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Motorcycle tire: Rossi presents the new Bridgestone S20 in video

Tires - Motorcycle tires: Rossi presents the new Bridgestone S20 in video -

A sort of ultimate laboratory, motorcycle racing makes it possible to test procedures subsequently adopted on sport-road tires. At least to a certain extent, since technology transfer is often generously amplified in order to flatter the ego of sports bikers !

A sort of ultimate laboratory, motorcycle racing makes it possible to test procedures subsequently adopted on sport-road tires. At least to a certain extent, since technology transfer is often generously amplified in order to flatter the ego of sports bikers !

Unique manufacturer of MotoGP, Bridgestone draws a direct parallel with the most prestigious motorcycle world championship to promote the S20, the latest addition to its Hypersport range..

Better: Valentino Rossi himself was responsible for writing the article for this new motorcycle tire which completes the Battlax range alongside the BT-016 and B016 Pro, through a very … promotional promotional video. !

Presenting the specifics of the S20 to "Bridgestone students", the brand’s new development advisor (read) does not hesitate to declare that it is "the first tire that allows you to feel the emotions of MotoGP" !

Even stronger: the famous n ° 46 even thinks he takes "even more pleasure in bends than in MotoGP"! Having said that, given the hardships encountered this year riding the Ducati GP11, this statement may not be so far from the truth….

More seriously, the S20 would be both more versatile and more efficient than its predecessor (the BT-016 Pro). In particular, it has been the subject of extensive research aimed at improving its performance in the wet, with a rubber enriched in silica and in Bridgestone NanoPro-Tech polymer..

In addition, the grooves are quite pronounced and go up to the shoulder at the front. According to Bridgestone, "the grip of the S20 in the wet is even better than that of the BT-016 Pro, already considered a benchmark in the wet. These results also show the great stability that comes from improved grip, with control. ease under heavy rains ". 

Advertised as more efficient than the BT-16 Pro in the dry, the S20 offers a larger footprint than its predecessors at any angle, which promotes confidence..

Built around a steel cable mono-spiral belt, this sport-road tire uses three separate compounds at the front and rear, "with a refined segmentation of softer compound / harder compound", specifies Bridgestone. The Japanese manufacturer finally specifies that the new compounds of the S20 would give it "excellent wear resistance" and therefore "very good longevity", at the front as at the rear..

The Bridgestone Battlax S20 will be available from January 2012 in four sizes for the front and seven for the rear (see list below). It will equip as original equipment (120/70/17 at the front and 190/50/17 at the rear) the following 2012 motorcycle novelties: Honda CBR 1000 RR (read our), Kawasaki ZZR 1400 and Suzuki GSX- R 1000.

Bridgestone S20 dimensions available in January 2012

Before

  • 110/70 ZR17 S20F (54W) TL
  • 120/60 ZR17 S20F (55W) TL
  • 120/70 ZR17 S20F (58W) TL
  • 130/70 ZR16 S20F (61W) TL

Back

  • 150/60 ZR17 S20R (66W) TL
  • 160/60 ZR17 S20R (69W) TL
  • 170/60 ZR17 S20R (72W) TL
  • 180/55 ZR17 S20R (73W) TL
  • 190/50 ZR17 S20R (73W) TL
  • 190/55 ZR17 S20R (75W) TL
  • 200/50 ZR17 S20R (75W) TL

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