Motorcycle tyre
![A rear motorcycle tyre for street use](/Images/godic/202501/28/Pirelli_Diablo_Rosso5153.jpg")
![A: Typical outer casing of a tyre.B: Continuous, one-piece, or open-end inner tube assembly, where first a joint is made where one end slips into the other, with the collar member forced out tightly against the inner face of the retaining member.C: A butt-end tube, where the tapered, closed end fits into the open end, expanding to seal when inflated.[7]](/Images/godic/202501/28/Early_tire_and_inner_tube_construction5153.png")
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Motorcycle tyres (tires in American English) are the outer part of motorcycle wheels, attached to the rims, providing traction, resisting wear, absorbing surface irregularities, and allowing the motorcycle to turn via countersteering. The two tyres' contact patches are the motorcycle's connection to the ground, and so are fundamental to the motorcycle's suspension behaviour, and critically affect safety, braking, fuel economy, noise, and rider comfort.