Suzuki GS500F Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Dunlop Sportmax Q LITE (1) 80% 70% 80% 80% 50% 70%
Bridgestone Battlax BT45 (1) 50% 50% 50% 50% 10% 50%

Suzuki GS500F Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Dunlop Sportmax Q LITE given 73% (130-70-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 7000 spirited miles
Had both them on a Suzuki GS500E, a 110 and a 130 on the back. They're great tires, they provide excellent grip in corners, and wet traction is also confidence inspiring. In terms of feedback, super clear when you are approaching the limit, you get a feel on how the tire is behaving under you, and behaviour over the limit is pretty manageable.

About durability, if you plan doing many highway kilometres, your rear tire is going to get flat fast, front tire still is okay for 11000 KMs, but at the rear is too far gone ride anywhere.

Personally, I would buy it again, very forgiving tire, good grip at all-weather, albeit a short life span. (Keep in mind a GS500E is close to 180Kg wet, so a lighter bike might get a bit more life out of it)
tire reviewed on 2025-04-20 02:28:40
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax BT45 given 39% (130-70-17-)
Driving on for 1200 average miles
Bought the bike used 3000k's on clock with a pair of BT45's on them, by 6000 the rear tire had quite extensive cracking in the sidewalls so I replaced them thinking it was probably due to age with another pair made 31st week of 2018, but after only a year the same thing has happened. Damage to the sidewall of a tire is serious and renders it unroadworthy. I keep the tires properly inflated, 33/38, store the bike out of direct sunlight, and don't use tire shine on them. In my younger days I fitted tires for Bridgestone onto cars and never saw anything like this problem. I can only attribute it to poor quality control from whoever makes these tires. Furthermore Bridgestone Motorcycle Tires aren't handled by Bridgestone but a different company McCleod Accessories who know nothing about their products, quality control, warranties, and just import them into Australia with seemingly no responsibility whatsoever to the customer. McLeod Accessories can only refer you to the shop you purchased the tires from for any problems and Bridgestone can only refer you to McLeod Accessories! Once regarding Bridgestone as one of the best I now regard them as one of the worst and will never buy from them again because I cannot trust a tire company with such an irresponsible approach to tire safety. They seem to be answerable to no one. Hence why I am posting this review so that maybe other riders don't end up with these dud tires or worse end up injured or dead.
tire reviewed on 2020-12-08 05:29:40
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