Bridgestone tyres

Anyone know how decode Bridgestone tyres?
Apparently I can get a 120/70 ZR17 front tyre in either a BT016, BT003,
BT012SS, BT021, BT020, BT015, BT014, BT010, BT56, BT57 or BT54.
Is there any logical process to working out which is suited to what?

 

http://mc.bridgestone.co.jp/en/products/category/onroad.html



Boxer

 

Just get a price list. The tyres you want will last a long time and
will be right down the cheap(er) end of that list. BT020s would be my
suggestion... though you might find the BT021 has superceded the 020.
It's been a few years since I bought a set.

Nev..
'07 XB12X
'08 DL1000K8

 

I'll have a go...

The BT54 is a fairly hard dual compound tyre (towards the touring end of
sports/touring) - now superseded.

The BT57 is a medium dual compound tyre (in the middle ground of
sports/touring) - now superseded.

The BT56 is similar to the BT57 but for lighter bikes (The BT56SS is a
track day tyre, different beast).

The BT020 replaced the BT57 (similar type of tyre).
The BT010 is from the same range as the BT020 but stickier and quicker
wearing.

The BT021 replaced the BT020 (similar type of tyre).

The BT003 is a sticky street/track day tyre.

The BT012 is a sticky street/track day tyre, I assume the SS version is
the race version.

The BT016 replaced the BT014 and is a fairly sticky street tyre.

I have no Idea what the BT015 is however.


So... how'd I do?


G-S

 

To be honest I'm not a fan of the BT020's, the Pilot Road 2 is a much
easier tyre to 'feel' near the limits of traction and it will give
plenty of warning you're getting close to the limits of traction by
moving around a bit.

The BT020 OTOH is all or nothing and when it does let go it lets go
quickly and without a lot of warning.


G-S

 

They all sound like quality gear to me!


BTH

 

I have got all the details on Bridgestone motorcycle tyres, but seeing that
knobless is such a jerk and a complete dickhead, I can't be stuffed telling
him
besides, he has got me on his list of blocked senders, so he wouldn't get it
anyway
Did you get that knobless?

 

Hi Clem.

AFAIK, and FWIW,

BT = Bridgetone Tyre?

01n = sporty modern type tyres. 016 is the current flavour, 014s, 012s
and 010s are all superceeded. 015- never heard of it! BT012SS, sporty,
but with extra added stickiness! ;-)

02n = a bit more toury type tyres, BT021 being current flavour, 020s now
passe.

00n = stupidly stick, trackday tyres, BT003 current flavour of the month.

BT5n = tyres for older style bikes, narrower sizes, possibly non-radial
construction.

regards,
CrazyCam

 

Perfect !
Ta.
Clem

 

Yep, 20, 21 or 54 looks like the choice according to Boxer's list.
Ta.
Clem

 

Thanks for the replies folks.
Hopefully I'll get a few more miles out of the Bridgestones than I got out
of the $500+ pair of Avons that did 1 trip to Phillip Island (from Brisbane)
and not much more.

 

I love Bridgestone, but buying new tyres is always a frustrating
experience since they change their numbers every fucking year. To
make matters worse, they use convoluted word descriptions for them...
like "sports"/touring and "touring"/sports. Stupid wankers. Twice
now, this has caused workshops to fit me wrong tyres. Best advice I
can offer is look at the trend and stick your thumb into the tyre
before the mechanic fits it.

...and yeah.. use their compatability matrix thingy (above).

 

I went from Dunlop Arrowmax to Bridgestone BT45 about 1996 and I just LOVED
the Bridgestones!
I even put them on bikes that were s'posed to have radial tyres if they'd
fit! (R1100GS & '94 Triumph Sprint)
I'd put BT45s on this bike if they were road-legal.

 

..
yeah great, but what does riding near the traction limit have to do
with opinions of sports touring tyres, or Clem?

Nev..

 

Harsh week enters its 4th year.

 

G-S wrote...

Have to agree here. I gave my first set of PR-2s a good workout recently on a
ride to Beechworth and back. A fair bit of it was in the wet, particularly
between Whitfield and Mansfield. Didn't have any issues with grip. In the dry
they felt good too, the bike steering a lot better than what it was with the
PR-1s on it.

Of course, I may not push it like some..

 

I have no idea who you're talking about...

(can't be me the newsgroup decided I'm riding a tourer some time back)



G-S