Sports tires Dunlop GP Racer D212 and Michelin Power RS

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Sports tires Dunlop GP Racer D212 and Michelin Power RS

Test Dunlop GP Racer D212 and Michelin Power RS
New sports tires from Michelin and Dunlop

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Dunlop has been developing its sports tires for motorcycles in France for a long time, and Michelin has always been based there. Independently of each other, both companies presented their latest tires, the Dunlop GP Racer D212 and the Michelin Power RS.

Volkmar Jacob

07/12/2016

Michelin Power RS


Sports tires Dunlop GP Racer D212 and Michelin Power RS


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Michelin Power RS

the Michelin Power RS ​​is, according to product manager Pierre-Yves Formagne “the sportiest street legal tire we have ever developed”. RS should be in German as “Racing” read why the presentation of the Michelin Power RS ​​also took place on a race track in Cartagena, southern Spain.

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After half a lap the tires were warm enough for the first insights: The Michelin Power RS ​​is a brutally stable tire and it builds up incredible grip when accelerating heavily in a lean position. His feedback is also at a high level. It just needs a bit of force when turning and exiting a curve, and when braking in an inclined position it even positions itself clearly – which is recorded as the greatest weakness of the Michelin Power RS. A trifle in view of its other performance.

Dunlop GP Racer D212


Sports tires Dunlop GP Racer D212 and Michelin Power RS


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Dunlop GP Racer D212

the Dunlop GP Racer D212 is also a sports tire. Despite being street legal, the manufacturer recommends it only for the racetrack. Chief strategist Dmitri Talboom explains the background: “The GP Racer D212 is a racing tire, the regulations of various series require street approval.”

In addition to the racers of various racing series, Dunlop has track day participants in its sights. “The GP Racer D212 is uncomplicated and does not require any special suspension tuning”, the manufacturer promises, but advises tire warmers. We fully agree with this, because they keep the temperature constant and protect the tires. And that keeps the performance stable.

But how does the Dunlop GP Racer D 212 work? Excellent! With this rubber, even a standard, rather sedate, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R turns extremely quickly and sticks through the curves with great precision. The Dunlop GP Racer D 212 provides a lot of feedback and does not stand up a bit when braking in an inclined position. The Dunlop GP Racer D 212 also offers plenty of grip; Except for a minimal agitation when accelerating in an inclined position, both the aforementioned Kawasaki and the other test bike, a Yamaha YZF-R1, remain stable.

The upcoming sports tire comparison test will be particularly interesting. Because the Dunlop GP Racer D 212 stands somewhere between street-legal hypersport soles and real professional racing tires. We are excited!

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