Reviews of SM Racing tyres

SM Racing tyres

SM racing tyre is know for softness of its rubber. The quality is known so I thought let try it on hero honda karizma to have some first hand information. Also other karizma riders will be more informed.

The size I tried is R18 100/90 the other one available is 120 which is too big to fit in.

120 size is tubeless, it can be fitted on karizma but you need to remove and cut few thing like the chain cover and the rear mud protector need to be cut half.

100 one is a tubeless tyre. Its the default karizma size so here no issues in fitting it on the bike.

The grip of the tyre is meant for both on road and off road riding.

Usually off road tyre grips are deep so when you ride them on road you wont get that comfort level. Hence you never use off road tyres on road.

Its not so in these SM racing tyres. On road riding is good and off road is good enough.

The Pro’s about these tyres are that you can take them to the places where there is off road but to reach that place you have to ride 50-100+km on road, a neat highway multiple lane highway.

The Con’s about the tyre are that its not good or rather not safe for cornering. You wont feel that comfort what you feel on other tyres during curvy bends. ALSO its not safe on wet roads. The tyre tend to slip a bit on wet riding conditions. When you just bend slightly on wet curve you will get the feeling that rear tyre is skidding away. So you have to be a lot conscious. Experience will count.

Life of the tyre is around 19000km for motorcycles weighting 120-140kgs without doing any burnouts or any stunts where the tube is burnt profusely.

Overall all its a good tire but in Mumbai, India its not available at many places. You will find it only in Mumbai Central and Milan subway areas.

Price range: 1500-1900 INR

My Rating: 6/10

Photographs of one of my motorcycle trip where I have used SM racing rear tyre.