Motorcycle tire

A motorcycle tire comprising:

• a tread portion having a tread surface between a pair of tread edges,
• a toroidal carcass comprising at least one carcass ply of carcass cords,
• a tread reinforcing layer disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion,
• the tread reinforcing layer comprising a band and a belt, the band comprising a jointless band ply of one or more band cords wound spirally and circumferentially of the tire at an angle of not more than 5 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction, the jointless band ply being centered on the tire equator, and having a developed width of less than 65% of a developed width of the tread portion,
• the belt comprising a plurality of belt plies of parallel belt cords, the plurality of belt plies being centered on the tire equator, and having a developed width of not less than 65% of the developed tread width, wherein the the plurality of belt plies include a radially inner belt ply located radially inside the band, and a radially outer belt ply located radially outside the radially inner belt ply,
• wherein
• the band is positioned radially outside the radially outer belt ply;
• at a first position axially inwardly spaced apart from each tread edge by a developed distance of 10% to 15% of the developed tread width:
• the carcass cords are inclined with respect to the belt cords of the radially inner belt ply to a first direction at a first angle α2 in a range from 20 to 60 degrees;
• the belt cords of the radially outer belt ply are inclined with respect to the belt cords of the radially inner belt ply to the first direction at a second angle α2 in a range from 20 to 60 degrees;
• the second angle α2 is smaller than the first angle α2;
• the carcass cords are inclined at an angle θ1 in a range from 60 to 80 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction;
• the belt cords of the radially outer belt ply are inclined at an angle θ3b of not less than 85 degrees with respect to the tire circumferential direction;
• and
• in a meridional cross section of the tire, including the tire rotation axis, under its a normal state, a single-radius circular arc passing through a point on the tread surface at the tire equator and two points on the tread surface at the tread edges has a radius of not more than 0.7 times a section width of the tire.