Tire for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle of the motorcycle type, comprising a tread (2), of width L, joined by two sidewalls (3) to two beads (4), said tread comprising first and second elastomer compositions, crown reinforcement (5), radially inside tread (2) comprising a crown layer comprising mutually parallel circumferential reinforcers coated with an elastomer composition and forming a substantially zero angle and at most equal to 5 to the circumferential direction, a carcass reinforcement (6), radially inside crown reinforcement (5), comprising turnup (61) and having thickness M. Carcass reinforcement (61) comprises mutually parallel reinforcers coated with an elastomer composition, and wrapped, in each bead (4), from the inside to the outside of the tire, about bead wire (7) in order to form turnup (8) comprising free end E.sub.2. Carcass reinforcement (6) comprises crown portion (611) and lateral portion (612), crown portion (611) extending axially between first and second ends E.sub.2, E.sub.2, E.sub.2 and E.sub.2 being symmetric to equatorial plane P of the tire, lateral portion (612) extending symmetrically to equatorial plane P radially towards the inside, from radially outermost end E.sub.2 to fourth end E.sub.4 disposed at the bead wire.

A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion, carcass, inclined belt, and circumferential belt. The inclined belt is formed by inclined belt layer(s) including cords inclined relative to the tire circumferential direction. A circumferential main groove is provided in the tread portion. The inclined belt includes a high-angle inclined belt layer in which the cords are at an inclination angle of 35 to 90 relative to the tire circumferential direction. In at least one tread half portion, an edge of the high-angle inclined belt layer in the tire width direction is positioned further outward in the tire width direction than the circumferential main groove disposed furthest outward in the tire width direction. The interval in the tire width direction from the edge to the center of the circumferential main groove is 0.2W.sub.1 to 0.35W.sub.1, where W.sub.1 is the width of the high-angle inclined belt layer in the tire width direction.

In a tire 2, a band 12 is disposed between a tread 4 and a carcass 10 in a radial direction, and is layered over the carcass 10. A first carcass ply 30 of the carcass 10 has a main portion 30a and turned-up portions 30b. A second carcass ply 32 of the carcass 10 is disposed outward of the main portion 30a of the first carcass ply 30 in the radial direction, and is extended on and between one of the beads 8 and the other of the beads 8. Ends P2 of the second carcass ply 32 are disposed between the beads 8 and the turned-up portions 30b, respectively, on outer side in the axial direction. Ends P1 of the turned-up portions 30b are disposed between the main portion 30a and the band 12. The turned-up portions 30b and the band 12 are layered over each other.

A non-pneumatic tire has a crown region and a pair of sidewall regions, including a first sidewall region and a second sidewall region. The non-pneumatic tire includes a pair of beads, including a first bead and a second bead, and a toroidal element. The toroidal element includes an inner region, an outer region, and a central region. At least a portion of the central region is more elastic than the inner and outer regions. The toroidal element includes a crown portion extending across the crown region of the non-pneumatic tire, a first sidewall portion extending along at least a portion of the first sidewall region of the non-pneumatic tire, and a second sidewall portion extending along at least a portion of the second sidewall region of the non-pneumatic tire. The toroidal element is pre-stressed such that when the non-pneumatic tire is mounted to a rim, the first sidewall portion of the toroidal element exerts a first axially outward force of at least 1000 pounds against the rim, and such that the second sidewall portion of the toroidal element exerts a second axially outward force of at least 1000 pounds against the rim.

In a tire 2 for a two-wheeled automotive vehicle, a carcass ply 24 is extended on and between one bead 8 and the other bead 8 along inner sides of a tread 4 and sidewalls 6, and includes a main portion 24a and turn-up portions 24b, which are formed by the carcass ply 24 being turned up around the beads 8 from an inner side toward an outer side in an axial direction. An outer end Pp of each turn-up portion 24b is positioned outward of a tread end Pe in a radial direction. A band 14 is positioned between a belt 12 and the tread 4, such that the band 14 covers the belt 12. An outer end P1 of an inner layer 28 layered over a carcass 10 and the outer end Pp of the turn-up portion 24b are positioned facing each other.

A pneumatic vehicle tire has a carcass with at least one carcass ply. The surface of the carcass ply has an overlay made of an electrically conductive rubber mixture. The overlay extends continuously from an electrically conductive bead base to a superstructure and contacts the superstructure. A method for making a pneumatic vehicle tire includes the steps of making a carcass ply, covering a surface of the carcass ply with a continuous overlay made of an electrically conductive rubber mixture. The overlay contacts an electrically conductive bead base and the superstructure in the finished pneumatic vehicle tire.

A tire includes at least one body defining a plurality of body ply layers, and a toroidal element located between the body ply layers. The toroidal element includes inner and outer regions formed by the body ply layers, and a central region formed by an inner rubber component located between the body ply layers. At least a portion of the central region is more elastic than the inner and outer regions. The toroidal element includes a first sidewall portion extending along at least a portion of the first sidewall region of the tire, and a second sidewall portion extending along at least a portion of the second sidewall region of the tire. The toroidal element is pre-stressed such that the first sidewall portion of the toroidal element exerts a first axially outward force, and such that the second sidewall portion of the toroidal element exerts a second axially outward force.

A run flat tire is provided having a line L1 connecting point P1 having height H1 of 17 mm; and point P2 at which a thickness from point P1 is minimum thickness Ts. Point C represents a point which is distant from point P2 on line L1 by a distance that is 0.4 times Ts. A point B represents a point of intersection of: line L2 that extends in the axial direction through radially outer end of core 36; and line L3 that extends in the radial direction through an axially outer end of core side portion 46a of turned-up portion 46. A line L4 passes through point C and point B. The thickness Ts is greater than or equal to 10 mm, and not greater than 17 mm. The turned-up portion 46 extends through a region surrounded by an axially outer surface of main portion 44, and lines L2-L4.

A pneumatic tire is configured in such a manner that at least two carcass layers each have both end portions in the tire width direction extending to bead cores disposed in both bead portions, and the both end portions are wound up from the inner side in the tire width direction of the bead cores to the outer side in the tire width direction, and extend outward in the tire radial direction. In such a pneumatic tire, the carcass layers are formed by thermoplastic sheets, and a rubber layer is disposed at least between adjacent sheets of the thermoplastic sheets.

A pneumatic tire has a carcass layer, a side wall rubber which forms an outer surface of a side wall portion, and a rim strip rubber which forms an outer surface of a bead portion. The rim strip rubber extends in a tire radial direction between the carcass layer and the side wall rubber. A height of the rim strip rubber on the basis of an outer diameter position of a bead core buries in the bead portion is equal to or more than 70% of a height of a tire outer diameter position. A thickness Tw of the rim strip rubber at the tire maximum width position is smaller than the maximum thickness Tm of the rim strip rubber which is closer to an outer side in the tire radial direction than the tire maximum width position.