Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SP

Tr Thambi
Reviewed: 01 March 2012

Good tire for the track not so sure that they are the best road tire.

The front tire always seems to be spot on, wet or dry.

The front tire warms up quicky and stays warm.

Excellent levels of grip with warm tires.

Cold rear tire can skid under heavy braking in the wet.

The tire profile can make you a little wary when entering corners agressivly as the bike flips direction so quickly if can feel like the rear tire slid.

These tires are track day tires, and it can be difficult to bring them up to temperature on cold days on a public road. However, on hot or warm days these tires can give you the confidence to get your knee down, and use the accelerator to bring the bike back up.

The front tire seems to inspire confidence at all times, under braking, acceleration and cornering. The rear tire seems happiest under acceleration, however in wet conditions it is possible to lock it up under braking and high speed you tend not to have the confidence to find out just how much lean that rear tire can truely handle in the wet.

It's kind of like owning an Alpha, on the right road at the right temperature everything just seems to come together and make it worthwhile. And this is probably the reason why this tire is usually fitted to Superbikes and Supersports as they are usually only ridden in the dry.

One piece of advice would be; you should invest in tire warmers if you have these tires because their levels of grip differ noticeably from cold to warm.

Drapes
Reviewed: 08 December 2011

Amazing

quick turning,
really grippy wet, dry and cold
No tread in middle of tyre so if you're cheap the police cant do you for no tread depth

may wear out quickly on thou (i have a 750, around 4000 miles and just about squared of).

Very, very good, loads of grip, only let go once in wet and dry when i came out of a roundabout and dumped the clutch to do a wheelie and the tyre was cold. Never let go in the wet, even on a full gp start from the lights. Had a pair of Michelin plot sport 2ct and the bike handled well, put a pair of these on and i nearly hit the inside kerb, great profile for flick-ability. If you want to lose the chicken strips it is pretty difficult unless you are gino rea, i can firmly get my knee down and still have 1 inch chicken strips either side (i am 6'3), amazing feedback on the limit