Abstract: The present invention is directed to a rubber ply for a tire, the rubber ply comprising pairs of textile cords arranged in parallel in a plane, wherein each cord of the pairs of textile cords comprises two cord plies. The distance between two adjacent pairs of textile cords (dp) is at least 5 times larger than the distance between two parallel textile cords (di) within a pair of textile cords, and wherein the two cord plies in one or more of the textile cords are twisted together in a range from 8 TPI to 12 TPI and have each a density ranging from 500 dtex to 2000 dtex. The present invention is also directed to a tire comprising such a rubber ply which is particularly applicable and beneficial for utilization in motorcycle tires.

Abstract: A motorcycle tire comprising a generally toroidal-shaped surface extending between two opposite sidewalls of the tire and a plurality of blocks being arranged onto the toroidal-shaped surface is disclosed. The blocks are adapted to be ground contacting and to form an outer circumferential tread profile of the tire. At least a portion of the blocks has a cross-like structure or a T-shaped structure in topview onto the toroidal-shaped surface. The tire is made to be mounted on a trailing wheel of a motorcycle. It can be used as off-road tire or as high-speed motocross tire.