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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2010
Hidemitsu Nakagawa, Saitama, JP;
Hidemitsu Nakagawa, Saitama, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle which secures a sufficiently large lateral force in the intermediate region contacting the ground particularly when a middle camber angle is applied to the tire and increases a driving force and a braking force. The tire comprises a tread portionside wall portionsand bead portionsThis tread portioncomprises five regions of a central region A, shoulder regions C and intermediate regions B. Loss tangent of at least a portion forming a ground contact surface of an intermediate tread rubberdisposed over an entire region of the intermediate regions B is larger than both of loss tangent of at least a portion forming a ground contact surface of a central tread rubberdisposed over an entire region of the central region A and loss tangent of at least a portion forming a ground contact surface of a shoulder tread rubberdisposed over an entire region of the shoulder regions C.