Motorcycle tire having a hybrid construction

A pneumatic motorcycle tire is proposed. The tire (1) comprises a tread (2) rotatable about an axis and for contacting a road surface, the tread (2) having an equatorial plane (EP) intersecting the axis at 90°, two circumferentially extending annular bead regions (10, 11), a carcass structure extending between the tread (2) and the bead regions (10, 11), the carcass structure supporting the tread (2) about the axis and having two carcass plies (141, 142) having reinforcing cords oriented to cross at opposite angles in a range of from 20° to 65° with respect to the equatorial plane (EP), and an overlay layer (5) extending circumferentially and extending radially between the carcass structure and the tread (2), the overlay layer (5) comprising cords oriented between -5° and +5° relative to the equatorial plane (EP).