Test Charts / Motorrad

Best Motorcycle Tires for 2024

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tire, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 180/55 R17
Tires tested: 6
Disciplines: 2

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tires can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tires does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Metzeler Roadtec 02	142 ft	Best	0 mph
2Pirelli Angel GT II	147 ft	+5 ft	15 mph
2Continental RoadAttack 4 GT	147 ft	+5 ft	15 mph
4Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32	151 ft	+9 ft	19 mph
4Dunlop Roadsmart IV GT	151 ft	+9 ft	19 mph
6Michelin Road 6 GT	153 ft	+11 ft	21 mph

The difference between best and worst was 7.4% (11 ft ≈ 0.7 Car Lengths). From 80 mph, the Michelin Road 6 GT would still be travelling at 21 mph when the Metzeler Roadtec 02 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet Handling
Position / Tire	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Road 6 GT	76.81 s	Best
2Metzeler Roadtec 02	77.29 s	+0.48 s
3Pirelli Angel GT II	77.8 s	+0.99 s
4Dunlop Roadsmart IV GT	77.98 s	+1.17 s
5Continental RoadAttack 4 GT	81.1 s	+4.29 s
6Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32	88.25 s	+11.44 s