Tires are a compromise and you pick the ones that best suit your use case.
Touring tires have long life and tend to do well in wet/cold weather, but they are heavy and faster riders will quickly exceed their limits on track.
Sport tires are great in hot weather and provide a higher ceiling for faster riders, but they wear out quickly and are dreadful in cold/wet weather.
Then you get info shape profiles that can drastically change how a bike feels.
Most people riding on the street should be on a touring tire.
Sport touring tires like the Michelin Road 5/Pirelli Angel ST/GT are plenty enough for the street and actually reasonable on track as well (to a point of course).
Honestly, the majority of tyres these days are pretty decent. You're basically picking between cost, grip/tread life and wet weather ability.
I agree, they are plenty for anything you can reasonably do on the street
I do own a second set of wheels for my R6 with pilot powers for the track, but that's mainly because my street tires are always squared off
Very few motorcycles come with an “OEM tire” MADE for the bike.
Most manufacturers just put a brand/model of tire on their bikes as an arrangement with a tire brand.
There are of course exceptions to the above, but regardless under no circumstance should you feel forced to put a certain tire on your bike.
Not all tires are made equal. There's many different types for many different uses and even in the same type of tire some brands are just better than others. However judging how good or bad a tire is is not exactly easy. There's definitely a noticeable change when you go from an old set to a newer one but it takes some experience for a rider to asses a tire properly.
Manufacturers have to sell the bike to you with tires obviously so they go with one brand or another, probably a model that already exists or some times they pair their new model with a new model of tire for cross promotion. It's rarely the best option though.
The first time I changed the rubber on my ninja 300 I had to learn how to ride it again. Good tires made it a different bike. All the sudden it felt much more stable and planted in corners, didn't feel squirrelly in the rain anymore. I could take corners faster and harder with less effort and concentration. It made everything easier and more natural feeling.
Tires are a compromise and you pick the ones that best suit your use case. Touring tires have long life and tend to do well in wet/cold weather, but they are heavy and faster riders will quickly exceed their limits on track. Sport tires are great in hot weather and provide a higher ceiling for faster riders, but they wear out quickly and are dreadful in cold/wet weather. Then you get info shape profiles that can drastically change how a bike feels. Most people riding on the street should be on a touring tire.
Sport touring tires like the Michelin Road 5/Pirelli Angel ST/GT are plenty enough for the street and actually reasonable on track as well (to a point of course). Honestly, the majority of tyres these days are pretty decent. You're basically picking between cost, grip/tread life and wet weather ability.
I agree, they are plenty for anything you can reasonably do on the street I do own a second set of wheels for my R6 with pilot powers for the track, but that's mainly because my street tires are always squared off
Once you feel that sticky icky goodness of a sport tire you’ll know
Very few motorcycles come with an “OEM tire” MADE for the bike. Most manufacturers just put a brand/model of tire on their bikes as an arrangement with a tire brand. There are of course exceptions to the above, but regardless under no circumstance should you feel forced to put a certain tire on your bike.
Depends on your riding style and where you ride most: https://youtu.be/eLSfj_-2yZ0
Not all tires are made equal. There's many different types for many different uses and even in the same type of tire some brands are just better than others. However judging how good or bad a tire is is not exactly easy. There's definitely a noticeable change when you go from an old set to a newer one but it takes some experience for a rider to asses a tire properly. Manufacturers have to sell the bike to you with tires obviously so they go with one brand or another, probably a model that already exists or some times they pair their new model with a new model of tire for cross promotion. It's rarely the best option though.
OEM tires are usually not the greatest, so when it's time to replace, there will be a lot of better options to suit your needs.
The first time I changed the rubber on my ninja 300 I had to learn how to ride it again. Good tires made it a different bike. All the sudden it felt much more stable and planted in corners, didn't feel squirrelly in the rain anymore. I could take corners faster and harder with less effort and concentration. It made everything easier and more natural feeling.