Dunlop’s high performance rubber is proven at some of the very highest levels of road and closed circuit racing, with countless victories around the famous TT course and years of experience the endurance scene.
Due on the market next year, their new GP Racer D212 will replace the current D211, which is aimed at fast road and track day riders.
The new tyre has been influenced by Dunlop’s D212 GP Pro supersport rubber, sharing it’s base construction and handling characteristics, but with a more wide ranging compound.
Last week MCN’s Michael Neeves got the chance to test these new hoops at the Dunlop Mireval proving ground in France on the latest ZX-10R and YZF-R1.
In their 16th November edition, Michael says:
“On both 1000cc road bikes, with their soft suspension set-ups, there’s more grip than you know what to do with at either end. But it’s only when you try them on a machine like the race-prepped R1 with stiffer, cleaner handling, increased ground clearance and racier brakes and power that you can really pick out what these new tyres are all about.
Front grip is absolute and you can throw the gnarly R1 on its side with ridiculous speed and confidence. Changes of direction through flip-flops are a piece of cake and there’s loads of rear grip, too. Bikes with over 200bhp can make even the best race tyres drift, but the GP Racers slide progressively, and with bags of feel.”
The range will include:
- 120/70 ZR17
- 160/60 ZR17
- 180/55 ZR17
- 190/55 ZR17
- 200/55 ZR17
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