Dunlop Sportsmart TT

Description

If you ride a performance bike and your road riding is, let’s say, ‘spirited’ and you like a tyre that brings out the best in your bike’s handling, then the Dunlop Sportsmart TT is a great option.

It’s the stock tyre supplied on BMW’s original M1000RR.

It sits one under the Dunlop D213GP Pro as the second stickiest road-legal tyre that Dunlop produces. However, it’s a much better bet for road riders than the extreme D213. The Sportsmart TT has a wider operating window, will warm up faster and stay warm – even when speeds drop. It’ll handle a downpour reasonably well but if you’re an all-weather rider, take a look at the Sportsmart Mk3 or even the Roadsmart Mk3 as these are good fast road tyres that work well in all conditions.

If your riding is a mix of sunny Sunday blasts, with the occasional trackday thrown in, the Sportsmart TT is a great option.

Five trackdays from a set of these is not uncommon. In fact, we know of a trackday instructor who has done over 20 trackdays on a single set of tyres, well over 500 laps. Look at the image gallery above, it’s the picture with the big Dunlop sidewall sticker. The Sportsmart TT is also the tyre of choice for a few UK club series, where tyre warmers aren’t allowed. In short, it’s a seriously capable track-ready tyre.

Dunlop Sportsmart TT highlights

The Dunlop Sportmax SportSmart TT is a Racing Street tyre offering riders:

• Track day focused option which can also be used on the road without tyre warmers.
• Unique NTEC system which allows riders to significantly reduce pressure on track.
• Excellent durability for good road mileage.
• A 50/50 racing street tyre at home on road or track, and featuring Dunlop’s unique NTEC system to allow for the running of lower pressures on circuit.

WHAT DUNLOP SAYS:

Own the road. And the track.

Whether you’re enjoying your favourite back roads or pushing yourself to the limit on the track, you want to feel in command. The SportSmart TT takes everything we’ve learned from developing our latest racing tyres – the front mould profile combines with intricately tuned compound compositions to give hypersport riders extreme levels of grip and confidence.

• Optimum grip achieved through the introduction of Speed Vent Tread (SVT).
• Rare balance between reduced steering effort and optimum turn-in grip increased.
• Contact patch can be increased thanks to NTEC RT casing.
• Reassuring and fun handling on the road, and race-tyre like performance on the track.
• Long lasting and consistent performance in a wide variety of circumstances providing safe grip, both on the road and on track.

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.
• ENLARGED CONTACT PATCH ACHIEVED THROUGH NTEC RT – The new NTEC RT technology allows for tuning rear inflation pressures to optimise contact patch for a greater track performance by increasing mechanical grip and wear over a larger surface.
• INNOVATIVE SPEED VENT TREAD DESIGN – Speed Vent Tread (SVT) is the pinnacle of tyre design. SVT optimises the temperature control system of the tyre through the intricately calculated tread groove pattern, so that they open and close when the tyre turns to create a vent-like effect to improve heat dissipation.

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.
• NTEC – Dunlop’s ingenious NTEC pressure adjust system allows the rider to optimise the tyre by adjusting inflation pressure. For dry track days, deflating the tyre will deliver predictable and tenacious handling on the limit. Back on the road, re-inflating to the manufacturer’s recommended pressures will reward the rider with class-leading levels of grip and performance.
• NTEC RT – The new NTEC RT technology allows for tuning rear inflation pressures to optimise contact patch for a greater track performance by increasing mechanical grip and wear over a larger surface.