180/55 R17 Tires
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| Tire Reviewed | Dry Grip | Wet Grip | Feedback | Handling | Wear | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon Viper Xtreme AV62 (2) | 100% | 0% | 95% | 95% | 90% | 90% |
| Michelin Power SuperSport Evo (2) | 100% | 80% | 95% | 95% | 80% | 100% |
| Michelin Power GP (6) | 98% | 77% | 92% | 95% | 83% | 93% |
| Michelin Pilot Road 3 (22) | 92% | 92% | 88% | 86% | 89% | 90% |
| Bridgestone Battlax BT 023 (47) | 92% | 85% | 89% | 90% | 88% | 91% |
| Dunlop RoadSmart III (16) | 91% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 89% | 88% |
| Continental ContiSportAttack 2 (9) | 98% | 80% | 93% | 95% | 71% | 93% |
| Nankang WF2 Sportiac (6) | 100% | 90% | 94% | 70% | 82% | 85% |
| Michelin Pilot Power 3 (5) | 92% | 82% | 92% | 92% | 86% | 88% |
| Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa II (5) | 98% | 86% | 92% | 94% | 70% | 84% |
| Dunlop GP Racer D211 (11) | 98% | 72% | 97% | 96% | 72% | 82% |
| Avon Spirit ST (13) | 94% | 98% | 85% | 87% | 85% | 85% |
| Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier II (2) | 95% | 75% | 90% | 95% | 70% | 95% |
| Dunlop Sportsmart (11) | 94% | 76% | 90% | 91% | 77% | 85% |
| Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV (7) | 93% | 79% | 89% | 91% | 76% | 86% |
| Avon 3D Ultra Sport (9) | 96% | 77% | 91% | 89% | 69% | 88% |
| Metzeler SPORTEC M7 RR (11) | 93% | 83% | 85% | 89% | 74% | 89% |
| Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S21 (7) | 95% | 80% | 92% | 95% | 63% | 83% |
| Metzeler ROADTEC 01 (21) | 92% | 91% | 92% | 88% | 70% | 89% |
| Dunlop Roadsmart (13) | 88% | 85% | 83% | 85% | 82% | 88% |
| Metzeler Roadtec 01 SE (7) | 94% | 90% | 87% | 93% | 77% | 80% |
| Dunlop SportSmart 2 (4) | 87% | 73% | 90% | 97% | 83% | 90% |
| Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S23 (2) | 95% | 80% | 100% | 85% | 60% | 90% |
| Michelin Power One (3) | 97% | 60% | 97% | 97% | 70% | 87% |
| Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier D209 (11) | 90% | 76% | 92% | 84% | 68% | 95% |
| Continental ContiSport Attack (7) | 94% | 74% | 90% | 91% | 74% | 86% |
| Dunlop Mutant (7) | 90% | 90% | 93% | 81% | 86% | 89% |
| Michelin Road 5 (24) | 87% | 87% | 84% | 80% | 83% | 89% |
| Michelin Pilot Road 2 (15) | 90% | 80% | 86% | 81% | 89% | 85% |
| Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa (23) | 94% | 68% | 90% | 88% | 73% | 86% |
| Michelin Power RS (11) | 96% | 74% | 89% | 92% | 65% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 (8) | 86% | 89% | 83% | 88% | 69% | 93% |
| Michelin Road 5 GT (2) | 85% | 60% | 80% | 95% | 90% | 80% |
| Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SC (1) | 100% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 80% |
| Pirelli Diablo Rosso III (9) | 90% | 77% | 86% | 90% | 75% | 88% |
| Michelin Power RS Plus (3) | 90% | 65% | 80% | 87% | 80% | 90% |
| Metzeler Sportec M9 RR (8) | 89% | 80% | 69% | 92% | 83% | 84% |
| Michelin Pilot Road (4) | 80% | 78% | 75% | 80% | 95% | 90% |
| Pirelli Diablo Rosso II (19) | 90% | 73% | 86% | 84% | 75% | 86% |
| Michelin Pilot Road 4 (18) | 85% | 84% | 81% | 78% | 79% | 84% |
| Michelin Pilot Sport (42) | 92% | 82% | 87% | 81% | 73% | 75% |
| Dunlop SportSmart 2 Max (2) | 80% | 80% | 75% | 75% | 0% | 85% |
| Metzeler Roadtec 02 (2) | 100% | 90% | 95% | 90% | 55% | 60% |
| Dunlop GP Racer D209 (2) | 100% | 70% | 95% | 90% | 50% | 60% |
| Pirelli Angel ST (11) | 84% | 83% | 84% | 81% | 78% | 89% |
| Michelin Road 6 GT (2) | 70% | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 85% |
| Avon Storm 2 Ultra (26) | 86% | 70% | 75% | 75% | 88% | 83% |
| Bridgestone Battlax BT016 Pro Hypersport (9) | 86% | 75% | 75% | 85% | 70% | 88% |
| Michelin Power 5 (15) | 86% | 81% | 84% | 81% | 72% | 85% |
| Continental ContiRoad Attack (11) | 83% | 72% | 83% | 79% | 84% | 83% |
| Dunlop SportSmart TT (6) | 100% | 23% | 93% | 98% | 65% | 78% |
| Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22 (15) | 93% | 74% | 80% | 90% | 62% | 79% |
| Pirelli Angel GT (10) | 83% | 81% | 75% | 76% | 79% | 83% |
| Maxxis M6029 Supermaxx (10) | 85% | 74% | 79% | 82% | 71% | 80% |
| Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier RR (4) | 85% | 70% | 85% | 83% | 70% | 83% |
| Michelin Pilot Power 2CT (17) | 89% | 69% | 83% | 66% | 77% | 85% |
| Pirelli Dragon Supercorsa Pro (10) | 97% | 48% | 90% | 89% | 55% | 78% |
| Michelin Pilot Power (11) | 85% | 82% | 84% | 67% | 66% | 78% |
| Pirelli Scorpion Trail II (9) | 87% | 69% | 81% | 84% | 71% | 83% |
| Bridgestone Battlax Racing R10 (6) | 96% | 45% | 80% | 70% | 75% | 83% |
| Pirelli Angel GT II (6) | 85% | 78% | 67% | 76% | 78% | 70% |
| Michelin Power Pure (4) | 80% | 75% | 73% | 75% | 78% | 88% |
| Pirelli Diablo (9) | 73% | 79% | 70% | 74% | 83% | 79% |
| Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T30 EVO (10) | 83% | 74% | 68% | 80% | 74% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Battlax BT 021 (10) | 86% | 71% | 76% | 74% | 79% | 79% |
| Avon Viper Supersport AV60 (5) | 86% | 64% | 74% | 66% | 74% | 80% |
| Dunlop Qualifier Core (3) | 80% | 75% | 65% | 75% | 80% | 80% |
| Metzeler Roadtec Z8 Interact (13) | 78% | 67% | 72% | 68% | 82% | 79% |
| Bridgestone S20 (13) | 82% | 72% | 76% | 82% | 50% | 80% |
| Bridgestone Battlax BT 010 (3) | 80% | 73% | 83% | 83% | 67% | 67% |
| Avon Storm 3D XM (12) | 82% | 65% | 67% | 68% | 84% | 79% |
| Bridgestone BATTLAX SPORT TOURING T30 (11) | 85% | 72% | 69% | 65% | 70% | 76% |
| Bridgestone Battlax BT 015 (13) | 85% | 66% | 76% | 75% | 52% | 77% |
| Pirelli Diablo Corsa III (10) | 87% | 68% | 81% | 65% | 55% | 75% |
| Bridgestone Battlax Racing Street RS11 (1) | 80% | 40% | 70% | 80% | 80% | 80% |
| Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa (12) | 86% | 45% | 75% | 81% | 59% | 78% |
| Metzeler Tourance Next (3) | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 50% | 77% |
| Bridgestone Battlax BT 014 (4) | 85% | 80% | 65% | 73% | 53% | 70% |
| Dunlop SP Sport Maxx (166) | 79% | 69% | 69% | 67% | 63% | 64% |
| Avon VP2 (2) | 90% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 40% | 65% |
| Metzeler Racetec Interact K3 (4) | 88% | 38% | 70% | 68% | 55% | 70% |
| Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact (9) | 79% | 61% | 68% | 60% | 59% | 66% |
| Maxxis Supermaxx ST (13) | 82% | 73% | 72% | 73% | 31% | 73% |
| Michelin Pilot Street (22) | 74% | 55% | 57% | 63% | 69% | 70% |
| Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 (27) | 72% | 48% | 61% | 65% | 52% | 65% |
| Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S20 (15) | 74% | 61% | 67% | 68% | 30% | 57% |
| MRF ZLX (9) | 52% | 57% | 53% | 60% | 58% | 60% |
| Dunlop Sportmax D207e (6) | 68% | 57% | 57% | 53% | 43% | 57% |
| Bridgestone Battlax BT 012 (10) | 68% | 46% | 45% | 41% | 57% | 62% |
| Avon 3D Ultra (2) | 55% | 10% | 50% | 5% | 60% | 60% |
180/55 R17 Tire Review Highlights
Writing about the Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV
rated 84%
An excellent hyper sport tire for the road.
I rode this tire for over 4000 miles and it proved more than great. All the rave reviews are well deserved.
I can compare it to Bridgestone Battlax S22s and they offer most of the same experience while lasting longer.
Very quick to lean over, surprisingly stable when upright and at slow speed, you can literally let the bike balance itself at slow speed, which is a rare trait in hypersport tires.
Braking distance is very good.
For the wet grip, I can't say I rode it too much in the wet, but behaved quite well when I did.
On one occasion, I was riding on the highway, at night, early spring, with air temperature below 5 degrees and rain sipping, I noticed that above reasonable speeds, so north of 120 km/h, it starts to lose directional control, but as soon as the speed dropped to around 110, it all settled. I tried to replicate it one or twice more in that journey and every time, the behavior was consistent.
I rode this tire for over 4000 miles and it proved more than great. All the rave reviews are well deserved.
I can compare it to Bridgestone Battlax S22s and they offer most of the same experience while lasting longer.
Very quick to lean over, surprisingly stable when upright and at slow speed, you can literally let the bike balance itself at slow speed, which is a rare trait in hypersport tires.
Braking distance is very good.
For the wet grip, I can't say I rode it too much in the wet, but behaved quite well when I did.
On one occasion, I was riding on the highway, at night, early spring, with air temperature below 5 degrees and rain sipping, I noticed that above reasonable speeds, so north of 120 km/h, it starts to lose directional control, but as soon as the speed dropped to around 110, it all settled. I tried to replicate it one or twice more in that journey and every time, the behavior was consistent.
tire reviewed on 2026-03-16 12:22:44
Writing about the Metzeler Roadtec Z8 Interact
rated 84%
Purchased to replace an old set of Dunlop Roadsmart tires on a VFR800 V Tec. Used mainly for a daily commute and a mix of roads including motorway. I went for the O rated tire on the rear for extra life as the bike is quite heavy. In short, I can't fault them. I've used them in all weathers including zero degree temperatures. They are quick to warm up and give all the grip, comfort and feedback you will ever need. I will definitely be buying the same again.
tire reviewed on 2026-02-04 14:31:43
Writing about the Pirelli Angel ST
rated 74%
The Angel STs have been great with one very important exception.
Handling is great on my 2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT. Wet or dry. They never gave me a "pucker" moment all the way to end of life. So why won't I buy them again?
They wear out suddenly... Let me explain.
I left for a weekend trip with the rear tire looking fine. It was about 1/16" (2-3 mm) to the wear bars. At my first stop (about 180 miles) I checked and it was AT the wear bars. After another tank of gas, It was showing cord. I wasn't pussy footing around, but I wasn't abusing my tires either.
The front went 6,000 miles before doing basically the same thing. I will never but these tires again unless it's an emergency.
I replaced them with Angel GTs. So far they have all the good characteristics of the STs, and seem to be holding up better. I'm keeping my eye on them though...
Handling is great on my 2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT. Wet or dry. They never gave me a "pucker" moment all the way to end of life. So why won't I buy them again?
They wear out suddenly... Let me explain.
I left for a weekend trip with the rear tire looking fine. It was about 1/16" (2-3 mm) to the wear bars. At my first stop (about 180 miles) I checked and it was AT the wear bars. After another tank of gas, It was showing cord. I wasn't pussy footing around, but I wasn't abusing my tires either.
The front went 6,000 miles before doing basically the same thing. I will never but these tires again unless it's an emergency.
I replaced them with Angel GTs. So far they have all the good characteristics of the STs, and seem to be holding up better. I'm keeping my eye on them though...
tire reviewed on 2026-01-14 11:29:17
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S23
rated 80%
Great all round tire, with very nice feedback front and rear, you really feel the road and what the tire is doing as you are pushing it.
Grip levels really come up after just a couple of corners and never feels like its running out of grip, more like it gently encourages you to keep on exploring its capabilities.
Fantastic under breaking, even in the oh crap moments coming into a corner a bit harder than you intended, it responds to the change in direction and then hugs the corners nicely.
I have got a very respectable 6000km out of the rear which is now completely smooth in the whole middle section and only a little bit of grooves are left on the outsides, lots of scuffing present in the last 500 km most likely from excessively hard riding in very twisty country roads of varied condition. (For those that know River Road from sackville to wiseman ferry , Putty Road and the trip to Middle Mangrove will understand what I mean)
It really loves to be pushed, and you can easily find yourself right down to the pegs gunning it many times faster than the posted speed and these tires keep asking for more, and no signs of fade present. Even at speeds over 200 it feels nice and grippy on the roads.
In the wet it has ample grip when ridden sensibly, and when nice and warm it gives a clear indication as it approaches grip limits in corners before beginning to slide around a bit but is easily manageable with throttle adjustment.
I'm sure if it was ridden in a more ordinary manner it would last considerably longer than the 6000km I have achieved with it, but if you do like to really push it then I think that's a respectable mileage for some very hard riding.
Also of note, it's done about 200km of off-road riding and it was very comfortable and provided decent levels of precision and traction with sensible adjustments to throttle and brakes and felt comfortable enough to blast past adventure riders with more all terrain focused tires without issue.
Grip levels really come up after just a couple of corners and never feels like its running out of grip, more like it gently encourages you to keep on exploring its capabilities.
Fantastic under breaking, even in the oh crap moments coming into a corner a bit harder than you intended, it responds to the change in direction and then hugs the corners nicely.
I have got a very respectable 6000km out of the rear which is now completely smooth in the whole middle section and only a little bit of grooves are left on the outsides, lots of scuffing present in the last 500 km most likely from excessively hard riding in very twisty country roads of varied condition. (For those that know River Road from sackville to wiseman ferry , Putty Road and the trip to Middle Mangrove will understand what I mean)
It really loves to be pushed, and you can easily find yourself right down to the pegs gunning it many times faster than the posted speed and these tires keep asking for more, and no signs of fade present. Even at speeds over 200 it feels nice and grippy on the roads.
In the wet it has ample grip when ridden sensibly, and when nice and warm it gives a clear indication as it approaches grip limits in corners before beginning to slide around a bit but is easily manageable with throttle adjustment.
I'm sure if it was ridden in a more ordinary manner it would last considerably longer than the 6000km I have achieved with it, but if you do like to really push it then I think that's a respectable mileage for some very hard riding.
Also of note, it's done about 200km of off-road riding and it was very comfortable and provided decent levels of precision and traction with sensible adjustments to throttle and brakes and felt comfortable enough to blast past adventure riders with more all terrain focused tires without issue.
tire reviewed on 2025-12-31 18:15:18
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22
rated 69%
Used one front and two rears.
Downsides: Wear and edge grip when cold. Occasional unexpected loss of traction on white lines, in the dry.
Upsides: Very responsive, very good levels of grip. When warmed up, impressive braking distance. Sidewall flex is very consistent. When the temperature allows, can be pushed to the utmost edge.
Maybe better for something with less torque.
Downsides: Wear and edge grip when cold. Occasional unexpected loss of traction on white lines, in the dry.
Upsides: Very responsive, very good levels of grip. When warmed up, impressive braking distance. Sidewall flex is very consistent. When the temperature allows, can be pushed to the utmost edge.
Maybe better for something with less torque.
tire reviewed on 2025-12-13 19:11:20
Writing about the Michelin Road 6 GT
rated 80%
I'm not sure if this tire is great or not. sometimes it totally crashes my self confidence on curvy roads but sometimes it feels glued to the road.
tire reviewed on 2025-08-07 08:09:24
Writing about the Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV
rated 81%
Tires are overall great when fresh fast heating even wet grip is great but as they get used they tend to lose grip and only grips great when fully heated but if it cools down a bit it slowly loses grip again at the end i got a lot of tire spin while accelerating straight or out of corners even reduced my lean angles because couldnt trust it. Mileage not bad about 10k kms front still had little to the marker. Had a few track days havent let me down once great feedback you can brake hard even on the sides it won't slide. Had a few rear spins while accelerating out of corner on track but that might not be the tires fault :) however the tire heats up to crazy termperatures on track but never had problems with it and its not a track tire so its fine. Great tire would buy them again but it should stay consistent till the markers after that i can accept it loses grip, or maybe the track days eat it up.
tire reviewed on 2025-05-15 00:23:05
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax BT 023
rated 89%
I used the tire everywhere commuted had road trips and even had track days on it. Tire performs perfectly in dry needs little time to heat up and then sticks nonstop.
In the wet good only slips if i accelerate on the gixxer above 7000rpms but still managable. Rode 18.000kms rear was done and squared front still had little life left. On the track you can lean as much as you want just need the right pressure even if overeheating stick back after a small slide signaling you should rest. Overall perfect tire if you ride in different conditions from spring to late fall. tire life is guaranted to last 2 season for average rider.
In the wet good only slips if i accelerate on the gixxer above 7000rpms but still managable. Rode 18.000kms rear was done and squared front still had little life left. On the track you can lean as much as you want just need the right pressure even if overeheating stick back after a small slide signaling you should rest. Overall perfect tire if you ride in different conditions from spring to late fall. tire life is guaranted to last 2 season for average rider.
tire reviewed on 2025-05-14 03:12:26
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax BT 023
rated 91%
The Bridgestone 023 is an excellent tire .Sadly it has been replaced by T31 andT32 . I have used BT 023GT on a Honda Blackbird 1100cc and have found them to have good grip in wet and dry conditions in the UK and while touring mainland Europe .
tire reviewed on 2025-05-08 14:06:07
Writing about the Metzeler Sportec M9 RR
rated 54%
I've had big issues with these tires on my Street Triple. They feel amazing in the corners, right up until the moment that they suddenly don't. I've had multiple random slides and losses of traction for no obvious reason that I no longer have confidence in the tires have have changed back to a pair of Road 5s. Although they don't turn in as instantly, they offer me far more consistent performance and more confidence to push the tires than the M9RRs did.
tire reviewed on 2025-04-25 03:26:51
Writing about the Metzeler Roadtec 02
rated 63%
These tire have fantastic dry grip. They transformed the way my bike handles and gave me so much more confidence. That’s where the positives end. The front tire is super noisy. You probably won’t notice it if you have good hearing protection but I noticed it straight away when I put them on. Also the rear is already about half worn in the middle after just 3,000km. I thought these were supposed to be sport touring tires with a harder centre tread? I don’t do any motorway riding. I live in Wanaka, New Zealand so all of my riding is on mountainous roads. I do commute to work and back which has some straight road and roundabouts but it’s only about 5km each way. My rear tire has a big wide flat spot through the middle 1/3 of the tire width and I’m down to about 2.5mm of tread in the middle measured at the wear bars. I have about 3.5-4mm left close towards the edges. I check my tire pressure regularly with a Topeak digital gauge. I’m running 33/39 F/R. I ride a Honda CB650R. So yeah these tires feel great but wear way faster than a sport touring tire should. It needs harder rubber in the middle.
I’ve only ridden them once in the wet and I wasn’t going fast so I can’t comment on wet grip.
I’ve only ridden them once in the wet and I wasn’t going fast so I can’t comment on wet grip.
tire reviewed on 2025-02-05 16:04:49
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S23
rated 90%
I've already gone though a pair of these tires, they offer excellent grip and feel in any conditions, my only downside is that they'll probably last you one season of riding on the roads. Haven't used them on the track but for road use these are excellent, riding sporty or casual, it does it all.
Also it has an very progressive feel so it doesn't really ''tip in'' that much, which I personally prefer.
Also it has an very progressive feel so it doesn't really ''tip in'' that much, which I personally prefer.
tire reviewed on 2024-09-19 02:47:15
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