riders present. You only need to know your own limitations and act accordingly. Wish for your safe travels, mate!

Used the BT45 over 25 years ago as a motorcycle courier in London on a Honda NTV650 great tyre 👌

Mecanic advised me to get BT46's on my first bike last year (suzuki gs500, in the Netherlands whete it rains a lot too). Have only had one loss of traction leaning in hard in a small 90° turn with tyres not completely warm but it just slid a bit. I guess I can feel the lean angle barrier at around 45 degrees of lean that he talked about tho, I never have feedback at more than 40°, but I thought that was completly on me, didn't imagine tyre could be part of that lol

@@SwainixFPV ye i got the bt46 on my rear for a while now and ill definitely switch back. Hate how suddenly when u blast through a corner at 100kmh leaning very hard into it, the bike suddenly feels sloppy. Definitely didnt have it with the old tire...

@@_puddel_9040 i don't really mind with the price of the tyre and the grip it offers when commuting under changing conditions, but I'll want a different tyre the day I get a more capable bike personally (power and suspension/chassis wise)

@@derekcable Such a classic combo, I see all the Revere's and Hawk gt's riding them 😂 Bt45 on my last two NTV650's and now rocking them on my Hawk gt

Poor guy 🤣

@@mortaljorma69 🥹

Oops!

😂 riding Black rubbercompound!! 😝

Is she single? (Can't resist a bad joke, absolutely don't mean anything by this.)

What do you think of them nearly a year later?

@@michael-masi-2021 I put 4500 miles on them and they don’t even look worn. Love them. Grip is really good even in the rain.

@@Cologne_Trooper thanks for the feedback. Torn between Michelin Road 6 and these. Riding Kawasaki ZX-4R in an area that is often wet and often has sand or gravel on roads.

Just the road 6's? Interesting, where in Australia are you finding a new series of road sport tyre in 190/55 under 350?

That AUD you’re talking about. It’s an FX issue, not a tire issue. 1AUD=0.68EUR

@@KaironexCryziz no that was the Road 5. The six is more.

@@steampunk888 Yes, I know that our dollar is weak again the Euro. However the ‘Road’ series are expensive relative to the price of other tyres here.

@sourand jaded I get 20k out of a rear tyre with my 1250. Although by then, the sides are worn and the middle still isn’t.

I tried out this combo on a tight mountain pass - quite good! But the same road later the same day on my MT09 SP (tuned and maintained by a true pro and former Superbike champion) on S22’s took the experience to a whole new level😎🏁🏁

Hello Jonathan! Have been watching your channel for all things tyre related! When this video popped up, the first thing that came to my mind is @Tyre Reviews Pleasantly surprised to see you here! Keep pumping quality content both of you @Ryan & @Jonathan Support from India 🇮🇳

A collab with you two would be pretty awesome.

​@@fenrir7969second this

Maybe it’ll be an incentive to try it? 😉

@@troyjollimore4100 God, I wish. I’m 55 and have the road sense of a Mackerel. I’d be an organ donor in less than a week. 😔

@@SlowCarToChina Well, I’m about to turn 50, but I have the road sense of a tuna (WAY better than a mackerel! 😄) and I used to ride when I was a teen. Not gonna lie, the road sense IS important. Most accident compilation videos you see involve riders that don’t have any. But depending on where you are, it’s not so bad as long as you ride defensively. Plus a MSF course counts for a lot…

I doth protest! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-duwIOAFexIw.html ~RF9

Glad to see someone tried them on an XJ. I have a 1980 XJ650 and need to order tires ASAP and keep wanting to try the BT46. My only concern is I saw a lot of people mention they don't last too long maybe 5k-6k miles. How have they been for you? I am definitely a more aggressive rider and I also want something that can handle some dirt/gravel/rocky roads occasionally. Don't want horrible wet performance but truth is unless I chance it and get stuck in the rain on my way home I normally leave the bike in the garage if it's gonna rain. Other tires I've been looking at are Dunlop D404, Metzler ME888

I hoon twisties. The Road 5 & 6 were THE biggest noticeable improvements I have experienced in 50 years of hooning.

Michelin tyres do seem to last way longer than most other brands. If you get more km out of your tyre, then when you factor that into the price, the ask seems much more reasonable. Good braking performance on a cold wet day could be the difference between a close call and a solid hit.

@@calebgriffiths9062 I paid the equivalent of $360 and i'm likely to get 20-30 000km out of them. compared to $250 tyre sets that are rated to last 12 000km. I'm more than getting my moneys worth. Tyres are something that you really get value out of investing in the top of the range. And as you said, it's an investment into safety, which saves costs of insurance excess, maintenance costs and even hospital bills at the very least, and may even avoid situations which might cause death.

How long do you think they will last?

What else have you tried? I have the Metzeler M7RR on my Z900 and thinking about Road 6 as my next tires

20k miles?! wtf 🙆🙆🙆 the Bridgestone s22 that came on my 22 mt09sp only lasted 2.5k miles 😭😭

How on earth were you able to get 20k out of them!? Mine were great until 6 and needed to be replaced at 8-9

The Michelin Road 6 is phenomenal. I never had the fives but I just mounted a set of Road 6. pretty sure it’s gonna remain my go to tire.

@@JoaoSilva-gs5jb I believe it. I'm currently at over 13,000 miles on my Road 5's and they still have a good amount of tread left.

Nu tires are the best

Try the S22’s next time - you will be pleasantly surprised 😎🏁🏁

@@SirMountainpass When I bought my bike used the S22s it had were fantastic and handled/turned in like it was on rails. Only problem is I didn't know how many miles they had on them originally so they didn't last too long. (I'm a pretty heavy guy and was probably running 34f/36r for more grip though)

What about diablo 3

Bike ?

Nice. I’ll be installing some Bridgestone Battlax AX41s on mine on Wednesday, got a low mileage Vara 125 (3600 miles as at now) that still has the stock tyres it came out of the factory with. Hopefully that makes the bike feel better

Have a set of Road 6 from Fortnine in my Garage now to go on my VFR. Have to replace the Road 4s. Great for Canadian weather as well.

I'm finding myself landing on Pilot Road as well for all-year riding in (low-altitude) Switzerland. Also the Dunlop Mutant looks promising.

​@@banzobeansDunlop are not good tyres.

Which rossos?

@jaredkessler which Rossos?

Same consideration for me!

Same here, on a Africa twin for me

@@duncharvst T7 here

@@allenhuling598 Have T7. Have GPSs. Can recommend.

@@mitchelbrown793 Right on, thank you, Mitchel!!

Vous comparez un pneu aventure à un pneu Sport Touring. Tout pneu sport Touring sera supérieur à un pneu d’aventure sur la route .still ride in Metzeler Z6, Z8 Interact et Roadtech 01 J’ai changé en septembre pour Michelin route 6 car elle était moins chère que la Metzeler. seulement 2000 km car la saison n’est que de 6 mois ici

@@jeanrousseau5430 ok

If the speed of tire technology has you gasping for breath, imagine how you'll feel when cliche idioms like "rocking" (used to indicate wearing or using) become embarrassingly passe--as they did last year ;- )

@@rayfriedman9625 feel better?

​@@johnrobinson1328 Because you responded to my comment? Not especially. Was that your intention?

@@rayfriedman9625 No. But thanks for asking.

The road 6 lasted me way longer than the 5s so I keep with them.

@@East_TX_LCR good to know! I've run Road5s for the last 3 sets on my z1000 and am going to need to replace them soon. Cold weather high speed commuting= Road 6 by the sound of it!

From all accounts, the Road 6s blow the 5s out of the water.

You need to be careful with the tyre temperature if you use street tyres on the track because they don't tolerate heat. The limit is at 70 degrees Celsius latest.