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Puncture resistant tires for a "spirited" commuter? (self.motorcycles)

submitted 1 year ago by mailerdaemon to c/motorcycles

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My bike is only really used as a commuter, but when not dealing with heavy traffic, I do tend to push it fairly hard. My current tires are the original Dunlop Battleaxe (I think?) tires that came with the bike. They are in sad shape, and just ordered Michel Road 5s to replace them. Now I'm hearing that the Road line isn't very puncture resistant. The city streets I commute on tend to be full of ready made puncture shrapnel, nails, screws, metal wire from tire belts, glass, you name it. Am I going to regret the Road 5s? Is there a better option for an all-weather sport commuting tire?

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[–] PorradaVFR 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had run flats on my car and they sucked. Really stiff, loud, not great traction and worst of all when you pick up a screw or nail (which happened to me 5 times in a year - truly bad luck) you have to unmount the tire and patch internally to do it properly. Yes, you can still drive with the puncture…but with a normal plug kit and compressor I could fix it myself easily (or call AAA).

I swapped for soft, sticky old school rubber. Oh…and fingers crossed not a single puncture in the two years since. WAY better performance, quieter and cheaper to boot.

[–] mailerdaemon 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks. Not looking for run-flats, just wondering if there is something less puncture resistant. In the cycling world (the ones with pedals) certain tires are known to be more or less resistant to punctures. Commuting on brand X resulted in multiple punctures each month, while brand Y was puncture free for a year.

[–] PorradaVFR 2 points 1 year ago

Ahhh got it. Not aware of a specifically more puncture resistant motorcycle tire per se but I’d expect touring tires (which deliver higher wear) might be tougher than track focused tires. I personally really like Michelin Pilot Road series.