wBW Motorcycle Tire Reviews: Continental TKC 80 Tire Review | Metzeler Lasertec Tires Review | GT1000 Tire Replacement | Avon Storm Tires on a Yamaha FJR 1300 | Michelin Pilot Road 2 Tire Review | Pirelli MT60 Corsa tires for the Kawasaki Versys
Tire Accessory Reviews: NEW! Stubby Tire Tools Review | Cargol Turn & Go Flat Tire Repair Tool Review | Carbon Fiber Motorcycle Wheels | Metal Valve Caps
More: Motorcycle Tire Air Pressure Gauges and Air Compressors
Motorcycle Tire Changer Reviews: Cycle Hill Motorcycle Tire Changer review | NoMar Motorcycle Tire Changer Review
Motorcycle Tire Wheel Balancer Reviews: Tachyon motorcycle wheel balancer review | Video of the No-Mar motorcycle tire changer | Marc Parnes Motorcycle Wheel Balancer | Tire & Wheel Balancer
Motorcycle Tire Air Pump Reviews: Slime vs. AirMan Sparrow Air Compressors | Zefal Alaskan Floor Air Pump | Motorcycle Tire Air Pump Comparison | Planet Bike Mini Versair Pump Mini Foot Pump Tire Air Pump | Cheap and Portable Air Compressor
Motorcycle Tire Air Pressure Gauge Reviews: Roadgear Programmable Tire Pressure Gauge | TireGard Wireless TPMS | Roadgear Accutire Ultra Hi-Tec Digital Tire Pressure Gauge | Oxford Digi Gauge | Compact Digital Air Pressure Gauge | Craftsman "Programmable" Digital Tire Gauge | Roadgear Talking Digital Tire Pressure Gauge | Revised Roadgear Digital Tire Pressure Gauge | Roadgear Hi-Tec Tire Pressure Gauge | Roadgear Programmable Tire Pressure Gauge
Scooter Tires: On the wBW Scooter Tires Page | Hard-to-find 140/70-16 Scooter Tire
Motorcycle Tire News: Michelin Announces Commander II Tires | Free Motorcycle Industry Council MIC Motorcycle Tire Guide now available | Shinko Smoke Bomb tires produce colored burnouts! | DuDunlop Roadsmart tires now approved for the BMW R 1200 RT-P Police motorcycle | Three New Bridgestone Tires Announced | Avon announces new Storm ST replacement for Azaro | Avon announces new Azaro ST in Adventure Touring sizes | Avon announces new Viper line of sport and supersport motorcycle tires | Avon Tires for Triumph Thruxton
Motorcycle Tire Manufacturers: Most manufacturer websites have tire selection tools to help pick the right tire for your bike | Avon - Avon fitment guide | Bridgestone also has a fitment guide | Cheng Shin is now known as Maxxis (see below) with relatively inexpensive modern and vintage tires | Coker - vintage motorcycle (and cage) tires | Continental - motorcycle tires for modern and vintage bikes | Dunlop - Dunlop tire catalog, Dunlop fitment guide | Goodtime Tire & Rubber - tubes; scooter and motorcycle tires | IRC Tires | Kenda Tires | Maxxis | Metzeler | Michelin tires, fitment guide, mounting new and oversize tires, speed ratings, mounting automobile tires on bikes and more | Pirelli - products, fitments and FAQ's
Interesting Tire Products: Motorcycle tire chains or "snow claws" for hard-core winter riding! | Here's a short article describing the process of sealing spoked wheels | New monitoring system for motorcycle tire pressures introduced by SmarTire | Tireflys replace the valve stem and light up as the tire rotates | Cycle Tires r re-manufactures motorcycle tires using your choice of carcass; the Tomahawk tires are DOT approved and come in black and various colors to match your bike!
Supermoto Tires - Supermotard Tires: Maxxis now has several versions of Supermoto tires, from slicks to different treaded compounds
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Tires - 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 250x19 to 400x18 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 3.25x18 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 4.00x19, and Super Eagle replica tires | Watling Tyres classic and racing tires for motorcycles
Motorcycle Tire Reviews: MotoTire Reviews has user ratings for different brands and types of motorcycle tires | Lots of owner reviews of motorcycle tires at Motorcycle Tire Reviews including reviews of bias ply tires | Dunlop's new GT501 is the replacement for the much-beloved K591; it appears to be a great successor - here's a review on the Classic Bikes site
All About Tires: Dunlop's Tire Tech 101 has information on tires, tire construction, sizing systems and more | Online tour of the Dunlop tire plant
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Online Motorcycle Tire Retailers: Tire purchasing tips - Make sure your tires are in stock before you finalize the order. Get a confirmed shipping date. Always use a credit card (don't pay by cash or check!). Make sure your credit card will not be charged until the tires are actually shipped. Be careful of shipping and handling charges; also, some retailers will add on a percentage of the sales price as an added "handling" charge. Be careful and ask first!
Motorcycle Racing Tires - Slicks: AmericanMotoTire carries motorcycle racing tires by Avon, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Metzeler, Michelin and Pirelli | Bare Bones carries Bridgestone race tires and slicks
Motorcycle Tire Dealers: Here is an unqualified list of motorcycle tire retailers based on visitor feedback. We make no claims regarding these dealers, either good or bad. If we receive a complaint about a dealer, that link will be removed from this list...Don't forget, you may have a totally different experience, either better or worse than those listed below! | AmericanMotoTire carries motorcycle tires and scooter tires by Avon, Bridgestone, Cheng Shin, Dunlop, GBC, IRC, Kenda, Maxxis, Metzeler, Michelin and Pirelli | Chaparral Motorsports has various brands and seems to be a nice place to do business with reasonable shipping and handling rates | Discount Motorcycle Tire - no longer in business | Island Racing Services is a Michelin tire specialist with motorcycle racing tires and expertise | Motorcycle Accessory Warehouse carries tires | OnOffroad has tires, chains and other products | Power Sports Pro carries Avon, Cheng Shin, Continental, Dunlop, Michelin and more | Shade Tree Motorcycle carries Avon, Bridgestone, Dunlop and Michelin; the site is a bit different - the tires are listed by size, not by brand | Southwest Moto Tires sells tires at pretty big discounts and offers free shipping if you buy a pair; they get very good ratings from wBW visitors | SportBike Track Gear claims to have the "best" Michelin tire prices; they also claim all tires in stock, ready to ship | Tire Express | Tires-n-Stuff lists many tires by the motorcycle model, rather than size; they carry many original equipment tires | Tires Unlimited carries Avon, Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop, Metzeler, Michelin, Pirelli and more | Trax Motorsports offers Bridgestone Tires
U.K. Motorcycle Tyres: FWR claims to have "Britain's Cheapest Tyres"; they sell Avon, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Metzeler, Michelin and Pirelli; also sprockets, chains and more | Motorcycle Tyres UK carries Avon, Bridgestone, Continental, Dunlop, Metzeler, Michelin and Pirelli | Tyresonline.net aims to "provide the cheapest possible prices on new tyres" with special deals on front/rear pairs of motorcycle tyres
Motorcycle Tire Recalls: Metzeler Sportec Tires recalled
BMW Motorcycle Tire Reviews: Read this wBW article on tires for BMW Airheads and the R65 | Scott Conary's site that reviews tires for various BMW models | Metzeler Sportec M-1 tire review
Motorcycle Wheels: Central Wheel Components claims to be "Europe's largest stockist of Motorcycle Wheel Rims, Spokes & Nipples"; they also build custom wheels
Motorcycle Wheel Straightening: Mark Moran, owner of M.C. Wheel,has straightened over 15,000 auto and motorcycle wheels since 1991; he's designed his own equipment to do the job; see how Mark does it in this wBW article on motorcycle wheel straightening | Motorcycle wheel repair at the Wheelmaster | Motorcycle Wheel Repair by Frame Straight System; claimed to be able to straighten wheels to within 0.001" runout | See the wBW Motorcycle Wheels page for more information
Motorcycle Tire Changers: See the wBW review of the No-Mar Motorcycle Tire Changer, which is ideal for those who commute by motorcycle and have to mount several tires per year | The Cycle Hill motorcycle tire changer looks pretty nice and it retails for less than $500.00 for the entire kit | How to install a motorcycle tire without tools (YouTube video)
Motorcycle Tire Air Pressure Gauges and Pumps: Now on its own wBW page with lots of information and links
Motorcycle Tire Pressure: Nice article on the Mid-Atlantic Ducati club's website regarding best tire pressures for motorcycles
Motorcycle Tire Sealants: Ride-On Tire Protection System is a sealant that is claimed to permanently punctured tires | Ultraseal Tire Sealer (U.K.)
