Tweet  

P

If you are looking for tires for your Harley Davidson VRSC (V-Twin Racing Street Custom), you should find a lot of options out there. The question comes down to which ones should you buy for your bike? The original motorcycle in this family was 2001's V-Rod and was served up in response to the muscle bikes. The engine was designed in conjunction with Porsche. That makes this a high performance series of motorcycles and that deserves good tires.

While that high performance nature calls for good quality tires, all bikes should have them. Since the tires are the part of the bike that touches the pavement, and therefore provides the stability, they are one of the most important components of any motorcycle. Never buy motorcycle tires based on low price alone. They are a safety feature of your motorcycle and saving fifty (or even a couple hundred) dollars on tires doesn't make any sense if you do it at the loss of safety.

Avon Gripster

Avon Gripster tires are designed with an especially deep tread pattern. This provides a bitter grip on the road, but also helps the tires to run for more miles than some others.

Avon Roadrider

These tires are designed to afford maximum surface area contact on the road when at a lean angle. That helps to provide more handling on turns.

Avon SP Pro Xtreme

Twin Kevlar belt construction provides these tires with extreme durability. They also offer extra handling in wet road conditions.

Bridgestone Battlax Racing Street Tires

You've got a bike with a high performance engine, why not have racing tires. These are approved by the Department of Transportation as Hypersport Street and Track Day tires.

Bridgestone Spitfire

Bridgestone Spitfire is a good general use tire. They have the advantage of costing less than any of the Avon and Battlax tires, while still providing quality.

Dunlop Qualifier Performance Radials

Another tire that's great for delivering race track performance. They are perhaps more affordable than some of the other tires on the list, too.

Metzeler Roadtec

Specifically engineered to provide excellent handling at lean angles, these tires are great for hanging in on the turns.

Michelin Tires

For the most part, if you go to your Harley Davidson dealer to get tires, they will equip you with Michelins. The main advantage to these tires is that they produce factory specifications for your bike.

While the Harley Davidson VRSC provides a high tech alternative to other Harley Davidson models, that's only as good as the weakest link. Your tires are the one part of your vehicle that actually comes in contact with the driving surface. Since your bike is inherently less stable than a car (that's part of what makes it so maneuverable) it relies more on the tires for safety. For that reason it just doesn't make sense to skimp when buying tires. Good tires can be the difference between making the turn and dumping your Harley Davidson.

 

Tweet  

P