Category: 2018 motorcycle tyres

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Test 2018 – Sport touring tyres

Sport touring tyres 2018

Test 2018 – Sport touring motorcycle tyres

1. Dunlop Roadsmart III / 439 points
1. Pirelli Angel GT / 439 points
3. Continental Road Attack 3 GT / 437 points
4. Michelin Road 5 / 431 points
5. Bridgestone T31 / 427 points
5. Metzeler Roadtec 01 /427 points

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Switching road and track day tyres is a thing of the past with the new SportSmart TT

Experience state-of-the-art race-bred technology, from your favourite roads to the most testing of tracks, this sensational tyre delivers outstanding performance.

Dunlop SportSmart TT mc tyres

Experience state-of-the-art race-bred technology, from your favourite roads to the most testing of tracks, this sensational tyre delivers outstanding performance.

Switching road and track day tyres is a thing of the past with the new SportSmart TT. Experience state-of-the-art race-bred technology, from your favourite roads to the most testing of tracks, this sensational tyre delivers outstanding performance. Enjoy a different perspective on riding with the new SportSmart TT, the pinnacle of today‘s hypersport tyres.

The Dunlop SportSmart TT is a Trackday and Competition Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Motorcycle

Dunlop has announced they will launch a fourth new tyre in their hypersport portfolio in March 2018. The Dunlop SportSmart TT has been developed to meet the needs of riders with the very latest sports bikes and performance roadsters who want to use the same tyre on track and for road riding.

The name SportSmart TT derives from Dunlop’s road focused SportSmart range and adds the letters TT, which refer to “Track Technology”.

The launch of the SportSmart TT marks Dunlop’s comeback to a segment of the market where they last competed with the renowned Qualifier RR over a decade ago.

Front mc tyres
110/70R17 54H TL SPORTSMART TT 54H TL
120/70R17 58H TL SPORTSMART TT 58H TL
120/70ZR17 (58W) TL SPORTSMART TT (58W) TL

Rear mc tyres
140/70R17 66H TL SPORTSMART TT 66H TL
150/60R17 66H TL SPORTSMART TT 66H TL
160/60R17 69H TL SPORTSMART TT 69H TL
160/60ZR17 (69W) TL SPORTSMART TT (69W) TL
180/55ZR17 (73W) SPORTSMART TT (73W) TL
190/55ZR17 (75W) TL SPORTSMART TT (75W) TL
200/55ZR17 (78W) TL SPORTSMART TT (78W) TL

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Michelin Road 5 – now available!

Michelin Road 5 - Tyre Reviews

Michelin Road 5 – 2018 motorcycle tyres

Michelin Road 5 - Tyre Reviews

The Road 5 will vary from the Pilot Road 4 series in a number of ways, but most specifically in its ability to shed water from the tyre and road surface as the tyre wears. Thanks to the XST siping technology that Michelin introduced with the Pilot Road 3, the tires have a great ability to evacuate water from the tire surface ensuring the rubber connects to the road. As the tire wears down, the grooves in the tyres decrease in volume and thus are less effective in evacuating water.

The new Road 5 sipes, now called XST Evo, has been adapted from Michelin’s automotive division. The technology is borrowed from Michelin’s Evergrip tread design which was first introduced in the MICHELIN Premier A/S tyre in 2014.

The combination of three technologies helped the MICHELIN ROAD 5 to deliver the best wet-weather grip in a recent in-house comparison with the new tyre’s five main rivals.

To achieve this level of performance, the MICHELIN ROAD 5 benefits from:

  • Latest-generation rubber compounds,
  • Dual-compound technology (MICHELIN 2CT and MICHELIN 2CT+ Technology),
  • A siped tread pattern.

 

Michelin Road 5 – Sizes

120/60 ZR17 (55W)
120/70 ZR17 (58W)

160/60 ZR17 (69W)
150/70 ZR17 (69W)
180/55 ZR17 (73W)
190/50 ZR17 (73W)
190/55 ZR17 (75W)

110/80 R19 59V (Trail)
150/70 R17 69V (Trail)

120/70 ZR19 (Trail) (June 2018)
170/60 ZR17 (Trail) (June 2018)