Summer tire Updated October 2026

Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 review

Name: Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32
Brand: Bridgestone

± 8

Relative score 60% tests + 40% owners Provisional

Owners 71 · 9 reviews analysed Road tests (vs motorcycle tires) 48 · 1 test

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Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 has a Relative Score of 66 out of 100 among summer tires. 9 owner reviews rate it 71 out of 100. 56% would buy it again.

Weak point: Wet 48 — 6th of 6 (Best Motorcycle tires for 2024)

Two scoring systems, side by side

Owner scores come from reviews found online; road-test scores come from instrumented tests. Where they disagree, it is usually a discipline owners rarely push to the limit.

How scores work

Relative score: 0–100. Blends road tests (60%) and owner reviews (40%) category by category, the same way on every TireWheelGuide page. With only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from it, so the score stays closer to average. It needs at least one road test or five owner reviews.
Road tests: 0–100 per score, from published tests, newer tests counting more. Each result is compared with every other tire in the same test, so a win against a strong field counts for more. The average tested tire gets 70, the best 100; with only one or two tests a tire stays nearer 70. The discipline rows show % of the best tire in that test.
Owner reviews: 0–100 from the owner reviews we found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates and scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70. With only a few reviews a tire stays near the average.

Full methodology

By owner reviews

71/100

From 9 owner reviews analysed, scaled like the road tests: the average tested tire gets 70.

Would buy again 56%

Dry

Overall dry

Wet

Overall wet

Comfort

Overall comfort

Treadwear

Overall treadwear

Handling

Overall handling

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By road tests

48/100

Scaled across every tested tire: the average gets 70, the best 100.

Wet

What owners like and dislike

Themes extracted from 9 owner reviews found online.

The Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 receives generally favorable reviews for its wet-weather confidence, high-speed stability, and sharp handling improvements over predecessor models. However, riders have mixed opinions regarding dry-pavement grip when pushed aggressively and express widespread disappointment regarding rear tire longevity.

Pros

Exceptional wet-weather performance and heavy rain confidence
High-speed stability, including at autobahn speeds with full luggage
Immediate improvement in handling agility and steering feel compared to competitors or older tires

Cons

Faster-than-expected tread wear and relatively low mileage lifespan
Rear tire can slip or slide when pushed hard in dry, warm conditions
Reduced performance feel after a few thousand miles of use

Worth knowing

Riders of heavier sport-touring machines like the BMW R1200RT noted disappointing rear tire longevity, wearing down in under 7,000 miles.
Mid-weight bikes like the Aprilia Shiver 750 experienced unexpected rear sliding during aggressive dry cornering.