Motorcycle Tire and Accessory Reviews

Improving Handling & Grip – Check Out Our Expert Opinions & Reviews Motorcycle Tires

This page lists our motorcycle tire reviews, motorcycle wheel balancer reviews, tire pressure gauge reviews, tire changing tool reviews and lots more!

Most riders don’t think about tires, yet tires are such a core part of the performance of a bike that they should be on riders minds. They affect every aspect of the bike’s performance, particularly grip and handling. An awesome set of motorcycle tires can make a decent bike feel great and conversely a poor set of tires can ruin the ride of a great bike. Tires matter a lot. 

When it comes to which tires should you buy for your bike you don’t need to look much further than your manufacturers recommended list. They know your bike so listen to their advice and buy the tires they recommend. Most manufacturers will recommend a handful of choices which is why we have reviewed some of the more popular aftermarket choices to help you choose between brands.

If you’re not sure what size tires you need, check out our Motorcycle Tire Size Comparison Page
Motorcycle Tire Sizes. We always get questions on tire pressures and recommend this nice article on the Mid-Atlantic Ducati club’s website regarding best tire pressures for motorcycles. For those who are adventurous and love DIY, check out our Adventures in Re-Spoking and Re-Building and Lacing Spoked Wheels. If you’re buying tires online, most manufacturer websites have tire selection tools to help pick the right tire for your bike as well as fitment tools. We always recommend just going to a tire place and having them do the work for you, it is easier, faster and probably safer.

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Motorcycle Tire Manufacturers

Avon, Bridgestone,  Continental, Pirelli and Michelin are well known brands that most riders are familiar with. While we haven’t reviewed any Bridgestone’s we’ve sampled most of the other major brands. If you’re looking for vintage and classic tires try Maxxis and Coker.. Continental – motorcycle tires for modern and vintage bikes.

Check out our hands on reviews by manufacturer:

Our Favorite Motorcycle Tires & Tire Related Products

Some motorcycle riders love reading our in depth reviews while others want to skip the details and get straight to the best. We created our top 10 lists with the goal of helping you quickly find great tires we highly recommend. These are the best of the best motorcycle according to the editorial team here at wbw. Remember, every bike and use case is different so don’t take these lists as gospel. If you’re not sure, dive into the detailed reviews to make sure.

Best Tires by Type

Best Tire Accessories & Tools

Recent Reviews

Don’t forget to check out our most recent motorcycle tire and tire product reviews.

Popular Motorcycle Tire Brands

We have reviewed a lot of tires over the year at WBW so we know a thing or two about which the brands our editors love. We also see the analytics on the site so we know which brands get the more views and attention from our readers. Between consumer interest, our editor’s opinions and talking to our friends at RevZilla here are the most popular brands at the moment.

Tyres for Classic, Antique, Vintage Motorcycles

Lambrook Tyres (aka Classic Bike Tyres) has many different and hard-to-find tyres – tires for antique and vintage motorcycles; they carry some of the very old and rare tire sizes that are hard to find. Vintage Tyre Supplies (U.K.) has a large selection of tires, racing tires, wheels, tubes and accessories for vintage and antique motorcycles (Note: are they still in business?). Barum-Mitas vintage motorcycle tires in street and trials vintage treads; sizes 250×19 to 400×18 plus tubes; call Michael Cushion in Norwich, Norfolk at 01508 499718 (UK).

Coker Tires has vintage motorcycle (and cage) tires. Goodtime Tire & Rubber – tubes; scooter and motorcycle tires. 21st Century Tires is an exporter/wholesaler for “Wanda” vintage tires in many sizes (including 3.25×18 for 1951 Indian Scouts!). Vintage Motorcycle Tires; in Japanese, but tire brands and models are in English. Try Vintage Tyre Supplies; they seem to have a collection of vintage tyres for motorcycles and automobiles. Cheng Shin is now Maxxis. Continental – motorcycle tires for modern and vintage bikes. Universal Vintage Tire has motorcycle tires for vintage, classic and antique motorcycles.

Antique Tyres (Australia) has tires for vintage and antique motorcycles. J&P Cycles has some tires for vintage motorcycles, including the Continental K112 and RB2, Dunlop D402, Diamond Tread by Coker in size 4.00×19, and Super Eagle replica tires.  Watling Tyres classic and racing tires for motorcycles.