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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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The latest addition to the Multistrada family will be on sale with SCORPION™ Trail II as original equipment tyres but, as an optional fitment, SCORPION™ Rally which is better suited to off-road use is also available 

METZELER RACETEC SM

Metzeler announces immediate availability of the all new Racetec SM, a Supermoto racing slick tyre destined to lead key championships and cup series at the hands of both professional and racing for fun riders. A strong commitment by Metzeler to again achieve a leadership position in the racing world led to the creation of the Racetec Interact in 2009 and now to birth the next generation Racetec SM tyres, concluding a 5-year long full renovation of Metzeler's racing line.

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The iconic brand confirms its undisputed leading status in the world of two-wheel racing, with its participation in 110 championships over five continents, including the Superbike World Championship, Motocross and Endurance, AMA Supercross Championship and British Superbike 

Addition to the range of compounds for riders to choose from: both front and rear, the new SC3, developed for endurance competition and situations in which good resistance and lasting performance are needed, has joined the existing family.

Avon Tyres has introduced the all-new StreetRunner range of smaller-sized motorcycle tyres for the learner and commuter market. The tyre maker says the StreetRunner is specifically engineered for entry-level bikes that offer less power, but require great tyres with excellent grip, good mileage, nimble handling and strong stability.

Specially designed for 125cc-class machines, the new Avon StreetRunner comes in a range of sizes, including OEM size options for the Honda CBF125 and CBR125, and Yamaha’s YBR125 and YZF125. Avon reports that the StreetRunner’s grippy compound is optimised for wet weather and urban performance, while an all-new tread pattern clears water effectively and helps tyres warm-up fast.

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Now in its 23rd edition, according to tradition, the iconic calendar embodies two versions, the Classics and the Contemporary, to offer the enthusiast the opportunity to choose between images predominantly in black and white, evoking legendary films that have contributed to the history of cinema. Secondly contemporary shots of movie scenes shown in the 2013, 2014 and 2015 editions of the Motorcycle Film Festival, the film show which was born in New York three years ago and that offers the best of contemporary independent cinema dedicated to the two wheels world.

"Take the Road with ROADTEC ™ 01", the campaign introducing the new sport touring tyre from METZELER which transforms travel into a cinematic experience, has in this calendar a further step which follows the "48 Hours On The Road". The event was a non-stop marathon of the best travel films of the Motorcycle Film Festival that took centre stage in Milan in November in a week dedicated to the world of motorcycling.