Pneumatic tire for two-wheeled automotive vehicle

A tire for a two-wheeled automotive vehicle, the tire comprising:

• a tread;
• a carcass;
• and
• a band, wherein
• the band is layered inward of the tread in a radial direction and outward of the carcass in the radial direction,
• the band includes a center portion disposed at a center in an axial direction, a pair of intermediate portions each disposed outward of the center portion in the axial direction, and a pair of outer end portions disposed outward of the intermediate portions, respectively, in the axial direction;
• the center portion is formed from a first band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends in a circumferential direction,
• each intermediate portion is formed from a second band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends so as to form a mesh-like shape, the second band member including a plurality of first tilt portions extending so as to be tilted relative to the circumferential direction and a plurality of second tilt portions extending so as to be tilted relative to the circumferential direction in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first tilt portions are tilted,
• each outer end portion is formed from a third band member that is formed from a cord and a topping rubber and that extends in the circumferential direction;
• wherein an outer end, in the axial direction, of the first band member of the center portion and an inner end, in the axial direction, of the second band member of the intermediate portion are joined to or spaced by a gap from each other, and an outer end, in the axial direction, of the second band member of the intermediate portion and an inner end, in the axial direction, of the third band member of the outer end portion are joined to or spaced by a gap from each other;
• wherein a gap between an outer end, in the axial direction, of the second band member and an inner end, in the axial direction, of the third band member, is not greater than 4 mm;
• and
• wherein a gap between an outer end, in the axial direction, of the first band member and an inner end, in the axial direction, of the second band member is not greater than 4 mm.