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Roadsmarts - have you fitted them to your GTR1400?
By Ben Miller on 07/08/2009 13:46:15
Do you own Kawasaki's sport-touring GTR? Have you tried Dunlop's excellent Roadsmart tyre on your bike? Let me know
I’ve decided to replace them with a pair Dunlop Roadsmarts. I’ve ridden on them many times and they really are superb, particularly in the kind of mixed weather the UK does so well in August. The tyre’s on Dunlop’s fitment guide for the GTR1400
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Tyre Launch: Dunlop Qualifier II
By Bertie Simmonds on 24/07/2009 15:18:01
RoadSmart meets Qualifier – Dunlop’s fast road & track tyre
and the Dunlops were best, followed by Bridgestone’s BT-016. The Qualifier II demonstrated a greater and wider performance margin in pretty much all areas.VERDICT: The Roadsmart was a breakthrough tyre for Dunlop, combining incredible all-weather grip
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Tyre Launch: Metzeller Racetec Interact
By John Hogan on 24/07/2009 15:24:50
A new road-legal trackday tyre from the big elephant
some race-hardened hack, but from a road rider with average levels of riding experience. In the wet this tyre felt as good as the Dunlop Roadsmart, which won our wet weather test a few issues back.Two hours later, the track was dry. I took an R6 with a
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We're off to the Ulster Grand Prix
By mark forsyth on 13/08/2010 13:59:26
Part One...
with its new top box handled like a ferry boat, loaded, as it was, with a fidgeting 13 year-old boy and panniers (and top box) full of three days’ worth of detritus. Dunlop Roadsmarts continue to impress me, though, especially in the pissing rain.We arrived
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Metzeler Z8 wins Motorrad award
By Visordown on 10/04/2012 13:48:05
Coveted award for Metzeler's sport-touring tyre
Metzeler Roadtec Z8 Interact 2nd Michelin Pilot Road 3 3rd Bridgestone Battlax BT 023 4th Continental Road Attack2 5th Dunlop Sportmax Roadsmart II
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Buyers' Guide: Triumph Tiger 800 and XC
By Visordown on 11/03/2013 14:53:00
The definitive guide to buying Triumph’s adventure-oriented middleweight
. These brands account for the rubber on 62% of respondents’ bikes. The most common aftermarket tyres fitted are Michelin’s Pilot Road 3 or Anakee 2. Other popular choices are, in descending order, Heidenau K60, Dunlop Trailmax and Roadsmart, Metzeler Tourance
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Buyer's Guide: Triumph Street Triple
By Visordown on 16/05/2013 14:00:00
All you need to know about buying Triumph's best-selling bike
/3, Pilot Power, Power Pure), Dunlop (Roadsmart, Sportsmart, Qualifier/II) and Bridgestone (Battlax, S20).Fuel economyStriples seem to return about 40 mpg, give or take a bit varying on owners’ enthusiasm with the throttle. 26% of surveyed machines returned
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Longest Test: Kawasaki GTR1400
By Ben Miller on 02/11/2009 10:39:43
The GTR’s been waiting for a trip like this. Over two weeks at large in France, Ben Miller’s Kawasaki proves little less than awesome
tarmac.Part of Ian’s problem is the Harley’s geometry, which is alien to him as a sportsbike rider. By contrast, on a virgin pair of Dunlop Roadsmarts, the GTR feels fantastic. Loaded like a packhorse the ride quality is fantastic, its sharp edges
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Living with a 2009 Kawasaki GTR1400
By Ben Miller on 23/02/2009 10:39:09
Ben Miller sends some time with the GTR1400 and finds ten reasons to love and hate it
,” explains Bridgestone UK’s Gary Hartshorne. “With lower pressures you’d get tyre walk and a soggy, squishy feel from the front end.” Some owners have experimented with other makes of rubber, and I’ll be looking to try Dunlop’s Roadsmart next.While too many
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