Bridgestone announces new tyres for January
The new year of 2012 will see Bridgestone releasing a new addition to its Battalax collection. From the premium range, the Battalax Hypersport S20 is a sport radial. It will arrive first in the European market, with Japan seeing it’s arrival a month later. Released in four front wheel and seven wheel sizes it is planned to be introduced in Asia, the Americas and Oceania in due course.
Being Bridgestone’s premium range for on- road motorcycles, the Battalax portfolio covers a huge spectrum of bikes, from small to large motorcycles to racing and touring. Bridgestone is the official tyre supplier for the FIM (Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme) road race series, of which they choose to use the MotoGP class tyres from the Battalax range.
During the development of the S20, the tyre maker announced it utilised technological innovations which were initially developed for it’s MotoGP tyres. Bridgestone reports advancements were made including new patterns and compounds which offer improved gripping performance at both high and low temperatures all whilst having longer wear life and durability. The tyre manufacturer reports that through optimisation of the tyre structure it gives the ability to increase the contact surface and running contact pressure, whilst focusing on performing to the highest of standards in dry conditions and stable handling.
Comfortable handling and significantly increased grip performance in wet and dry conditions are received from the tread patterns new wide grooves and optimised positioning. Shoulder area grooves focus on a solid contact feeling with high camber and on wet and dry grip, whilst the centre area grooves are situated to give more focus on agility with low camber.
The S20 3LC or three layer compound features Bridgestone’s unique Nano Pro -Tech and RC Polymer. Having been re-evaluated, the compound composition was developed to achieve a high grip performance in a diverse range of temperatures whilst sustaining a long wear life.
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