MOTORCYCLE TIRE

A motorcycle tire includes a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions each with a bead core therein, a carcass, and a tread reinforcing layer arranged radially outwardly of the carcass and includes a belt layer and a band layer. The belt layer includes an inner belt ply and an outer belt ply. The band layer includes a band ply arranged between the inner and outer belt plies. The inner belt ply includes belt cords oriented at an angle greater than 5 degrees to the tire circumferential direction and a first development width. The outer belt ply includes belt cords oriented at an angle greater than 5 degrees to the tire circumferential direction and a second development width. The band ply includes band cords oriented at an angle not more than 5 degrees to the tire circumferential direction. The second development width is greater than the first development width.