The topic of tires is one of the most debated in the chatter among motorcyclists and, as usual, everyone seems to want to propose themselves as the bearer of the absolute truth - only to later discover that all their knowledge came from hearsay in some bar chatter or from the words of some "expert" on some Facebook group.
In this video we took advantage of the presence in the editorial office of Marco Pellegatta, marketing manager for southern Europe of Dunlop moto, to have him present the new road-track sports tires of the British brand, the SportSmart Mk4 and, while we were at it, we took advantage of his enormous experience in the field of motorcycle tires, to have us clarify in a definitive and well-substantiated way all the most famous false myths on the subject.
The myths to debunk that we have dealt with? Myth #1: Racing tires are always the best choice for a sports bike. Myth #2 There is a pressure value that is more or less always good. Myth #3: to have more grip you always have to lower the pressure. Myth #4: Zigzagging makes the tires warm up faster. Myth #5: Touring tires warm up faster than racing tires. Myth #6: Tires that are very worn only in the center are still perfectly effective when leaning. Myth #7: If the tires are torn after a lap on the track, it means that… Myth #8: It is always better to use slicks on the track. Myth #9: It always makes sense to change one front tire for every two rears.
Enjoy!

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00:00 Introduction: a distinguished guest from Dunlop
00:30 What's new in the Dunlop SportSmart Mk4
07:00 Myth #1: racing tires are the best choice for a sports car
10:25 Myth #2: there's a pressure value that's more or less always good
12:23 Myth #3: to get more grip, just lower the pressure
13:42 Myth #4: zigzagging makes the tires warm up faster
15:18 Myth #5: touring tires warm up faster than racing ones
17:24 Myth #6: tires that are very worn only in the center are still perfectly effective when leaning
20:40 Myth #7: if the tires are torn after a lap on the track, it means that...
22:29 Myth #8: on the track it's better to use slicks
24:55 Myth #9: It is always right to change one front tire for every two rear tires

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