Bridgestone Battlax BT 023 Owner Reviews

What owners say summarised from 45 reviews

The Bridgestone Battlax BT 023 receives consistently favorable reports for dry and wet grip, with 42 of 45 reviews positive overall. Steering feel and handling also attract substantially more praise than criticism, particularly for commuting and touring. Tread life is widely liked, and end-of-life accounts support useful mileage, although the distance achieved varies with the motorcycle and riding style. Complaints about wet grip, slower steering or wear occur only in small minorities and do not establish a recurring weakness. Most reviews do not identify a stage of use, and the repeat accounts do not show a common ageing trend.

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Owner ratings averaged from 47 ratings

Owner score 89%
Dry Grip 92%
Comfort 91%
Handling 90%
Road Feedback 89%
Wear 88%
Wet Grip 85%

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87%

Member August 5, 2011

Honda CBR 600fm
225/45 R17
4,000 miles
Mostly Motorways
Spirited

Fitted to a older heavy sports bike these tires smashed all exepectations, even impressing me with the improvements since the BT021, which i rode on in different compounds and spec. As mentioned before, the wet grip well outperforms what your brain tells you is actually smart to do while giving you feel to push the bike when your brain says it is time to do so.. when you need confidence in your rubber most. Feedback is 'good' but not supersport tire good, the comfort is much better then you'd expect with stiffer suspection settings and you'll always feel great on a sunny day knowing whats wrapped around the wheels.

96%

Member July 18, 2011

Kawasaki GTR 1400
190/55 R17
6,200 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited

Excellent Tire put on before tour to france and spain from the uk no issues due to replace soon will be getting them again. covered 6200 miles no problems at all well worth the money.

Kawasaki GTR 1400 Motorcycle.

99%

Member July 4, 2011

Suzuki GSX1250FA
180/55 R17 W
3,600 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Spirited

I fitted these on my Suzki 1250FA to see if I could improve the tire wear. I have still got some life left in the front and have done 3600 miles with the rear. The tires have kept there shape and are fantastic in the wet and the dry I have never had any moments with them fitted. Rear tire wear I think is down to me but I will repace them with another set of 23,s

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96%

Member July 3, 2011

BMW F800ST
225/45 R17
3,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Average

Fitting a pair of 023s to replace well-worn and squared-off 021s on my BMWF800ST transformed the bike. They've done 3000 miles so far with no signs of wear â€“ I cannot see any difference on a tread-depth gauge. Dry and wet grip is amazing - the latter especially so â€“ in fact, so secure does the bike feel in the rain that one has to be careful not to push the limits too far. Small adjustments to a cornering line cann be done with precision and the bike flicks from side to side with ease. Braking (the Brembo units on the bike are very powerful) is absolutely stable.

96%

Member June 11, 2011

Kawasaki ZX10r
190/50 R17 W
2,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited

Excellent tire have always used BT's from the BT-14 up. Putting 23's on the ZX10 has made the steering a little slower but the wear rate is excellent 2000 miles so far and loads of tread left (makes a change !) upped the front PSI to 38 and this has helped a little, may mix a BT14 front with a 23 rear.

Chris

91%

Member May 19, 2011

Honda CBR1100XX
180/55 R17
5,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited

an excellent replacement tire for the blackbird. scrubbed in during a thunderstorm, ridden all winter apart from the very worst weather.
always felt secure with this tire on the rear (BT021 Front), amazed at the wear on a heavy bike -much better than previous tires as i would have been looking to replace them by now but still have good tread depth on the 23.
trying to wear it out so i can replace both tires together with new 23's.
IAM advanced rider.

91%

Member April 10, 2011

Honda CBR600RR
225/45 R17
1,000 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited

Having shed the stock Dunlops on my 600RR (which are frankly lethal in anything other than 35 celsius!) I can honestly say these are the best tires I have ever ridden on. True they are a sports tourer tire but the solid center section gives superb longevity and the sticky off centers mean you complete confidence to push it a little bit around the bends. As a police trained advanced rider I can honestly give these my highest reccomendation.

87%

Member June 24, 2010

Triumph Speed Triple
190/55 R17 W
5,000 miles
Mostly Country Roads
Spirited

All the grip you'll ever need. Probably not as grippy as an ultra high performance tire but these will easily outlast them, and more than enough grip for uk roads.

94%

Member April 6, 2010

Triumph tiger 1050
180/55 R17 W
2,500 miles
A Combination of Roads
Spirited

I have these fitted to my 1050 Tiger and so far I'm very impressed with them. The wet grip is superb, best I've had in the wet so far i think. Dry grip is very good too and they allow me to keep up with my mates R1 on the road. I've done 2,500 miles on them so far and thet're not showing much signs of wear.

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