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A rear motorcycle tyre for street use. A motorcycle tyre (spelt tire in American English) is the outer part of motorcycle wheel, attached to the rim, providing traction, resisting wear, absorbing surface irregularities, and allowing the motorcycle to turn via countersteering.
Originally introduced in early 1968 as the Roadmaster K81 rear tyre [6] by Dunlop Rubber Co. Ltd, [7] the tyre was renamed "TT100" because it was the first production tyre to reach a lap speed of 100 mph over the Isle of Man TT race course when Malcolm Uphill rode his works Thruxton Bonneville to victory in 1969 with a fastest lap of 100.37 mph during the 750 cc class production race.
A special lightweight version was also used on HRC's failed oval-piston four stroke GP motorcycle, the NR500, [12]: 105 and the later NS500 two-stroke ridden by Freddie Spencer. [13] Third generation 'Reverse' Comstar front wheel on a 1982 Honda CB400NC Super Dream. Some later models came fitted with what were known as reverse Comstars.