| Tire | Track or Street | Combined Price | Overall Score | Tester #1 | Tester #2 | Price Rank (1=least expensive) | Overall (Class) Score Rank | Overall (Class) Lap Speed Rank | Combined Lap Times | Magazine Conclusion (S/T) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelin Pilot Sport | Street | £214 | 71.5 | 1.35.02 | 1.40.71 | 8 | 5 (1) | 8 (3) | 75.73 | 1 (S) | A good successor to the Hi-Sport. Fans of the old hoops won't be disappointed, nor will medium pace track scratchers. |
| Pirelli Dragon EVO MTR 21/22 | Street | £201 | 67 | 1.34.90 | 1.39.15 | 3 | 6 (2) | 5 (2) | 74.05 | 1 (S) | How many ways can you say these tyres will be excellent on the road and good enough for not-so-fast trackday fans? |
| Bridgestone BT56 | Street | £202 | 61.5 | 1.34.57 | 1.39.20 | 4 | 7 (3) | 4 (1) | 73.77 | 4 (S) | A good road-based tyre. Good enough for most roads and riders. |
| Dunlop Sportmax D207 | Street | £182 | 60 | 1.35.90 | 1.40.33 | 1 | 8 (4) | 10 (5) | 76.23 | 1 (S) | Competent road tyres but wouldn't break any lap records. |
| Metzeler ME Z3 | Street | £213 | 42 | 1.35.39 | 1.40.66 | 7 | 11 (5) | 9 (4) | 76.05 | 5 (S) | Standard ME Z3s aren't track tyres, plain and simple, but Metzeler don't bill them as such. So that's alright then. |
| Avon Azaro (AV39/40) Sport | Street | £197 | 39 | 1.36.18 | 1.40.95 | 2 | 12 (6) | 11 (6) | 77.13 | 6 (S) | To say the Azaro Sport smashed the riders' confidence would be an understatement. The overall score says it all. |
| Michelin Pilot Race (Soft) | Track | £229 | 74 | 1.33.08 | 1.39.15 | 10 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 72.23 | 2 (T) | Excellent grip and manners. Bonus points awarded for stability. Mileage? Forget it. For race use or serious trackday nuts only. |
| Bridgestone BT56SS | Track | £213 | 73.5 | 1.34.71 | 1.40.63 | 7 | 2 (2) | 7 (5) | 75.34 | 5 (T) | Liked for what they are: better than the average road tyre and extremely competent trackday tyres… when scrubbed-in. |
| Pirelli Dragon Evo MTR21/22 Super Corsa SC1 | Track | £209 | 72.5 | 1.33.15 | 1.39.76 | 6 | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 72.91 | 3 (T) | Will only do half a job if your bike set-up isn't spot-on. These are Monty race tyres for Monty race bikes. |
| Dunlop Sportmax D207GP | Track | £278 | 71.75 | 1.33.07 | 1.40.43 | 11 | 4 (4) | 3 (3) | 73.50 | 1 (T) | Grip, grip and more grip. Fine if a bike can handle it. But stock bikes can't. A race tyre for race bikes only. |
| Avon Azaro (AV39/40) Supersport | Track | £208 | 58 | 1.34.55 | 1.40.69 | 5 | 9 (5) | 6 (4) | 75.24 | 6 (T) | Not the best tyres tested, or the worst (lap times prove that). Good for all-round use but wouldn't be a racer's first choice. |
| Metzeler ME Z3 Rennsport RS1 | Track | £222 | 47.5 | N/A | N/A | 9 | 10 (6) | N/A | 4 (T) | Can't understand it: pressures as per recommended and nothing wrong with the bike. They're going back for inspection. |