The Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 is a Max Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Motorcycles.
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Owners say59%from 27 owner reviews36% would buy againRead the reviews
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How comfortable and quiet are the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 6.5 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 24 reviews.
How well do the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 5.2 out of 10 for wear across 24 reviews.
Would owners buy the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 again?
36% of owners say they would buy the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 again, based on the 25 owner reviews that answered the question. 20% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016's dry grip?
Of the 24 owner reviews analysed for the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016, 18 mention dry grip: 14 praise it (strong dry grip) and 4 criticise it (limited dry grip). One owner wrote: "I have learned to trust these tyres totally and have yet to have them let me down". Read those reviews
What do owners say about the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016's wet grip?
Of the 24 owner reviews analysed for the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016, 15 mention wet grip: 3 praise it (confident wet grip) and 12 criticise it (weak wet grip). Read those reviews
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What do owners say about the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016's tread life?
Of the 24 owner reviews analysed for the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016, 8 mention tread life: 5 praise it (long-lasting) and 3 criticise it (wears quickly). One owner wrote: "Central part is very tough and lasts a lot!!". Read those reviews
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Across 27 owner ratings the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 averages 59%. Owners rate Dry Grip highest at 7.2 out of 10 and Wet Grip lowest at 4.8. 32% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 27 ratings
Owner score59%
Dry Grip72%
Handling65%
Comfort65%
Road Feedback61%
Wear52%
Wet Grip48%
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Most helpful 43%
“I have this on my GSXR750 and I'm going to replace them after I lost traction and low sided on a low speed turn. I didn't notice any issues in summer, but as soon as the colder months came, the weakness shows. I have no...”
“I've also offered a review on the BT014 for comparison which is worth reading. This review is really a warning about these tyres. For an 02 R1 in British weather, don't get these. They take ages to warm up, scooters...”
I have this on my GSXR750 and I'm going to replace them after I lost traction and low sided on a low speed turn.
I didn't notice any issues in summer, but as soon as the colder months came, the weakness shows. I have no confidence with this tyre in wet and/or cold weather. It lacks grip on the sides and I'd say it's dangerous.
80%
Member
180/55 R17
CBR 600F4, from new came with Bridgestone tyres so iv'e stuck with them, I'm not the fastest rider but when Iv'e needed them to do there job Iv'e never been let down. Even when I have had to go faster round a long right ( because of drifting to far over) hand bend the bike and tyers worked in pure harmony. I always make sure I get the same tyre evening knowing that there may be better tyres on the market now.
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I ride a kawasaki z900r and when I bought the bike it come with Dunlop Pro's on as standard and I gates them, a couple of my pals said try the bt016 tyres and I did, am on my 3rd pair now, my bike gets its throat ringed every time I go out and I throw it round corners and these tyres have never let me down. They gave been discontinued now but you can still get them, I will be trying a new tyre next time but have never had any issues with the bt016 but I don't ride in the wet so can't honestly comment in that area.
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I live in Singapore, a country with a tropical climate and high humidity, and lots of torrential rains. It is a very small island-like country that mostly communes about 30km at a stretch and rarely above 40km in one go. My bike only weighs about 200+kg. Climate usually above 30-degree Celcius all year round. My average speed in the expressways usually around 80km/h to 100km/h.
I would say this is a good dry grip tyre. The sense of confidence to ride this in dry conditions is high. Tyre seems to warm up fast in the dry weather, especially when riding in the mid-afternoon under the scorching equator sun, it feels really sticky. But Michelin Pilot Power 2CT is still a better dry weather tyre when compared to these in my opinion.
During wet weather, tyre performance is still acceptable, and traction is not excellent but still feels safe. But I would still opt for Michelin Road 5 as my prefered rain tyres.
I ride a Gixxer 750 K9 which I have had from new, and stuck with the Battlax BT016R's as they have never let me down. True, it means I cannot comare them to other tyres, but I have run Pirelli Cors'a before on a K3750, and they were a great tyre at that time.
Dry weather and I have a 100% confidence in them, and have blatted them around quite a few tracks, and they are more than good enough for me, and I am reasonably quick and have no chicken lines. Wet weather, and I am not that brave, but again, they have not let me down unless I have maybe asked a bit too much.
The comments on the wear factor, I do agree, but when I look at the cost and what I get back, it is money well spent.
So will stick with them, and although no doubt Bridgestone and Suzuki have a mutual trading relationship, if Suzuki think they are right for the bike after shed loads of testing, that is cool with me.
Bike came with these on. I high-sided going round a slight bend and 100% blame these tyres. If your using them be very careful in the rain. Shocking tyre.
Previously had metzeler M3 spite on my 97 blade and thought they were brilliant,my front wheel is still original 16" so limited for choice,after purchasing a set of BT016 and fitting them a took the bike out on not a hot or warm day to try them,after less than a mile a was getting feedback from the tyres to say yes you can drop in to the corner how i wanted,being cautious i never but waited about another 3 miles the on a roundabout dropped my knee to the floor no problem..10 out of 10 for these tyres,so purchased another set as they were £124 for the pair from hunters Newcastle ðŸ‘ðŸ‘ðŸ‘
The bike came shod with these from the dealer..... 1800 miles in and a horizontal crack has appeared, delamination. Really annoyed by this, back to Michelin for me!!!
44%
Member
180/55 R17
These came fitted to my Triumph street triple. These tyres in my opinion are just not suited to British roads or the British weather.
On a hot summers days they would give good levels of grip.
But in the rain they were borderline dangerous and gave very little feed back.
They lasted for about 4000 miles but we're past their best by 3000.
I've a 2014 ZX10R, it came shod with the BT016's and I was keen to compare these to the Conti Sport Attacks and the Michy PR2's and PR3's I'd had on previous bikes. I've had no real problems with grip in the dry, front washed out in bad rain but I was hitting a Roundabout fairly spritely and to be fair there could have been a bit of oil or diesel etc, etc. My only gripe is after 2.8K miles the rear is now in need of replacing. Pushing the tyre to get 3K miles isn't what I call economical. Back to Michelin I think.
on a brand new gsxr 750 imposible to predict grip tyre in the dry is average at best steps out and surges through progresion. lowered presure in both felt a bit better still worrying on fast approach on road bends. there is no consistancy in the rear at all.damp or wet go home embaresingly slow to save the bike.but to be fair was happy enough with front after deflating by 2lbs. in my opinion these tyres should be recalls
