BRIDGESTONE BATTL AX ADVENTURE A41
PRODUCT TEST
P124
Notice the
increased sipes
on the tire's
sidewall for
better water
dispersion.
Have tire, will ride:
If Bridgestone's
A41 retains the
longevity of the
A40, there will be
plenty of miles in
your near future.
Water testing was sadly off the
agenda, as was any form of long-
distance testing, but we did get a
good 180 miles in with about 70
miles of pothole-riddled dirt roads
where the new A41s made a good
initial impression.
My rides for the day were the
two big dogs in the KTM 1290
Super Adventure R and BMW R
1200 GS, right up there in terms
of vehicle weight. We left the
small city of Ouarzazate in central
Morocco and within five miles,
hit the dirt. Remembering this is
a 90:10 road-focused tire, the
front-end grip was predictable and
good for medium-speed cruising,
however, if you really tried to push
it off-road, the grip would give way
pretty quickly.
Where the A41 shined off-road
was when it gave a surprising
Here's the
chart, does
your tire fit in
here?
