Check out this latest video to hear what ex-GP legend, Ron Haslam, has to say about the Battlax BT-023, Bridgestone's sport-touring tyre, after burning some rubber on the track at Silverstone.
i did the track day having highsided my own bike on bridgestones a few months before. i was nervous, very nervous, but these tyres were ace. it costs Ron money when his bikes are out of action and doesn't want people going home in an ambulance. good enough for him then good enough for me
@@Chilliesauce69 I’ve since started using Bridgestone S22’s which I recommend. Much more grip and great in the wet. They do wear slightly quicker overall but I find they do wear more even across the tyre compared to the sports tourers which seemed to square the middle off compared to the sides.
@@Cdog79 it’s interesting you say that as used to use the S21’s and hated them. I couldn’t get a good feeling when using them. Hence after doing a Ron Haslam track day was converted to the sports tourer as I get on much better with the tyre profile and feedback is really strong, which then gives me way more confidence in corner entry and mid corner speed.
I've been running these (and 020s and 021s previously) on my R1100R Beemer, just about to go for my third set of 023s, I reckon to get around 5000 miles from a pair. My riding is pretty varied, solo and fully loaded with touring luggage and missus all year round including a trip to a very hot southern Portugal in 2017. I have total confidence in them, very grippy and predictable if they do want to creep a little. Big fan!
Thanks, I am very happy with the M7RR from Metzeler on my GSF1200, doesn't matter if it's dry, wet, -2°C or +30°C, but for my GSX750 I got the BT-023 now for the first time and look for some infos, if those are good or not :x but this gives me a bit confidence, that it was the right choice
@@mr.nibolz The BT-023? 160$ for front and rear? Than it's okay...I paid 170€ I think in Germany for both...just drove for 5 days, had grip right from the start, very good handling, easy to mount on the rim, good brake behaviour...nothing bad to tell about them so far
Hi Chris Moss.. I have BT023s on my CB1300 and I like them, the technology is now 10 years old what do you think I should replace them with, is the T31 a good option cheers lovin your video as ever..
I just got a pair today, replacing Michelin Road 5s on my Honda CB500F. I was very happy with the Michelin and am curious to see how these compare after the first 100 miles.
About to find out for myself, just about to replace the all but knackered after 1750 miles "Continental Road-Attack" on the back of my 03/ZZR6, now I do ride with some gusto every now and then "but" for the most it's just general pottering round the countryside of a weekend and commuting during the week so as you can probably guess 1750 miles from a rear tyre is not particularly pleasing especially when taking into account the cost which is a non to shabby 120 smackers, won't be buying Conti's again in any hurry...
+marcin l wet grip good feedback dry grip big milleage what you need more ? for now this is me best tire and i put this tire on me next bike offcorse ost be depend on test with other tire in motorrad magazine but for now from this what say very expercience and very fast rider like ron haslam this is me favorit .
minimum tread is 1mm for motorcycle tyres in the uk 1.6mm is for cars, true wearing them all the way should be avoided though, especially if it's gunna be wet.
I got about 9,000 miles out of the rear, and 11,000 out of the front. You do realize that over the course of all these miles, no two people will be encountering the same bike, road or riding conditions? There's simply too many variables to factor in, and you can't take a single anecdote as standard of anything. What you have to do is look at the consensus. Take the hardest, longing wearing tire on the market, and there'll be a guy claiming he can't get more than 3,000 miles out of the rear.
What Bridgestones were they? These companies make entire lines of tires, so it doesn't make much sense to love a company nor be wary of a company. What matters is the individual model of tire.
3 of you had the tire on a MT-07? Did you all get this as standard on the bike when it was new? If you did, thats why the tire sucks. It's mass produced in the cheapest way for low cost. Buy the same tire again and you will see.
I have a mt 07 with 6900 miles on these tires.. They seem still to be in perfect condition. I'm assuming i will get 10-11k miles on them.. If thats the case I might buy these again. They came stock on my 19" mt 07
@@chefriz5486 Check your tires for a country manufactor code. Then ask these guys where their tires were made. They won't be from the same country thereby not from the same factory.
