Tires Barum or MRF

I have the masseter on my bike and I'm happy with it.

Idk if the showroom guys have control over that because I asked for Apollo and I got MRF. The sales guy told me the bikes get allocated at random.

But coming to the tyre itself I would say the MRFs are good only. Never felt the lack of grip except one time when my tyre was in slushy mud. Appearance wise also the MRF's look a little wider compared to the Apollo's since the tyre profile is more curved in the latter if that matters to you.

Economical and life span, I would recomend mrf wanderer. 6k per tire and will give you 70k+ km life.

Harder tires like MRF, Ceat, JK etc., will offer good lifetime and low wear and tear.

I have these on my Speed 400. I must say they are pretty good. No comparison to any other road tyre MRF has manufactured so far. They are atleast as good as Apollos if not better.

I recommend mrf zlx for sheer comfort and long life

Usually should have ideally clocked 40K. But MRF is like that. I changed mine only after 20K after side wall cut and moved to YOKOHAMA Geolander H/T.

I have beef with MRF, their compound is so hard it makes it seem like I am on roller skates in a wet skating ring when it’s raining.

Had them in 245/45r18. Really comfortable, fuel efficient, good grip but average feedback. I was really happy with them until i had to do an emergency brake and the car just kept going. Afterwards I went and read tyre tests and all tests confirmed that their braking is horrible both in dry and wet.

They are dangerous in emergency situations

Won’t buy MRFs though because they will absolutely get you killed if you push the bike a little bit more than average.