Test Charts / Motorrad

Best Motorcycle Tyres for 2024

Compare each discipline in the tested size. See the measured result, position and gap to the best tyre, then read the verdict for the trade-offs behind the finishing order.

Tested size: 180/55 R17
Tyres tested: 6
Disciplines: 2

Read the measurements, not just the rank

Lower is better for braking distances and lap times; higher is better for subjective scores and aquaplaning speed. Bars start at zero. Read the gap alongside the position: adjacent tyres can be separated by very different margins.

Positions and gaps always refer to the full test field within each group. Selecting tyres does not recalculate rankings or change the best-in-test benchmark.

Wet

Wet Braking
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best	Residual speed
1Metzeler Roadtec 02	43.3 m	Best	0 km/h
2Pirelli Angel GT II	44.9 m	+1.60 m	25 km/h
2Continental RoadAttack 4 GT	44.9 m	+1.60 m	25 km/h
4Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32	45.9 m	+2.60 m	31 km/h
4Dunlop Roadsmart IV GT	45.9 m	+2.60 m	31 km/h
6Michelin Road 6 GT	46.5 m	+3.20 m	34 km/h

The difference between best and worst was 7.4% (3.2 m ≈ 0.7 Car Lengths). From 130 km/h, the Michelin Road 6 GT would still be travelling at 34 km/h when the Metzeler Roadtec 02 had stopped.

Residual speed is calculated from the measured braking distances, assuming constant deceleration; it is not a separate measurement.

Wet Handling
Position / Tyre	Result	Gap to best
1Michelin Road 6 GT	76.81 s	Best
2Metzeler Roadtec 02	77.29 s	+0.48 s
3Pirelli Angel GT II	77.8 s	+0.99 s
4Dunlop Roadsmart IV GT	77.98 s	+1.17 s
5Continental RoadAttack 4 GT	81.1 s	+4.29 s
6Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32	88.25 s	+11.44 s