Battlax BT-016 review
Knowing the Bridgestone brand you can be pretty sure you're getting good quality rubber so that just leaves the mileage rates to be considered
Let's put it like this: tyre launches are totally different to bike launches. Around 20 journalists are let loose around a MotoGP circuit on machines ranging from a BMW R1200 to the new 180bhp ZX-10R. That's 20 pumped-up, adrenalin-fuelled, egotistical riders giving it absolutely everything they've got all day long. It's a recipe for utter carnage. But despite the potential for mayhem we found the tyres warmed quickly, delivered consistent lap times and only degraded in performance when the tyre had reached the end of its life - around 1000 miles of hard track use.
From Bridgestone:
It delivers better contact feel, better feedback, better stability and better mileage… not to mention significant noise reduction. In a nutshell, no matter how you ride, the BT-016 is built to help you ride better. Ok, that’s what it does, but how does it do it?.
First off we’ve combined our MotoGP construction technology with our SACT compound technology, to deliver optimum grip when braking, cornering and accelerating.
Like riding on rails
The BT-016 front tyre has a three-layer compound, while the rear tyre is the first street tyre to have a five-layer compound. Firstly, there’s a hard compound in the centre tread area for good stability and higher mileage.
This is flanked by medium compound on the shoulders, to give the traction you need to transfer your engine power to the road surface.
Last, but by no means least, a soft compound on the edges delivers strong side grip and a massive feeling of contact when you’ve got the bike cranked all the way over. Heard the expression ‘like riding on rails’? Welcome aboard! We could bang on more about High Tensile Super Penetrated cord*, Mono Spiral Belts*, lower void ratios and a whole bunch of other techy type stuff. But, hey, d’you wanna talk or ride?!
BT-016. No hype, just hypersport
Let's put it like this: tyre launches are totally different to bike launches. Around 20 journalists are let loose around a MotoGP circuit on machines ranging from a BMW R1200 to the new 180bhp ZX-10R. That's 20 pumped-up, adrenalin-fuelled, egotistical riders giving it absolutely everything they've got all day long. It's a recipe for utter carnage. But despite the potential for mayhem we found the tyres warmed quickly, delivered consistent lap times and only degraded in performance when the tyre had reached the end of its life - around 1000 miles of hard track use.
From Bridgestone:
It delivers better contact feel, better feedback, better stability and better mileage… not to mention significant noise reduction. In a nutshell, no matter how you ride, the BT-016 is built to help you ride better. Ok, that’s what it does, but how does it do it?.
First off we’ve combined our MotoGP construction technology with our SACT compound technology, to deliver optimum grip when braking, cornering and accelerating.
Like riding on rails
The BT-016 front tyre has a three-layer compound, while the rear tyre is the first street tyre to have a five-layer compound. Firstly, there’s a hard compound in the centre tread area for good stability and higher mileage.
This is flanked by medium compound on the shoulders, to give the traction you need to transfer your engine power to the road surface.
Last, but by no means least, a soft compound on the edges delivers strong side grip and a massive feeling of contact when you’ve got the bike cranked all the way over. Heard the expression ‘like riding on rails’? Welcome aboard! We could bang on more about High Tensile Super Penetrated cord*, Mono Spiral Belts*, lower void ratios and a whole bunch of other techy type stuff. But, hey, d’you wanna talk or ride?!
BT-016. No hype, just hypersport
