Bridgestone Battleaxe 021's

[Sander Abernathy]

Has anyone else experienced these tires? They came standard on my new bike.

I've had a lot of tire slip compared to my old bike which had Metzlers. Any thoughts?

[gregor]

Using them on my R1150R, front tyre is getting worn out (cupping I think it is called) on the sides after 3000 miles and will be replaced soon. Rear tyre is fine.
Will give another front the benefit but run at higher tyre pressures.
They both grip fine and get nicely sticky in the UK summer weather (ie 15C and above). The dual compound seems to have stopped the flatting I got with the previous BT020.

[Rocket]

Had them on my R1200R and seemed fine. Decent grip and reasonable wear.

[Sander Abernathy]

Must be all that extra torque in the 2011s.

[Sander Abernathy]

Maybe the problem is that there inflated to 45 rear and 40 front. I'm a little surprised the dealer would do that. I'm not at all surprised it took me so long to pick up on it. I hate letting air out of an overinflated tire. It's like tossing $20's off a cliff on a windy day as you never know when you might crave a few more PSI in a tire you previously let 10psi out of.

[Acpantera]

I've bought many sets of 021's and I like them a lot. good grip, good wear (6-8k miles on a set) and the price is hard to beat. All around good value. With that said, I don't think the make them any more but the 023's are getting great reviews and are priced lower than most other tires in the same sport/touring radial segment.