Dunlop takes on the Sport-touring segment with the Roadsmart III (3)

Dunlop announces the replacement of its Roadsmart 2, a road motorcycle tire capable of great sportiness, with a new reference announced more efficient logically called Roadsmart III.

Dunlop announces the replacement of its, a tire for road motorcycles capable of a beautiful sportiness, by a new reference announced more powerful logically called Roadsmart III.

31 months of development, 1.2 million km of tests

Some "31 months" of development would have been necessary to perfect this tire, which features a specific tread pattern and a new compound announced more resistant to wear. To validate its tuning, Dunlop traveled "1.2 million kilometers", which is practically double that for the Roadsmart II ("670,000 km", the Dunlop engineers told us during our).

“To provide an efficient tire in this category for riders, we have evaluated over 200 different compound mixes and carcass construction options,” says Andy Marfleet, Marketing Director of Dunlop Europe Moto, of this tire for road bikes. – as well as the more sporty ones, as the photo-montage opposite on which Dunlop "superimposed" an R1200RT and a GSX-R mischievously underlines. !

Available from January 2016 in stores, the Roadsmart 3 will be tested by MNC in March during its official press launch. It will come in 16 sizes, a panel likely to suit "91% of the sport-touring tire market and fit the majority of engine sizes on GT motorcycles as well as latest generation roadsters," Dunlop calculates.. 

Two constructions at the back, including a sportier one

For the first time, Dunlop is offering its sport-GT tire in two different constructions on the main sizes of the rear tires (180 / 55ZR17 and 190 / 55ZR17): one for real road bikes, the other – named "SP" – for lighter and sporty roadster type motorcycles. 

Like its predecessor and most Dunlop motorcycle and scooter tires for the European market, the Roadsmart 3 will be mainly manufactured in the Monluçon (03) factory of the British tire manufacturer bought by the American Goodyear in 1999 (read our).

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