Dunlop has launched an all-new Sportmax SportSmart with race-bred NTEC technology.

By focusing all its road and motorsports experience into the SportSmart project, Dunlop claims to have created a new benchmark of handling and confidence, irrespective of riding conditions – dry racetrack or wet roads.

The SportSmart delivers the highest levels of performance while also capable of putting in the hard touring kilometres. Riders can expect noticeably more mileage from SportsSmart than they would achieve with other hypersports tyres.

“We believe that if riders had the technology, experience and resources to design and build their own ideal sports tyre, the Dunlop Sportmax SportSmart is the tyre they would end up creating,” said Ken Wieden, Dunlop Motorcycle and Motorsport manager.

“It’s an excellent combination of all the attributes an enthusiast would want in a tyre – strong grip in all conditions, very predictable handling characteristics and sensible wear rates.

“One of the key features that really set the SportSmart apart from the competition though is the introduction of Dunlop’s race-bred NTEC pressure-adjust system – available for the first time ever in a street tyre.

For street riding the rear tyre operates best with conventional street pressures, however for track day use the rider simply reduces the rear tyre pressure to between 21 – 24 PSI to gain massive grip level improvements.

“We’re very proud of our engineers’ achievement with SportSmart. Dunlop invented the pneumatic tyre in 1888. In the SportSmart, I think our team might well have reinvented the sports motorcycle tyre.”

During Independent testing performed by DEKRA in January 2010 on a SUZUKI GSX-R 1000 (2009) on 120/70ZR17 and 190/50ZR17, the Dunlop SportSmart also achieved approximately:
• 20% better mileage than Michelin Power Pure
• 30% better mileage than Pirelli Diablo Rosso • 40% better mileage than Bridgestone Battlax BT-016

Dunlop has achieved the ideal rider’s package of strong dry performance, reassuring wet grip and endurance in the SportSmart through the intelligent application of three ground-breaking Dunlop technologies: the race-bred NTEC pressure-adjust system, MultiTread compound design, and the Jointless Belt (JLB) construction.

The Sportmax SportSmart will be available in Australia in the following sizes:

Front –
120/60ZR17 55W
120/70ZR17 58W

Rear –
160/60ZR17 69W
180/55ZR17 73W
190/50ZR17 73W
190/55ZR17 75W