Puncture resistant tires for a "spirited" commuter?
Puncture resistant tires for a "spirited" commuter?
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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Probably not. I have never seen a run flat or puncture resistant motorcycle tire, and I'm not sure such a thing exists in the consumer space. If it did, it certainly would not be a performance tire.
If you're worried about that sort of thing, I would advise running some manner of tire sealant such as Ride On inside your tire. Anyway, if you did not have an issue with your Battlaxes I don't think you'll have a problem with your Road 5's. I run Road 5's on my FZ6R in the usual shitstorm that is our public roads around here and I have never had a puncture issue. I'm not sure what would make them "less" puncture resistant since they're made of similar materials and have roughly the same tread and carcass thickness as other comparable tires...