Pirelli is launching its all-new Diablo Rossi II street tyre in Salt Lake City this weekend.

Pirelli will launch its all-new Diablo Rosso II street tyre in Salt Lake City tomorrow directly following the Miller Motorsports Park round of the Superbike World Championship in the U.S.

The Diablo Rosso II, which was first unveiled at the 68th EICMA International Motorcycle Show late last year, is a new supersport road tyre from the Italian tyre giant.

The Rosso Generation premium radial tyre line utilizes modern technologies drawn from Pirelli’s WSBK experience, such as EPT and specific groove design, along with attractive styling elements like sidewall and shoulder identification and the option to personalize with unique labels.

The initial canvas of Rosso Generation comes from the road-worthy sport performances of the original Diablo – the Rosso name added to represent the Italian passion for racing and its associated technology.

Rosso Generation is made up of the new Diablo Rosso II and its track day counterpart, the Diablo Rosso Corsa, a tyre whose strength is dry grip and track performance.

The Diablo Rosso II replaces the Diablo Rosso, an evolution that inherits all the sporty identity, whilst at the same time emphasizing and improving versatility, wet performance and regularity of wear according to Pirelli.

Features of the Diablo Rosso II include a Bi-Compound tread spread between a grip compound on the shoulder (25%) and wet/mileage compound on the center (75%) of the rear tyre.

Grip is enhanced even further by EPT (Enhanced Patch Technology) developed in the WSBK experience which optimises contact area with the road at all lean angles.

This contact patch area maximization is due in part to an ICS (Integrated Contour Shaping), complimenting modern bikes’ handling and power delivery by ideally mapping tyre profiles, resulting in strong improvements in stability, performance in the wet and safety in corners.

The tyre’s FGD (Functional Groove Design) restyled tread pattern contributes to improved wear regularity and offers a two percent more surface contact for greater confidence in the dry and an increased transfer of power to the ground.

CycleOnline.com.au is on hand for the launch, set to complete a road ride around the scenic streets of Utah, before completing a number of sessions at the MMP race complex aboard a huge variety of makes and models.