To provide a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle superior in driveability.
The tire 2 is provided with a tread 4, a bead 8, a carcass 10, and a belt 12. The bead 8 is provided with a core 20 and an apex 22. The belt 12 comprises a belt ply 42 substantially extending in a circumferential direction and helically wound. The carcass 10 comprises a first carcass ply 24 and a second carcass ply 26. The first carcass ply 24 is laid between both beads. The first carcass ply 24 has a folded/returned part 27. The first carcass ply 24 has a first cord 34, and an absolute value of an angle 1 formed relative to an equator surface by the first cord 34 is 85-90. The second carcass ply 26 has a second cord 38. An angle formed by the first cord 34 and the second cord 38 is 30-45 on an equator surface.
Sumitomo Norio
Kuroyoshi Murohashi