The present invention is directed to a tire comprising a tread, two sidewalls, a carcass and at least two belts arranged radially between the carcass and the tread in a crown area of the tire. The tread has at least one axially outer edge portion covering the axially outermost edge of at least one of the belts and comprising a different rubber composition than a portion of the tread neighboring the axially outer edge portion of the tread. Furthermore, one of the sidewalls at least partially covers and contacts the axially outer surface of the axially outer edge portion of the tread.

A pneumatic tire includes: a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and having an annular shape; a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion; and a pair of bead portions disposed on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the sidewall portions. The tire is embedded with a transponder covered with a covering layer. The secant modulus of elasticity at 10% deformation at 20° C. of the covering layer is in a range of from 0.5 MPa to 5.0 MP a.

A pneumatic tire includes: a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and having an annular shape; a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion; and a pair of bead portions disposed on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the sidewall portions. The tire is embedded with a transponder covered with a covering layer. The secant modulus of elasticity at 10% deformation at 20° C. of the covering layer is in a range of from 0.5 MPa to 5.0 MP a.

Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire including a tread, sidewalls and a first bead and a second bead, which beads are spaced apart, the first bead and the second bead including: a drop shaped bead core , the drop shaped bead core having a cross sectional area including or consisting of a circular portion and a tapering portion, and an apex positioned adjacent and/or against the bead core, the method including: connecting the apex to the drop shaped bead core, thereby obtaining an assembly including the drop shaped bead core and the apex, pre-forming a tire including the assembly, and vulcanizing the pre-formed tire, thereby obtaining the pneumatic tire. Also disclosed is a pneumatic tire.

A pneumatic tire having a pair of bead portions are each composed of an annular bead core made of a thermoplastic resin, and a bead core covering portion made of a thermoplastic resin.

A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement, made up of a single layer of reinforcing elements anchored in each of the beads by being turned up around a bead wire, reinforced by a stiffener. The two working crown layers are the only ones present to form the crown reinforcement over at least 75% of the width of the tread, the absolute value of the difference between the absolute values of the angles α2 and α1 being greater than 7°, α2 being greater than α1 in terms of absolute value, the mean angle α satisfying the relationship 13+131*exp(−L/100)<α<28+110*exp(−L/100), the reinforcing elements of the carcass reinforcement being cords which, in the test referred to as the permeability test, yield a flow rate of less than 20 cm.sup.3/min, a rubber compound being present within the cords, and, in the sidewall of the tire, the profile of the outer surface of the tire is at a constant distance from the carcass reinforcement layer between the points F and A, and meets the outer surface of the bead at the point C, forming two successive circular arcs.

A motorcycle tire having excellent handling stability and durability, includes a carcass as a skeleton composed of at least one carcass ply extending toroidally between a pair of bead portions and folded and engaged around a pair of bead cores embedded in each of the pair of bead portions and a belt composed of at least one belt layer arranged on the outer side of the carcass in the tire radial direction. A flipper is arranged between the carcass and a bead core, which wraps the bead core from the inside in the tire radial direction, and the outer side end portion of the flipper in the tire width direction extends to the inside in the tire width direction from the end portion of the belt in the tire width direction.

A motorcycle tire having excellent handling stability and durability, includes a carcass as a skeleton composed of at least one carcass ply extending toroidally between a pair of bead portions and folded and engaged around a pair of bead cores embedded in each of the pair of bead portions and a belt composed of at least one belt layer arranged on the outer side of the carcass in the tire radial direction. A flipper is arranged between the carcass and a bead core, which wraps the bead core from the inside in the tire radial direction, and the outer side end portion of the flipper in the tire width direction extends to the inside in the tire width direction from the end portion of the belt in the tire width direction.

A bead portion of a pneumatic tire includes an annular bead structure in which a core part in which a bead core is covered with a resin, and a bead filler which is formed of a resin, are integrally formed. A plurality of concave portions and a plurality of convex portions are formed on a surface of the bead structure. Each of the concave portions is extended to and communicated with a tire radial direction outside end of the bead structure.

The tire has s bead structure including a bead core portion having a cord unit and a bead filler portion continuous to the bead core portion in the tire radial direction outside of the bead core portion and formed of a resin material. The bead filler portion has a tip portion which becomes thinner toward outside in the tire radial direction. The tip portion is positioned inside in the tire width direction inside than a straight line passing through a center in the width direction at an inside end in the tire radial direction of the bead core portion and passing through a center in the width direction at outside end in the tire radial direction of the bead core portion.