Dunlop Sportsmart Mk3

Description

Dunlop’s mission with the new Sportsmart Mk3 was to create a sporty tyre that would work better in wet and dry conditions on the road and also handle trackdays. The additional requirement? That it delivers this performance right down to the wear markers.

Sitting above the Roadsmart 3 but below the more track-focused Sportsmart TT, the Sportsmart Mk3 is a brilliant tyre for fast road riders or those who want super-sharp handling, good wear and all-weather ability.

MCN’s Michael Neeves had this to say about their track prowess: “Fitted to a Kawasaki Z900 and the new ZX-6R it’s hard to unstick them at Parcmotor, especially on the naked Zed. The front has superb grip, by any level of tyre, although when you push really hard you’ll run out of edge grip on a supersport bike, but slides are predictable and never catch you out.”

The Dunlop SportSmart Mk 3 is a Hypersport tyre offering riders:

• Revised tread pattern for increased water channeling away from the contact patch.
• All-new compound formula delivers faster warm-up time and greater outright grip levels.
• Improved durability when compared with it’s SportSmart 2 Max predecessor.
• The successor to the SportSmart 2 Max, and aimed at fast road riders who may also do the occasional track day.

WHAT DUNLOP SAYS:

The SportSmart Mk3 pushes the limits of what’s possible, to match the performance of the latest hypersport bikes and supernakeds. Its Dynamic Front Formula (DFF) design construction – combined with innovative compound composition – give you improved grip and performance in all conditions. This ensures the Mk3 pushes the envelope of what’s possible, to match the performance of the latest hypersport bikes and supernakeds.

• Increased rider confidence on wet surfaces thanks to innovative compound blend.
• Sport-focused casing construction provides exceptional handling for committed riding.
• High surface area silica offers improved durability and exceptional wet performance.
• Multi-thread (MT) technology increases cornering side grip and mileage.
• Innovative new tread pattern provides exceptional handling in all conditions.

HYPERSPORT PERFORMANCE EVERY DAY
Designed to give riders hypersport performance ride after ride, the SportSmart Mk3 combines excellent grip and on-road handling with impressive millage. This is a tyre that ensures riders enjoy exhilarating riding day in, day out – and inspires confidence, even in the wet.

KEY BENEFITS:

• REVISED DYNAMIC FRONT PROFILE – The dynamic front mould profile shape has been revised to meet the needs of demanding road riders and extreme track application. This finds the rare balance between lower steering effort and optimum turn-in grip, to give you enhanced feedback for supreme confidence in the front when braking and turning.
• NEW COMPOUND BLEND – All new compound blend which combines wet grip resin in the shoulder compound with silica and ultra-fine carbon black. This provides increased safety margin on wet surfaces and better outright performance within a wider operating range.
• INNOVATIVE NEW TREAD PATTERN – The new tread pattern takes elements from RoadSmart III and SportSmart TT, to provide both rapid warm-up, efficient water evacuation and even wear to cope with demanding use. The result? Supreme performance in all road conditions and enhanced feedback for optimal rider confidence.

DUNLOP TYRE TECHNOLOGIES:

• MULTI-TREAD (MT) TECHNOLOGY – Years of success in global Superbike, Endurance and GP championships have resulted in the development of a pioneering multi-compound, which is transferred to many of our current Sportmax track and road products. By mixing compounds, the same tyre can display different performance properties at maximum leaning angles than when upright during straight line speed.
• JOINTLESS BELT (JLB) CONSTRUCTION – All our radial street tyres are designed using a combination of Computer Aided Design (CAD) technology and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) as well as JointLess Belt (JLB) construction (either front or rear). JLB construction eliminates the belt overlaps resulting in smoother handling and a more stable contact patch with the road.
• DYNAMIC FRONT FORMULA (DFF) – The front tyre section shape and mould profile have been optimised using Dunlop’s Dynamic Front Formula (DFF) design approach. This provides the ideal balance between steering effort, stability and feedback, delivering unparalleled rider confidence and enjoyment.
• HISILICA – An increased Silica content is used to promote compound flexibility at low temperatures. Used to reduce a compound’s reliance on temperature to offer optimum grip in wet and less than ideal conditions, as well as to increase mileage.
• FINE CARBON – Adherence is Improved through an increased road contact at micromolecular level. In addition, the compound is reinforced more effectively, improving abrasion resistance.
• RAYON PLY CASING (RPC) – Rayon is used as casing ply material, to improve mileage & shorten warm-up time.