Tread Pattern – Why your tire looks the way it does? (II)

August 15, 2018 - 1 comment

Let’s keep learning about the tread pattern of our motorcycle tires In our previous post, Tread Pattern – Why your tire looks the way it does? (I), we discovered the main simple reasons motorcycle tires and tires in general need a tread pattern design. This post will explore the engineering and artistic aspect of tread […]

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Tread Pattern – Why your tire looks the way it does? (I)

August 8, 2018 - 1 comment

Let’s learn more about the tread pattern of our motorcycle tires Unless it is a racing slick tire, tread patterns are a must for every DOT street tire. The tread design refers to the grooves in between the contact patch of the tire, this can also be called negative ratio. When a manufacturer like Continental […]

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