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Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 vs Pirelli Scorpion Trail II — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 1 + 0 road tests and 9 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Scorpion Trail II leads, 68–66 Narrow edge

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Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 70

    Dry

    Battlax Sport Touring T32 +1
    69
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32Scorpion Trail II
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 69 (est.)
    Reviews found online7270

    Battlax Sport Touring T32: 60% × 69.5 (est.) + 40% × 71.7 = 70

    Scorpion Trail II: 60% × 68.8 (est.) + 40% × 70.1 = 69

    No road tests of dry for Battlax Sport Touring T32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Scorpion Trail II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 60

    Wet

    Scorpion Trail II +8
    68
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32Scorpion Trail II
    Professional tests (TWG score) · 1 / – tests47≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7866

    Battlax Sport Touring T32: 60% × 47.5 + 40% × 78.3 = 60

    Scorpion Trail II: 60% × 68.4 (est.) + 40% × 66.4 = 68

    No road tests of wet for Scorpion Trail II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 73

    Comfort

    Battlax Sport Touring T32 +5
    68
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32Scorpion Trail II
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 70 (est.)≈ 68 (est.)
    Reviews found online7568

    Battlax Sport Touring T32: 40% × 69.9 (est.) + 60% × 75 = 73

    Scorpion Trail II: 40% × 68.5 (est.) + 60% × 67.8 = 68

    No road tests of comfort for Battlax Sport Touring T32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Scorpion Trail II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 64

    Treadwear

    Battlax Sport Touring T32 +1
    63
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32Scorpion Trail II
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 65 (est.)≈ 65 (est.)
    Reviews found online6261

    Battlax Sport Touring T32: 60% × 65 (est.) + 40% × 62.3 = 64

    Scorpion Trail II: 60% × 64.5 (est.) + 40% × 61 = 63

    No road tests of treadwear for Battlax Sport Touring T32. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Scorpion Trail II. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 75

    Handling (owners)

    Battlax Sport Touring T32 +4
    71
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32Scorpion Trail II
    Reviews found online7571
Scores at a glance
Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 vs Pirelli Scorpion Trail II: scores by category (0–100)
CategoryBridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32Pirelli Scorpion Trail II
Relative Score 66 68
Dry 70 69
Wet 60 68
Comfort 73 68
Treadwear 64 63
Handling (owners) 75 71

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Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Battlax Sport Touring T32

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
All owner themes in the Battlax Sport Touring T32 review

Tire B Scorpion Trail II

Pros

  • Excellent grip and confidence on dry pavement
  • Strong performance on light off-road trails and varied surfaces like gravel and dirt
  • Quick warm-up time in favorable conditions

Cons

  • Poor wet-weather performance and susceptibility to hydroplaning
  • Twitchy or unstable handling characteristics in rain
  • Rapid tread wear and premature flattening
All owner themes in the Scorpion Trail II review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 B · Pirelli Scorpion Trail II
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeMotorcycleMotorcycle

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32

Pirelli Scorpion Trail II

Narrow edge: Pirelli Scorpion Trail II — better wet. Pick the Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 if comfort matters most to you. Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 rests on little evidence so far (1 test, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Pirelli Scorpion Trail II rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Pirelli Scorpion Trail II scores 68 vs 60 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the most comfortable ride

Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 scores 73 vs 68 on comfort.

Tire A · Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32
Tire B · Pirelli Scorpion Trail II

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Battlax Sport Touring T32 or Scorpion Trail II?

Which is better in the wet, Battlax Sport Touring T32 or Scorpion Trail II?

Pirelli Scorpion Trail II, 68 vs 60 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Battlax Sport Touring T32 or Scorpion Trail II?

Neither, by our numbers: 70 vs 69 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Battlax Sport Touring T32 or Scorpion Trail II?

Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32, 73 vs 68 on our comfort score.

Which lasts longer, Battlax Sport Touring T32 or Scorpion Trail II?

Neither, by our numbers: 64 vs 63 on the treadwear score, within 3 points.

How do we compare tires?

Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.

Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology