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MICHELIN INTRODUCES THE SPORT MOTORCYCLE ROAD TYRE MARKET’S NEW BENCHMARK: THE MICHELIN POWER RS

To mark this important launch, the MICHELIN Power RS sport road tyre will be unveiled at the MICHELIN® Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix. This new range delivers exceptional performance and will be available for sale from January 1.

When it comes to dry-weather grip, agility, stability and peerless handling performance, the MICHELIN Power RS stands out as the sport motorcycle road tyre market’s new benchmark* and accordingly targets the most discerning riders.

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Bridgestone has completed the roll-out of its new-generation MX line-up with the launch of Battlecross X10 for sand terrain. With an advanced new tread design and increased block deformation, X10 promises riders stronger traction, better self-cleaning and higher sideslip control in all types of sandy conditions.
The new tyre was developed and tested by top riders on the MX competition circuit. By deploying the new design in its mainstream Battlecross range, Bridgestone now makes higher performance on sandy tracks attainable for all riders, from national champions to intermediates and beginners.
More deformation, more traction.

From October 11th to 16th the Circuito de Navarra in Spain will host the 91st edition of the World’s most popular Enduro race, with METZELER tyres as the reference tyre in this field
 

Tyre manufacturer METZELER is now the Official Sponsor of the FIM International Six Days of Enduro (ISDE) to be held from October 11th to 16th for the first time atCircuito de Navarra, in Spain.

The Six Days of Enduro saw its debut in the Official FIM Calendar in 1913 in Carlisle, Great Britain: the 2016 version will be the 91st edition of the competition that awards the title of ISDE Champion to National teams.

Spain hosts the ISDE for the fourth time in its history: the debut on Iberian soil took place in 1970 at El Escorial, near Madrid, followed in 1985 at La Molina, on the Catalan Pyrenees, and the 2000 edition in the city of Granada. The Navarra region hosts for the first time the “Enduro Olympics”, which will take place in the town of Los Arcos, within’ the modern Circuito de Navarra, about 60 kilometres from the capital Pamplona, in a mainly flat area.

Visible as a global ‘sneak peek’ at the Ducati stand at INTERMOT, (4 to 9 October 2016 in Cologne), the latest product from the "long P" brand is chosen by the manufacturer from Borgo Panigale as original equipment on a new model in the Ducati Scrambler range

Pirelli is pleased to present SCORPION RALLY STR, the new on/off enduro tyre designed specifically for the latest generation of adventure, dual purpose and enduro street bikes. SCORPION™ RALLY STR is a revolution in the tyre segment because it manages to combine the best performance of a rally competition tyre with that of an enduro street tyre.

SCORPION™ RALLY STR can be seen as a global sneak peek at the Ducati stand at INTERMOT, scheduled from 4 to 9 October, 2016 at Cologne, because the manufacturer from Borgo Panigale has chosen to use it as original equipment for a new model in the Ducati Scrambler range. The new model will utilise it in sizes 120/70 R19 M/C 60V M+S TL (front) and 170/60 R 17 M/C 72V M+S TL (rear).

First up and making its world debut is the new Battlecruise H50 custom tyre – specially developed to give you maximum pleasure on your American V-Twin. Bridgestone deployed its top two-wheel tyre technologies to develop H50, targeting easy handling, top grip on wet and dry, and long wear life.

The Battlecruise H50s on display at Intermot are fitted on a Harley-Davidson Forty-Eight customised by Thunderbike – one of the kings of the custom business in Europe.

Win a Harley-Davidson with Battlecruise H50 tyres!

The Harley-Davidson on display with its Battlecruise H50 tyres is also on raffle! Visitors to the Bridgestone stand have the chance to ride the €15K bike away. Just enter the H50 contest, find the 6-digit code and you could be the first biker to take these Battlecruise H50 tyres onto the open road.

DUNLOP D-606  the 10% road  90% off-road enduro tyre.  

Key Features

  • Dunlop’s D606 is a tough trail tyre with real off-roading capabilities
  • Recommended for long distance adventure riders, covering large distances off-road
  • High sea/land ratio and high tread blocks allow for serious riding on a variety of terrains
  • Specially developed compound for durability, safety and predictability

With the new Dunlop GPR-300 motorcycle tire, Dunlop is now expanding its range of sporty all-round road tires in Germany.

The tire, specially developed for sport bikes with a smaller displacement of 300 cc (such as Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha and KTM), offers a lot of performance for little money and is available in 11 sizes. Product advantages are the particularly smooth handling, due to the light carcass construction, the high stability and the neutral driving behavior.

New two-stroke and four-stroke models of the Swedish-founded brand will exclusively use METZELER tyres as Original Equipment (90/90 – 21 M/C 54M M+S front and 120/90 – 18 M/C 65M M+S and 140/80 – 18 M/C 70M M+S rear)

METZELER MCE 6 DAYS EXTREME, the tyres which are protagonists of the FIM Enduro World Championship, were chosen by Husqvarna Motorcycles as Original Equipment tyres of the 2017 Enduro range which was presented these days in Huskvarna, Sweden, the country where this historic brand was founded in 1903.

The choice of Husqvarna Motorcycles involves the use of tyres with 90/90 –21 (54M) M+S for the front, while for the rear there are two different options: 120/90 –18 (65M) M+S for TE 125 two-stroke model and 140/80 –18 (70M) M+S suitable for two-stroke TE 250 and TE 300 models, FE 250, FE 350, FE 450 and FE 501 four-stroke models.

In the magazin "MOTORRAD"   nr 12, the latest sports motorcycle tire test has been released. The 6 current tires from Bridgestone, Continental Dunlop, Metzeler, Michelin and Pirelli were tested on a Yamaha R1 in size
120/70 ZR17 and 190/55 ZR17 A sports rider must buy new tires at least once or twice a year, as the wear on the PS Monsters is significantly higher. The tests were carried out at the Goodyear Dunlop test site in Mireval, France. As can be simulated on evenly irrigated passages, rain trips.

METZELER SPORTEC M7 RR elected by German magazine Motorrad as the best supersport tyre for the second time.

Created in 2014 from the experience in road racing activities and already the winner of the comparative organized that same year by the renowned German magazine, SPORTEC™ M7 RR is confirmed again as the number one tyre in its segment

SPORTECTM M7 RR, the tyre created from the experience of METZELER in road racing activities, won the 2016 supersport tyre comparative test organized by the German magazine Motorrad. The magazine tested the tyres of the SPORTECTM family, comparing them with Pirelli DIABLO ROSSO™ III, Continental Sport Attack 3, Bridgestone Battlax S21, Michelin Pilot Power 3 and Dunlop SportSmart2.

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Michelin will take the short journey across home soil as it heads to the fifth round of the 2016 MotoGP™ World Championship which will be staged at the historic Le Mans circuit in France.

 

Michelin will be travelling to Jerez in Spain as the fourth round of the MotoGP™ Championship takes place at one of the most visited and eagerly anticipated events of the year. The French tyre manufacturer has already spent a number of days testing at the Spanish circuit during the lead-up to this season and will arrive at Jerez with tyres specifically designed to meet the demands of the wide-ranging layout of the circuit. Using data gathered from tests held last November and December, and the information acquired from three challenging races so far this season. Michelin will supply range of tyres which are designed to provide good handling and performance, whilst still providing stability, durability and safety. The front tyre allocation will feature all three compounds – soft, medium and hard – which can be identified by their white, no colour and yellow bands respectively.
 

ALL-ROUND PERFORMANCE. OFF-ROAD RUGGEDNESS.
     
Dunlop’s vast championship experience and development expertise has been infused into the Geomax® AT81™ cross-country tyres. These offer all-around performance and have been combined with high levels of ruggedness for off-road racing and riding.

Key Features

  • AT81 rear tread block shape and distribution plus DIRTuitive Grip Design (DGD) tread blocks help the tyre penetrate down through the surface dirt for extra traction across a broad range of off-road applications
  • Newly formulated high-wear-resistant rear tyre compound offers enhanced chipping, tearing and wear appearance
  • Geomax AT81 RC (Reinforced Construction) rear tyre carcass features four nylon plies
  • Lateral grooves on the shoulder tread blocks provide additional biting edges and also allow the tread blocks to be more flexible

METZELER has won both the comparative of supersport tyres with SPORTEC™ M7 RR as well as the one devoted to sport touring tyres with the new ROADTEC 01, which also saw the ROADTEC Z8 INTERACT finish second

The British paper has published this week a large and detailed four-page article entitled "2016 TYRE TEST - GRIP FACTOR". This test compared both the main supersport and sport touring tyres on the market, and saw the METZELER SPORTEC™ M7 RR crowned victor in the former and the brand new METZELER ROADTEC™ 01 in the latter.

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