The S22's are great track tires but for more street mileage I run the Dunlop RoadSmart's.

 

If you're staying with BStone, of those you mentioned, after I checked the guild dates I'd run the least exspensive one. All those those are good tires, more than enough for street use.

 

I figured I'd stay with Bridgestone but it's not in stone....What would you recommend besides Bridgestone?

 

I need tires new front & rear tires for my 2023 GSX-R750 & was content with the BRIDGESTONE BATTLAX BT-016, but it says they are discontinued!!! I like Bridgestone so I'll stick with them....The options I have are: BRIDGESTONE BATTLAX RS10 Sport Radial or the BRIDGESTONE BATTLAX Hypersport S21, S22, or the S23 tire?!?!?!?!?!

This is for mostly for street applications....

I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO GET! Any help is much appreciated.

I have Michelin Pilot-something (heh, can check again if you wanted me to, I think it is the Pilot Sport 4) and though it is a sample size of 'one' it seems to do the job well on my 750, as far as I can tell.

My comment is, nothing I see that's a bad point for them on the GSXR, as far as I can tell.

It's neutral, quick steering, good brakes, no issues noted in the wet (I am very cautious in the wet), as far as I can tell, and seem to wear well.

I'm currently looking up tyres for the FJR I bought, which has Michelin Pilot-something (I think they are '-Road') and don't feel great, I'm currently researching Continental tyre offerings. Looking at Continental ContiMotion, but I don't think they are rated as a sports tyre.

More grip, less miles. Inevitable. What are you after?

 

I'm after a tire comparable to the Battlax BT-016's...I put 11000km's on the bike last summer with the stock tires & am planning a partial cross-Canada trip this June, well a 2000km trip from Alberta to Ontario & I need new tires regardless but will be replacing BOTH front & rear.... I'm up for any brand honestly, I just want a great tire.

 

I shall refrain from comment as I'm not a fan of Bridgestone and no-one rates Pirelli in the wet as well as I do.......

 

PLEASE COMMENT....I'm open to more than just Bridgestone tires,
I just want some great replacement tires for my bike....What Pirelli's/tires do you like & or recommend?

 

I might be distracting from a thread about sports tyres, but my 750 has the same size tyres as the FJR (120/180), and TBH I don't see any major reason to buy different tyres for those two bikes, I might push the GSXR on bends a bit more, but it's carrying less weight so the tyres probably have to do the same work.

Having spent the day reading a hundred reviews and price-compared a dozen sites, the "best value" tyres (i.e. cheapest, without complains of grip issues during spirited riding or wet) are Metzeler Z6 and ContiMotion.

Some commenters say Metzeler are all shit and fall to pieces, others say well over 6k miles is possible, and similar with the Contis, they are meant to be long lasting but most people rate them as average for wear and good for grip, the benefit they bring being reasonable price.

I came across some other brand I have not heard of, but found a number of reviews that basically said 'yeah, not bad', these are Kenda KM1.

So, @MadisonMotorsportUK, if it were to ever come to pass that you went looking at an FJR, which of those 3 tyres would you prefer to see on it!?

 

So, @MadisonMotorsportUK, if it were to ever come to pass that you went looking at an FJR, which of those 3 tyres would you prefer to see on it!?

Whatever, I’d swap the out for Angel GT2s anyway

 

You really cant go wrong with any of the top tier brand of sport bike tires. Most people have a preference. When I was on the track I rode on Dunlop Q series, then Pirelli Supercorsa, and ended up with Metzeler Slicks. Considering you haven't ridden on new tires in a while you have many solid options to choose from.
Pirellis are arguably one the softest and offer a lot of grip but at the cost of longevity. Dunlops let me down, literally, on more than one occasion so I steer clear of them. I lowsided twice on them and never any other tire. Alot of people love them though and they offer a high level of grip and more longevity than a Supercorsa. Bridgestone S22 and now S23 are supposed to be somewhat of a hybrid of both from what I have heard which is why I have chosen them to be the next tires I will be riding on once my bike is back in once piece.

 

I have GT2 on the VFR and I love them, still have the Bridgestones that were on it when I bought it as they were hardly worn. You can still get the Angel ST and first phase GT (ST are still in production as far as I am aware). The ST is the cheaper option and still a damned good tyre.

I used to run Sport Attack/Sport Attack II on the Thunderace (much cheaper than Pirelli at the time) and they were awesome but the FJR is a fair bit heavier so don't know if they'd last long.

Next tyres for my GSXR will probably be Mitas SportForce+

 

For once I’m going to be fair to the ‘Stones. OEM tyres are built to a price and manufactured in bulk. Tread depth isn’t the same as when you buy one yourself, it’s slightly less to save a few cents per tyre. Compound will be slightly different too, again to save money. In short, a factory fitted tyre will never be as good as the same tyre purchased aftermarket.

 

My new 2023 GSX-R750 came with S22. First new rear, I heard S22 not available so went with S23, also had S23 on the front at next swap, but last tire swap got S22. I can say the S23 is better IMHO than the S22. Was on S22 when I low-sided on a wet road in heavy fog. Don't know what was on the road. Maybe I was too used to the S23, but more likely I hit an extra slippery patch without a big enough safety margin.

Wrote off the '23 Gixxer and got a 25 GSX-R750. The 2025 came with BT-016. Have not got enough miles on the BT-05 to give an opinion on them, but it seems they ae still out there somewhere.
Regardless if you can't find any the S 23 IS better than the S22, IMHO.

 

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