Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 Pro

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Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 Pro
Overall they have proven to give confidence inspiring grip on the edges with great levels of feedback when banked over especially on the track.

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Two months ago I had a set of Bridgestone BT-016 Pro’s fitted to my Triumph Speed Triple. Before setting out on the new tyres, the Speed had covered 4000 miles. Now with just over 7000 on the clock the rear tyre is on the limit markers. So, 3000 miles from ...  Continue reading

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I have ´94 Suzuki GSX-R 750, and since i´ve fitted these tires i had a confidence boost, i can corner harder faster and as long as i´m not on the limit of the tyre i can make trajectory corrections without the Continue reading...
Utter rubbish. NOt suitable for Britsh climate.

It surprised me how awful they were. I know the R1 is a twitchy bike, but when I swapped back to the 014s after the disastrous 016s, my bike was a complete Continue reading...
on my 2011 speed triple, original metz race techs didn't last very long, so went for battlax's. still wore out ( 1" strip round centre) in 2500 miles, not as sticky & confidence inspiring as originals but only Continue reading...

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I got just over 7000km on the rear tire. Was expecting more. Grip wise it was pretty consistent. Heats up fast on track and road.

Would I buy it again? Maybe. But I wouldn't use it for touring purposes again. Significant squaring off  noticed after 400km of highway riding.

These serve the purpose for B roads, some commuting and occassional track days.

Posted: 13/06/2012 at 08:36



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