Heidenau K80 160/60-17 69H TL

K80 is the sports road model in the Heidenau range — built for riders who move quickly on tarmac and change direction often. The defining quality of Heidenau K80 is a high level of grip combined with strong wear resistance, delivered by a modern elastomer compound technology. The 160/60-17 size, with a load index of 69 (325 kg), is the widest and most heavily loaded in the K80 range, and is specified by Heidenau for rear-axle installation.

Key features

• Grip and service life — the defining quality of K80: the modern elastomer compound delivers a high level of grip and wears slowly at the same time.

• Quick direction changes: the tyre contour is designed for responsive handling — Heidenau K80 comes into its own through linked corners.

• Grip at lean: the shoulder area of the tread is developed separately, so Heidenau K80 maintains grip while leaned over, under both braking and acceleration.

• Predictability near the limit: the responses of Heidenau K80 remain predictable for the rider as grip approaches its limit — which is why the model has established itself in supermoto.

• Line stability: new materials in the layer beneath the tread keep Heidenau K80 on line through fast corners.

• Damping: the tyre construction smooths out small surface irregularities — Heidenau K80 rides more comfortably over broken tarmac than a sports road tyre is usually expected to.

Tread and construction

Heidenau K80 160/60-17 is a bias-ply tyre: the size designation carries neither a B nor an R. It is supplied tubeless (TL), suiting cast wheels and tubeless spoked rims alike. The H speed index permits use up to 210 km/h. The tread pattern is a road design with water-dispersing grooves.

Application

160/60-17 marks the upper boundary of K80's applicability by motorcycle class: it is often seen on the Kawasaki Ninja 650, Versys 650 and Vulcan S, Honda CB500F, CBR500R and NX500, Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450, SWM Gran Milano and Jawa RVM 500.

The matching tyre for the other axle is K80 120/70-17. In this size the allround alternative comes from K73 160/60-17 rather than K66. Heidenau K80 carries no M+S marking — for cold-weather use Heidenau produces winter versions of other profiles, collected in the Heidenau winter motorcycle tyres section. The full range is in the Heidenau road motorcycle tyre catalogue.