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Battlax BT-016 Rear Tire
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Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 Rear Tire

Bridgestone brings you genuine MotoGP technology for the street with their new Battlax BT-016 Hypersport Performance Tires
  • New multi-compound technology derived from MotoGP delivers the grip performance demanded in every aspect – braking, maximum side grip in cornering, and strong traction at the exit of a corner
  • Rear tire features a new triple compound (5LC) The center compound offers good stability, the shoulder compound transfers power to the road with strong traction while the edge compound offers strong side grip and solid contact feeling at extreme lean angles
  • The rear tires L shaped grooves enhance shock absorption and rear-end steering. Groove location not across tread center area provides both wet performance and strong traction. High speed durability is also maximized
  • The steel MS-BELT (mono-spiral belt) construction applied to front and rear tires absorbs sudden impact from bumps and offers high stability and tremendous line-holding in corners
  • HTSPC- ( High Tensile Super Penetrated Cord – Mono Spiral Belt ) technology in front and rear tire provides rich contact feel, strong grip and high-speed stability
  • 3D-CTDM ( Comprehensive Tire Design Method ) is advanced tire design technology that enables dynamic, three-dimensional simulations of tire performance at all lean angles
  • Compares to Dunlop Qualifier, Michelin Pilot Power/Pilot Sport HPX, Pirelli Diablo/Rosso, Metzeler Sportec M-3/M-1
  • O.E. replacement sizes available, see tire code reference below
O.E. Replacement Tire Codes:
  • 180/55ZR-17 E = 2008 Suzuki GSX-R750
  • 180/55ZR-17 M = 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600
  • 190/55ZR-17 J = 2008 Kawasaki ZX-10R
  • 180/55ZR-17 L = 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R


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Customer Reviews
Average Rating -  Based on 27 Review(s)
Stability   4.9
Wet Traction   4.3

Cornering   4.9
Tread life   4.4

Dry Traction   4.9
Overall   4.7
Latest Reviews
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   5.0
Tread life   5.0
Overall   5.0
stan w.chester,  PA tire The new BT-016 is a great tire for the price, you can't beat it. The grip is great on the street. I will never get any other tire. The wear so far is good and I have been on it lately and its only wearing on the very ends that are very soft compound. Great tire so far.
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   3.0
Tread life   5.0
Overall   4.6
Singh Charlotte,  NC Into Battle. Great STREET / Sport tire - PART 2 I'd like to add an update here...I just got done with two full track days at CMP. Running 30-30 hot (front-rear) and WOW. These things took two days of pounding. After 14 sessions or so - 20 minute each sessions of pretty hard riding (usually 5 laps each session). These tires held up...still lots of rubber left on the sides and no sliding at all. it was about 90 deg the whole weekend. Did not sweat...just kept up lap after lap. Tomorrow, I'm going to commute on these to work. When these are gone, I AM GOING TO BUY another set of BT-16's. approx ~2k commute miles so far.
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   5.0
Tread life   5.0
Overall   5.0
Attila Javor Medford,  MA 2006 GSXR 1000 So far have had great success! They NEED to warm up to be at peak performance. I know that they all do but these in particular are a too loose when they are cold. That is absolutely the worse thing I can say about these tires, other than that they are GREAT! I have not ridden them in the rain yet so I can't rate them on that. Great overall value. Will buy them again
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   4.0
Tread life   4.0
Overall   4.6
chris pendleton byron,  GA Bridgestone - Battlax BT-016 Rear Tire AWESOME AWSOME AWESOME! Superb pricing, excellent customer support, these guys are the real deal! Tire is everything I expected besides the low pricing and free shipping! THANK YOU!
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   5.0
Tread life   5.0
Overall   5.0
Mark Rayner Ventura,  CA battleaxe bt 016 Put a set on 700mls ago and I love them....Had Rennsports and Michelin powers before, both great but were gone in around 2000mls. The stability, braking and cornering of these compare very well against the softer tire (take a little more to warm, but no biggie). As for tread life, I’ve put on 700mls (all twisties) and they barely looked scrubbed in (way better than the softs), so tread life looks good (fingers crossed). Wet traction is not an issue for me here in SoCal, so have rated 5 because they excelled in the other four. Well worth a try for the money, you get a great performing tire for a very reasonable price. I know will buy these again.
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   4.0
Tread life   4.0
Overall   4.6
A Singh Charlotte,  NC Into Battle. Great STREET / Sport tire This is a great tire. Warms up very quickly. I changed my front and rear (as it should be) to BT16's and wow. After they were scrubbed, I get the most epic grip in the street, on-ramps, and off-ramps. I commute on my cbr600 but hit the mountain twistys on weekends and these tires are such a confidence booster. My suspension is setup right (i think) and the bike is amazingly stable even accelerating in a lean out of a turn. I have about 2k miles on mine and absolutely love it. The best part I feel is that the tired has retained its shape even after lots of commute miles and center tread life is looking good. Without a doubt, will buy again.
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   4.0
Tread life   4.0
Overall   4.6
WILL PERRY,  GA Battlax BT-016 Rear Tire These tires handle excellent would buy them again without a doubt. AWESOME HANDLING, PULL YOU RIGHT THROUGH THE TURNS. Not sure about tread wear. Seem to be holding up well.
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   5.0
Tread life   5.0
Overall   5.0
Steven Clinton,  TN Great Tire, A Must Buy I previously used Pilot Powers but the price on those have went up so much and found some reviews on these tires and decided to give them a try. They feel great. I have more confidence with these tires than any other tire. They have definitely proved to me they are a great tire and for the price you can't beat them. They also seem to get good traction in the rain.
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   3.0
Tread life   5.0
Overall   4.6
julio Buena park,  CA BT-016 rear So far this tire is great! I've put about 600 miles on them since installed and the tread life looks like it was built to last. Cornering is flawless on dry terrain. You can feel the traction and stability as you go through turns. Much better than the Dunlop qualifiers I had previously. I've never ridden on wet days but it doesn't rain much in southern California anyway. Delivery time was a bit slow on this set of tires but you can’t complain with free shipping. motorcycle superstore rocks!!
Stability   5.0
Cornering   5.0
Dry Traction   5.0
Wet Traction   5.0
Tread life   5.0
Overall   5.0
Rico 750 Orlando,  FL The Real Deal This tires rock, they stick very nice to the twisties, they are very stable, excellent traction on dry and wet conditions, and the best part of all they last forever, I have 6,500 miles on my GSXR 750 and It could easily go 200 + more. Excellent tires .
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