12/60 - 17 TL SM F 15A
The front tire was developed from the S1245A competition slick tire
COMPOUND OF RUBBER:
Identical to 1245A (Medium)
- Suitable for all types of circuits
- Optimized for grip
CONSTRUCTION:
A new architecture specially designed solely for the requirements of Supermotard racing: Compared with a speed bike, the lower power of Supermotard motorcycles means that warming up the tire can be a problem. Considerable work was therefore devoted to making the architecture more flexible: to increase the active operation of the product, the tire flexes more easily, thus warming up faster. The optimization of the architecture has helped to improve the grip when braking, thus allowing hard braking and banking on corners.
PROFILE:
It is specific to Supermotard racing and has a rounder shape because SM does not require a triangular profile like speed racing. Improves maneuverability and progressive response when cornering.
16/63 - 17 TL SM R 14A
The rear tire was developed from the S1624C (Medium Soft rubber compound), which is a rear slick tire for 250 cc bikes. In the absence of a specific range, it is also what Supermotard riders have used up to now.
COMPOUND OF RUBBER:
Identical to 1624C , It is versatile and adapts to any temperature.
CONSTRUCTION:
Like for the front tire, the carcass has been completely redesigned. It is also more flexible than the 1624C slick. The less rigid architecture enables the rubber to flex more:
- This improves warm-up times
- Improvement of grip when accelerating and cornering
- Helps to improve the tire's endurance
- Adapts perfectly to surface changes (asphalt, dirt, slides, jumps and humps)
- Also it allows crazy cornering angles
TREAD PATTERN:
It is driven only by performance: technical performance rather than just aesthetic aspects. It corresponds to the requirements in SM: slick on the shoulders for grip and transverse grooves to bite into dirt surfaces.
