Already fitted to a 2015 Ducati Monster 821 as part of the sale, the incredible handling of the bike and nimble chassis go without saying, but I was quite impressed with the grip and performance of the Dunlops. Front shows little sign of wear and with the low price of 180/55 thought it made sense to replace it and keep an all dunlop matched set. In all the time I've ridden the qualifier core it only stepped out of line once and that was under heavy deceleration with the rear brake also applied. Took it right to the edge with confidence, maybe it's a millimeter or two shy in places, but it gripped well under heavy acceleration and never felt like it was about to lose grip even with an acute lean angle.
Best Tyres for the Ducati Monster 821
Ducati Monster 821 drivers have left 2 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 8,200 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 2owner reviews
- 8,200 milescovered on them
- 2different tyres rated
- 70%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Ducati Monster 821
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Ducati Monster 821 driver has already reviewed. These are the highest rated tyres we hold that are actually manufactured in the sizes these drivers run - 180/55 R17 - whether or not anyone here has fitted them yet. They are ranked on the TR Score, which is built from independent test results and every owner review of that tyre.
Summer tyres
No Ducati Monster 821 driver has reviewed a tyre in the Summer category yet. Of the ones made in this car's sizes, the Bridgestone Battlax BT 023 is our highest rated, at 8.7 out of 10.
| # | Tyre | TR Score | Made in | Ducati Monster 821 reviews |
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Bridgestone Battlax BT 023
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Fitment comes from each tyre's manufactured size list, and the sizes are the ones drivers reported when they reviewed. Check the size, load index and speed rating on your own doorplate before buying - a size a previous owner ran is not always the size your car left the factory on.
Tyre sizes Ducati Monster 821 drivers run
The sizes fitted in the reviews on this page. Each one links to the top rated tyres in that size, across every car.
What Ducati Monster 821 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Tyres been used on a Monster 821.. huge torque so didn't expect much life but they're dead after 5000miles.
I commute all year round in the Lake District, they grip pretty well in all conditions but they do move around an awful lot in the wet compared to the pirellis that were on there from factory and the Metzeler M5 interacts I had fitted to my previous bike. They wore much better than the Rosso 2 on the front, the rear is about the same.
They offer reasonable feedback and reasonable warm up in cold weather and wet roads, clear water well but doesn't inspire confidence and is a little slower to respond though this could be down to pressures or suspension. Rear traction is where these fall fowl as even with a small throttle input they still spin up over bumps, drains etc.
Also until they're bedded in they border on being leathal on anything but a dry road.
I wouldn't buy them again as that simple aren't as good as the Metzeler M5s which didn't even break loose in the snow on the up a 20% gradient.
I commute all year round in the Lake District, they grip pretty well in all conditions but they do move around an awful lot in the wet compared to the pirellis that were on there from factory and the Metzeler M5 interacts I had fitted to my previous bike. They wore much better than the Rosso 2 on the front, the rear is about the same.
They offer reasonable feedback and reasonable warm up in cold weather and wet roads, clear water well but doesn't inspire confidence and is a little slower to respond though this could be down to pressures or suspension. Rear traction is where these fall fowl as even with a small throttle input they still spin up over bumps, drains etc.
Also until they're bedded in they border on being leathal on anything but a dry road.
I wouldn't buy them again as that simple aren't as good as the Metzeler M5s which didn't even break loose in the snow on the up a 20% gradient.
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