Winter tyre rules for motorcycles

Hi,

A question to fellow motorcyclists and particularly to the hardy or stupid ones like me who ride in this kind of weather.
My colleagues are telling me that the "winter tyre" rules also apply to motorcycles and that if I am involved in an accident
my insurers may not pay out, even if it is not my fault I will be seen to have contributed to the accident.

True?

Then the next question is do they even make such a thing for sports tourers like a Triumph Sprint ST?
A quick web search finds nothing. Any one any ideas?

Thanks,
Jono

If your machine is registered in DE the Fahrzeugschein will have a list of acceptable tyres, including winter ones (Winterreif. or M+S) if there are any available.

The insurance thing has some truth to it, but I bet none of them ride bikes. Car drivers normally get in and drive without thinking about whether it's safe to do so. Bikers who do that don't stay bikers for long.

@Wheel . Thanks for the info. I will check the paper work.

Continental make the TKC 80 with M+S certification, put them on your ST and you could start a whole new trend.

This sounds like bollox to me. My bike is only officially allowed 2 types of tyre in this country and neither of them are special winter tyres. Even if they made such a thing, it would not be rated for my bike. I just cannot see how this rule could apply.

Forget the tyres, you will need very large bollocks indeed if you plan to ride on roads like the Wolfratshauser Strasse was last week.

The Fahrzeugschein lists WINTERREIF. M+S CONTI TKC for my bike.

It is all academic though: if you're looking at a snow-covered road and wondering if your insurance is valid you're worrying about the wrong thing IMO. That's the point I was trying to make.

This may be the answer.