NEW Hypermotard Performance TIRES!! - Ducati.ms

08hyper · Jun 30th, 2009, 10:37 pm

The new Bridgestones are out! they are called Battlax BT-003 (RS) Racing Street.
The new tires are the replacement for their beloved BT-002 which will no longer be produced, and are supposed to be superior in every way, the tires are a dual compound for front & rear with a "Ultraction compound" on the sides of both tires. The tires are designed for aggressive street riding & Track-days.

I just had a pair of these installed, after going thru 2 sets of the BT-016's which are great tires, but since I'm doing more & more Track-days, I needed something more. I will post my impressions after some Canyon runs & a Track day.

As a side note, these tires are in direct competition against the new Michelin Power Ones, their new Street Track tire line, but at double the cost!!

I got mine from Parts 411, I paid $107.00 for the front & $138.00 for the rear, or about $5.00 more per tire than what I paid for the BT-016's.
Their number is 909 599-4860, ask for Paul, tell him your a friend of Hypermotard Alex,

Antigrav · Jun 30th, 2009, 10:58 pm

They make both the 003 and the Micheline Power Ones in a track only tire that are supposed to be the real thing grip wise... but they state you should use with tire warmers... Those are the ones that Polen recommended.... But since none of us are that serious yet the new 003 are supposed to a bump up in performance and not melt on the sides as easy....But they also are a taller tire so it may effect your turning. Can't wait to get my pair.

hyprduc · Jun 30th, 2009, 10:59 pm

Waiting for my shipment from Paul!!! Can't wait to try these out on the Streets of Willow on Aug 9th. Uh Ohhhh, did I let the cat out of the bag??!!

Thanks Alex for hooking me up.

AXE · Jul 1st, 2009, 12:45 am

How about the new Dunlop Sportmax Q2. They claim superior grip to anything out there, add 3 HP and 1.8ft/lbs of torque................ultimately shave 3.6 seconds off your lap times. Check it out and judge for yourself.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/545/38...ct-Review.aspx

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johnchypermotard · Jul 1st, 2009, 2:45 am

you guys are being just plain silly. ... add 3 HP and 1.8ft/lbs of torque, cut 3 secs a lap ? ...

i took a dump and lost 12.7 lbs of weight ... that's good for at least 4 hp, 3 ft/lbs of torque and 6 secs a lap

Col · Jul 1st, 2009, 2:53 am

hmm RS model eh
i had the standard BT-002 and BT-003 recently and must say they are pretty good
just careful in the wet though...

crashman · Jul 1st, 2009, 1:57 pm

I am really interested how these work. I am always looking for something more triangulated that turns in faster. The Corsa3's were too slow, PP2CT's are a bit better but I am still searching for something other than a pure race tire that has the turnin that I like.

lelenb · Jul 1st, 2009, 4:12 pm

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Originally Posted by johnchypermotard

you guys are being just plain silly. ... add 3 HP and 1.8ft/lbs of torque, cut 3 secs a lap ? ...

i took a dump and lost 12.7 lbs of weight ... that's good for at least 4 hp, 3 ft/lbs of torque and 6 secs a lap

John that is the second time that I saw you mentioned a specific 12.7 lbs dump. One that is quite impressive; congratulations. Two it is disturbing that you are scaling your toilet trouts. Remind me to never borrow any scales from you.

On a tire note Alex what do you expect mileage wise out of a rear? I am looking for a good set of streets that need to get at least 1,500 street miles out of them. I am thinking about the Diablo Rossos but I am open minded.

08hyper · Jul 1st, 2009, 10:47 pm

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Originally Posted by lelenb

John that is the second time that I saw you mentioned a specific 12.7 lbs dump. One that is quite impressive; congratulations. Two it is disturbing that you are scaling your toilet trouts. Remind me to never borrow any scales from you.

On a tire note Alex what do you expect mileage wise out of a rear? I am looking for a good set of streets that need to get at least 1,500 street miles out of them. I am thinking about the Diablo Rossos but I am open minded.

1500mi should be doable, as long as you DO NOT do any Track-days, if I do just 2 Track-Days my tires will be toast. The most mileage I have ever gotten is 2200mi with the Pirelli Sync's, and 1800mi's with the other "stickier" brands, the Bridgestone rep said to expect similar mileage as the BT-016's Aloha Alex

AXE · Jul 1st, 2009, 10:54 pm

I've got a buddy who rides both the Rossos and the 016s on the track and street. He likes both of them and got a lot of miles out of the 016s, but half way into the Rossos he likes them better.

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