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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 05:08 PM
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Looking to buy a new set of tires for my bike but I am unable to find a specific pair that I have been looking for. They are Bridgestone I am pretty sure but they have logos on the sidewalls. Any help would be appreciated Thanks
 
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Old Jul 24, 2011 | 10:12 PM
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Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 are some of the most common for sportbikes. I don't think they have logos on the sidewalls but they do say like "BATTLAX BT016" on the sidewalls I think. They make many different battlax series tires (BT-015, BT-021, BT-003*TRACK TIRE*). Hope this helps.
 
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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Trey929RR
Bridgestone Battlax BT-016 are some of the most common for sportbikes. I don't think they have logos on the sidewalls but they do say like "BATTLAX BT016" on the sidewalls I think. They make many different battlax series tires (BT-015, BT-021, BT-003*TRACK TIRE*). Hope this helps.
I lied. They are Michelin they look like these except the white writing in the sidewalls go around the whole wheel.

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Old Jul 25, 2011 | 10:21 AM
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Those look like Michelin Pilot Powers. You can buy a white paint pen from just about any automotive store & "paint" the letters.
 
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Old Jul 26, 2011 | 07:56 AM
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Yep. Pilot Powers. In the tire world, these are old tech but still good. Michelin are now making the Power CT2 and Power Pure tires.

I ride my 900RR almost every day to and from work (no highway, and the roads here in Italy are never straight!) and I have the Dunlop Roadsmart. These are technically a Sport Touring tire but I love them. I wouldn't run them on the track but I have taken them up into the Dolomites without a problem. Dry grip is impressive and I never had an issue, wet traction is also good and wear is phenomenal. They haven't squared on me yet and I am almost to the wear bar all across the tire.
 
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