usually run Dunlop or Bridgestone on my track bike but heard good things about the avon’s so i tried them out and they are better than i expected. definitely in the top 3 track tyres i’ve used
Best Tyres for the Yamaha R6
Yamaha R6 drivers have left 6 tyre reviews on Tyre Reviews, covering 17,500 miles of real world driving. Every tyre they rated is ranked below, so you can see what actually works on this car.
- 6owner reviews
- 17,500 milescovered on them
- 6different tyres rated
- 83%average tyre score
The best rated tyres that fit the Yamaha R6
The rankings above can only speak for tyres a Yamaha R6 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 Yamaha R6 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 | Yamaha R6 reviews |
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Bridgestone Battlax BT 023
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8.7 | All your sizes | Be the first → |
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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 Yamaha R6 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 Yamaha R6 drivers say
The most recent owner reviews from this car, in their own words.
Spent a weekend at pembrey and they were like glue they felt planted every where, but wear could be a prolem as im down to the markers after two days,but it was very hot both days, anyone with a bit of a confidence issue go buy some r10s there awesome.
Great tyres, plenty of dry grip and not bad in the wet either. They seemed to wear more unevenly than the old Diablo Corsa. Had a big moment on track when the tyre let go. It seem to have over-heated at the junction of the two compunds on the righ hand side of the rear. Never had any such problems with the old Diablo Corsa.
I Live near Chicago and see all the different weather issues mother nature loves to throw at us. I love to ride for miles for no reason but in the same light, I adore a good track. I need something that has good mileage with the ability to get nasty for a few days at a time.
With this odd marriage of Mileage and track readiness there is a compromise, it comes 'warm up time'. During the early season especially one must take caution to ride a good 5 miles before leaning and really getting on the throttle hard. If you keep patient then the tyre will def. reward you. Don't take the warm up time lightly.
Ive ridden on these for 14 months now, with 9000 miles on them (I never did a burnout or get crazy squirrelly on em). and 3 days of track days in the fall (so it wasn't crazy hot). Its more than I could ever expect to see from a tyre with such a diverse ability.
They are quite cheap compared to many others out there as well. And it doesn't hurt to hear that Bridgestone is the only tyre used in MotoGP to date. They have to be doing something right to make the GP riders say Michelin tyres were a disadvantage vs. the Bridgestones....
If your an occasional canyon or track rider that loves long rides and watches their money, than this is the only tyre you should look for. Just be patient before you rock the throttle...
With this odd marriage of Mileage and track readiness there is a compromise, it comes 'warm up time'. During the early season especially one must take caution to ride a good 5 miles before leaning and really getting on the throttle hard. If you keep patient then the tyre will def. reward you. Don't take the warm up time lightly.
Ive ridden on these for 14 months now, with 9000 miles on them (I never did a burnout or get crazy squirrelly on em). and 3 days of track days in the fall (so it wasn't crazy hot). Its more than I could ever expect to see from a tyre with such a diverse ability.
They are quite cheap compared to many others out there as well. And it doesn't hurt to hear that Bridgestone is the only tyre used in MotoGP to date. They have to be doing something right to make the GP riders say Michelin tyres were a disadvantage vs. the Bridgestones....
If your an occasional canyon or track rider that loves long rides and watches their money, than this is the only tyre you should look for. Just be patient before you rock the throttle...
Buy them for ultimate dry grip. Not bad in the wet, but they ain't no touring tyre!
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