How To Choose Right Tyres For Your Superbike?

by RB TyresFeb 21, 2020Blog1 comment

Every superbike is designed with explicit undercarriage and suspension arrangement, the tires are structured keeping the treatment of the bikes into thought. Replacing the tires with a non-indicated rating code could lead to poor treatment of your superbike and in most dire outcomes imaginable it could be fatal. So choosing the right tyre for any superbike is necessary. You should always remember that it is your safety that should be considered above anything else, so the right tyre choice is vital.

Superbike tyres are available for many different applications, including Sport, Sport Touring, Cruiser, Racing, etc. A sport tyre is more demanding than a normal tyre and is typically not intended for use on public roads, as its tolerance limits are thin. Sport Touring tyres are generally not used for high cornering loads, but for long straights, good for riding across the country. Cruiser tyres main focus is on offering a long continuous running time, good grip on turns. Racing tyres sustain high speeds and give their best performance on the track. These tyres offer very good grip and are rated for a top speed which is higher than street tyres.

There are Four Primary Types of Tyres :

1. Tube Tyre

Basically, old-school tires used a tube to hold pressurized air. This inner tube is separate from the tire itself and is typically used with a spoked tire. Rocks, nails or shards of metal can create a hole in tubed tires that causes the tire to instantly collapse. Obviously this isn’t just inconvenient but also very dangerous so we do not recommend tube tyres for your superbikes.

2. Tubeless Tyre

Tubeless tires, on the other hand, are a product of today’s high-tech and precision manufacturing. Your brand-new motorcycle lets you enjoy all the benefits of tubeless tire technology, including:
More lightweight design
Cooler on the road
Improved puncture protection and safety
Easier repairs

3. Radial Tyre

The term ‘radial’ refers to the type of construction of the cords, or the ‘body’ of the tire. In a radial tire, the cords all run from bead to bead, across the tire. Radial construction provides a smoother ride with lower rolling friction and more importantly, keeps the tread to road contact ‘patch’ in better contact with the highway when turning. A radial tire features transverse radial plies that run perpendicular to the direction of travel. This assures less heat buildup and a softer ride. The advantages of radial tires include: Flexible sidewalls. Reduced fuel consumption due to less rolling resistance.

4. Bias Tyre

A bias tire consists of multiple rubber plies overlapping each other. The crown and sidewalls are interdependent. The overlapped plies form a thick layer that is less flexible and more sensitive to overheating. Bias tyre leans over slightly lessening the contact area, which lessens the traction also in bias tyre the cords criss-cross across the centerline of the tire. Never mix Bias tyres with the Radial tyres and visa versa, always use either type of the tyres at both the ends.

Basic tyre construction terms are :

Thread
Bead
Carcass
Sidewal

The next important thing before finalising a type of tyre for your superbike is its size. It is what determines the size of the contact patch. The contact patch is the area of rubber in contact with the road which changes every time you lean your bike. In any case, to pick the correct tyre size, you have to have the information on what the code designators imprinted in favor of tyre mean. There are different techniques and methods used to assign tyre data, however the ‘metric’ system is what’s mostly used in the industry.

120 is the measurement of the width of the tread, in a straight line from one side to the next. A few makers utilize the letters in order ‘T’ to indicate the width of the tire.
70 here represents the aspect ratio — the ratio of a tyre’s width as a percentage of its height. The higher the number, the taller the tyre.
Z and R are the speed rating and load rating respectively.
17 here is the rim size expressed in inches.

It’s not a bad idea to stick to the stock-size tyre that is specifically designed for your bike, but that doesn’t mean you can’t experiment! RB Tyres have been providing high quality and affordable superbike tyres.

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The Web App Digital on March 30, 2020 at 11:31 am
East or west, radials are the best
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