Pirelli have a new addition to the family for 2021!
Announced earlier this month, the Diablo Rosso IV is taking over at the top of the tree in their popular hypersport line-up, aimed at road-going superbikes, supersports and naked machines.
The Diablo Rosso family, which includes the new Rosso IV alongside it’s predecessors and the sportier Rosso Corsa and new Rosso Corsa II have now sold more than 5 million radial units since 2008, so riders will be expecting great things from this latest arrival!
The press release announcing the new Diablo Rosso IV was somewhat short on detail, but on first look you can see a clear lineage from other products in their range with that familiar lightning bolt tread towards the centre of the front and rear tyre.
A slick shoulder area will mean more rubber on the road at full lean, giving riders maximum grip and high levels of stability in the corners.
The lateral grooves in the tread pattern will help to evacuate water when riding on wet roads, all-weather performance being an increasingly important trait in modern day hypersport rubber.
It would appear that Pirelli engineers have put the greatest emphasis on improvements to handling and performance consistency as the tyre wears, although mileage and all-round grip levels have also been bolstered over the Diablo Rosso III.
The Diablo Rosso II and Diablo Rosso III have now come down in price for 2021 to make way for the new tyre, which is expected to arrive in March.
As always, we’ll have them in stock for the trade as soon as they land in the UK!
