174 MICHELIN Motorcycle Scooter Tire Guide 2026 Edition
I - GENERAL INFORMATION
ABOUT TIRES
The Anti - Static Strip
A unique feature necessary in a tire
• A vehicle is charged with static electricity and must
be able to discharge this electricity into the ground .
Since the tire is the only point of contact between the
vehicle and the ground . There is a regulation governing
the minimum conductivity level of tires .
• When carbon black is used as a reinforcement f iller ,
tires normally have an acceptable level of conductivity .
• When other reinforcement f illers are used , such as silica ,
the level of conductivity may decrease . It then becomes
necessary to apply design features to restore conductivity
to an acceptable level .
Tire tread area
Shoulder
Sidevall
Inner liner
Bead area
Bias
The carcass of a Bias tire consists of 2 or more diagonally
oriented carcass plies . The overlap angle of these plies
can be changed to give dif fering properties to the f inished
tire . The structure is uniform , and the tire crown area has
similar properties to the sidewalls , because of this , load
bearing is very good .
Bias Belted
Bias structure which is belted at the top by
means of a band formed by one or two layers
of crossed plies
Radial
One of Michelin s most famous inventions the MICHELIN
Radial X Technology with 90 casing plies on the tire
provides grip stability and comfort
1
st
casing ply
2
nd
casing ply
innerliner ( tl )
Beads
1
st
casing ply
innerliner tl
2
nd
casing ply
2
nd
crown ply
1
st
crown ply
Beads
1
st
casing ply
innerliner tl
1
st
crown ply
Beads
Tire presentation
TECHNICAL DATA I GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TIRES