An American tyre treatment that is guaranteed to make your bike tyres puncture-proof is coming to Australia. Rhinotires are made...
Do you know how to break in new motorcycle tyres that come with a glossy and slippery surface? They deserve...
Ever wondered what happens to your old motorcycle tyres when you replace them?
Of the 48 million used tyres disposed of each year, two out of every three goes to landfill, is illegally dumped, sent overseas or simply stockpiled. Only 16% is recycled. However, the tyre industry has announced recycling...
This four-minute video isn’t a nanny-state instructional guide in being a woose, but is an informative guide to checking and...
An alarming number of Australian riders are flirting with danger by riding on illegal, worn and incorrectly inflated tyres, according...
Michelin Anakee Adventure tyres have now arrived in Australia with more sizes arriving in May. The tyres, unveiled at the EICMA Motorcycle Show in Milan in November, are designed for riders who do about 80% tarmac touring and about 20% dirt riding. Michelin Australia has now announced the sizes and pricing:...
The Polaris Sportsman WV850 features the world-first application of Terrain Armor army-spec tubeless, puncture-less tyres on a civilian vehicle. And...
Contributed post for our northern hemisphere readers Just like with lots of other things, people’s buying habits for motorcycle tires...
If you’re a bit impatient about riding on your new tyres, German tyre company Continental has updated their popular motorcycle sports tyre with the SportAttack 3 that includes fast break-in technology. It’s called Traction Skin that uses no greasy release agents on the tyre and leaves the tyre with a...
(Contributed post for our European readers) Purchasing tires for your motorbike on the web from tyreleader.ie can save you lots...
The Continental TKC70 could be the new choice for long-range adventurers. The TKC80 has been the choice of many an...
If you’re a bit impatient about riding on your new tyres, German tyre company Continental has updated their popular motorcycle sports tyre with the SportAttack 3 that includes fast break-in technology. It’s called Traction Skin that uses no greasy release agents on the tyre and leaves the tyre with a...
Italian company Directa Plus has received a patent through the Chinese Patent Office for tyre technology that they say will...
If you are riding on Mitas Sportforce tyres, stop now! An urgent safety recall notice has been issued by Mityre...
The rapid rise in factory scrambler models and custom scramblers has led to a whole new category of tyre and Bridgestone has joined in with their new Battlax Adventurecross AX41S model. Based on their Battlax Adventurecross AX41 adventure tyre, the “S” in AX41S stands for “scrambler”. It sports a different block...
Ever wondered what the hieroglyphic codes on the side of your motorbike tyre mean? It seems a confusing, long list of...
Yamaha has replaced Harley-Davidson as the top brand rated by Australian riders, while Shoei is the top helmet, Aplinestars best...
Pirelli has updated its Scorpion Trail tyres for big-bore adventure bikes with even longer life, improved wet performance, better traction and more control. The Pirellia Scorpion Trail II tyre is a combination of their popular and long-wearing Angel GT sports tyre and their range of enduro tyres. They are designed for...
(Contributed post for our North American readers) The thrill of riding a motorbike is unmatched by any other riding experience....
Electric motorcycles and other vehicles may soon be charged by the heat built up in the tyres. Goodyear has developed...
(Contributed post) As a motorcycle owner, have you ever wondered and asked yourself how long do motorcycle tyres generally last? Even when you take outstanding care of it, it will always come to the point in its life cycle that it’ll be fully depreciated. Keeping it at this state in...
Monza Imports sent us a set of new Dunlop Sportmax Alpha-14 tyres for our Ducati GT1000 project bike and they...
Will riders of the future be riding on tyres made from egg shells and tomatoes? In Australia alone, 48 million...
Cyclists have had puncture-proof tyres for ages, but we are still to get puncture-proof motorcycle tyres in Australia. There are two varieties that we have heard of: American-made RhinoTire tyre sealant and Indian-made CEAT tyres. RhinoTire technology from the USA is a quick-sealing polymer RhinoPlex gel inside a tyre, which will instantly...
Avon Tyre made its first motorcycle tyre in 1911 and 110 years later the plant in Wiltshire, UK, is still...
Tyre reviews are only worthwhile if they include wear characteristics which means a long-term review is necessary. So, with a...
Mitas is a well-known brand of motorcycle tyre among off-road riders, but is not so well known as a high-performance road tyre company. So when motorcycle industry veteran Dale Schmidtchen needed new tyres for his Kawasaki ZR-7, he was at first reticent about fitting Mitas Sport Force+ tyres to his...
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Continental Tyres of Germany has issued a global recall on several models over “air loss and possible separation”. There have...
Sava MC 60 GETaWAY tyres have a unique feature that solves the dilemma of the adventure rider – dirt or road tyres? Fit them one way and they are more suited to the road, reverse them and they are more suited to dirt. These Sava tyres have a tread pattern...
Airless tyres for motorcycles has come a little closer to reality with the announcement that Bridgestone is working on an...
Michelin’s new Road 5 tyre features a tread pattern that widens as it wears to maintain wet mechanical grip with...
Imagine having a tyre that changes its tread pattern when you go from tar to dirt and back again. Well, that could be the future with two motorcycle tyre designs in the top three of the biannual Hankook Tyre Design competition. The winning “Dakar” design by German university student...
Tubed tyres can be a safety issue for riders, according to a New Zealand coroner. The issue has come to...
Motorcycle tyres are only as good as the pressure in them and that means regularly checking them or filling with...
Have you ever wondered what your motorcycle tyres are made of, why they are black and shiny and whether scrubbing off the shine and warming up the tyres improves grip? Motorcycle industry veteran Dale Schmidtchen takes a look at tyre compounds and answers these questions in part one of a...
Dunlop has introduced the Roadsmart IV which they claim has about a quarter more mileage than their popular Roadsmart III...
French tyre company Michelin has made a new Anakee Adventure tyre specifically for those riders who don’t like as much...
The fourth iteration of the popular Michelin Pilot motorcycle tyre has increased braking ability, longer life and a wider range of operating temperatures. Michelin marketing director for motorcycle tyres, Christophe Duc, says wet braking distance is 17% shorter than its closest rival. At the same time, he says the tyre...
The new Motoz Tractionator GPS adventure tyre can be used in one direction for 50/50 dirt/tar or fitted in the...
Bridgestone’s new Battlax Adventurecross AX41 tyres have arrived in Australia to get adventure riders dirtier, taking them further off the...
Shinko tyres review by tyre expert Dale Schmidtchen The standard tyres on our long-term review CFMoto 650 MT have been my only real complaint about the hardy bike which is now coming up to 4000km. It came fitted with Chinese-made Cheng Shin Tire (CST) Adreno radials which worked well on...