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bt31 rear tyre - max - 12-11-2018
Has anyone got experience with a battlax bt31 tyre on any of their bikes?
it's a touring/sport , fits on the rear of the 18" cb1100 and it seems a good replacement.
RE: bt31 rear tyre - Django - 12-11-2018
I had a set of Bridgestone T31 on my CBF1000F. Good experience performance wise and good endurance. Will be my next tire again.
RE: bt31 rear tyre - QimmiQ_imp - 12-11-2018
I redid front and rears last summer:
Bridgestone Battlax T31 Front Tire 120/70R18
Bridgestone Battlax T31 Rear Tire 160/60R18
I went oversize on both. The rear is a 60 not a 70 which I think clocks me going a kilometre faster perhaps but I can't tell.
The tires are great. Turn fast and hug the road. I like hitting the twisties pretty hard and feel totally confident in them.
I am not a fan of getting wet, so I have yet to experience them on anything but a damp road.
I think they are an excellent value, but we will see how well they wear. I have about 5000km on them so far and they seem to be holding up.
RE: bt31 rear tyre - Houtman_imp - 12-11-2018
A few weeks ago I put a Metzeler road tech 8 on my 2014 , I do not know yet if I like it enough to keep it on .
On my 2013 I have the Continental Trail Attack 2 in 150/70 and I love that tire.
There is a new Trail Attack 3 coming out in march (USA ) and I might put that on the 2014 if I do not care enough for the Metzeler.
The 150/70 looks also "beefier" and the profile is more oval than the rounder Roadtech 8
RE: bt31 rear tyre - peterbaron - 12-11-2018
it's very interesting..compare rear tire tread design of bt 31 and PR4, gt...very similar... and rubber compound might be softer as well.
Do you have a complete spec number of bt t31.. like this, so we can decipher it better??
https://www.jpcycles.com/how-to-read-motorcycle-tires
RE: bt31 rear tyre - jedd_imp - 12-11-2018
I'm using z8 interact in the rear. I like it alot, i think it's better in everyway vs. the OE Dunlop D205, which is a phenominal tire to begin with!
SO, anyone know what key differences are w/ the bt31 compared to the Metzeller z8 interact?
RE: bt31 rear tyre - LongRanger_imp - 12-11-2018
I'm using the predecessor, the T30, on my F800GT (and I also used T30 GT's on my former K1200RS). No issues. Tread life appears to be about 6000 miles.
RE: bt31 rear tyre - max - 12-11-2018
Thanks every one for sharing your experience with me, not many tires are available for a reasonable price in nz for that size ,
i will let you know what happens when the tire is mounted on the bike.
RE: bt31 rear tyre - Cormanus - 12-11-2018
Thanks, max. I'm interested too. GrahamT told me he couldn't source the PR3 rear that will fit so I've been wondering what to do next. I like it that you can get the BT31s with a standard-sized rear.
RE: bt31 rear tyre - max - 12-11-2018
Hi Cormanus, i had no idea these tires were available and could not find any on the dealer website but a shop in Hamilton found 4 bt31's in nz in the size 140/70/18 and so i thought that was a good find because i did spend quite some time trying to get an equivalent for the standard bt54, no-one could find a good match but these look hopeful and i will be keeping the members posted on results, thanks for all your good work by the way!