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What the badges on a product card mean
TL, TT, REINF, M+S, compound and OE. What every badge in our catalogue means — and what M+S does not mean.
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Tyre choice, maintenance and tests. The basis for any technical claim made here is listed with its source in our Proof Center.
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The first kilometres on a new tyre
A new tyre is not at its best. Why that is, what to do meanwhile — and why we do not give you a distance figure.
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When to replace a tyre: reading the wear
1.6 mm is a limit but not the only criterion. How the wear is distributed across the tread says something of its own.
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Tyre pressure: where the right number comes from
The pressure figure on the sidewall is a ceiling, not a recommendation. The right number comes from your motorcycle, not the tyre.
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What you can learn about a tyre beyond the reviews
Reading reviews is not the only way. A tyre being chosen as the control in someone else’s test, and being fitted at the factory, are two different kinds of information.
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Road/off-road balance: what 90/10, 80/20 and 70/30 mean
These ratios on adventure tyres are not a marketing slogan; they tell you what surface the tyre was designed for.
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How to read your tyre size
Every part of the "120/70 ZR 17 58 W" marking on the sidewall says something different. What do they mean?
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