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Bajaj Pulsar RS 200 Owners Review and Experience
I suspect that there's a huge amount of misunderstanding about radial vs bias ply motorcycle tires out there. And because MotoGP racers and high-performance sports bikes all use radials, the average uninformed will automatically assume that radial ply tires are superior to bias ply tires in all ways.
Not quite true. Check out this excellent article from revzilla on the difference between bias and radial ply:
Really, it all comes down to your tire application - what do you intend to use it for? Personally, I use my motorcycle (a 200NS) for commuting and touring. I have NEVER brought it to a race track and am not interested in taking low angled corners. So, for me at least, a set of bias ply tires make more sense. The stiffer sidewall also performs better (than radials) under heavy loads and are probably slightly more resistant to (sidewall) punctures - thus, increasing touring / commuting reliability.
Originally posted by Sharma Ji
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Not quite true. Check out this excellent article from revzilla on the difference between bias and radial ply:
Really, it all comes down to your tire application - what do you intend to use it for? Personally, I use my motorcycle (a 200NS) for commuting and touring. I have NEVER brought it to a race track and am not interested in taking low angled corners. So, for me at least, a set of bias ply tires make more sense. The stiffer sidewall also performs better (than radials) under heavy loads and are probably slightly more resistant to (sidewall) punctures - thus, increasing touring / commuting reliability.
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