unlop has more Sport Bike and High Performance tire options than ever, and this year Parts Unlimited carries them all. Whether a customer is looking at tires for serious racing, track day action, super-sport street riding or long-distance sport touring this season, Dunlop has a High Performance Sport Radial for them.
     Racing? The legendary Sportmax GP, the same tire used by AMA road-racing National Champions is now offered through Parts Unlimited. This is pro-quality stuff, DOT-approved. The Sportmax GP is stable, predictable and significantly enhances cornering grip. A multi-compound rear tire couples a tough, cool-running center compound for straight-up stability and traction with an outer compound formulated to enhance leaned-over traction. The Sportmax GP’s tread pattern is great in the wet and sacrifices nothing in dry-surface performance. This is a winner’s race tire, and Parts Unlimited has it.
     Supersport and track days? The D208GP Supersport was developed and manufactured in the USA, specifically for riders and racers in the USA. These Dunlops are now available in a couple of compounds, too, soft or medium to better match tire performance to track conditions. Either way, these are race-tire compound coupled with a track-going profile. It adds up to unparalleled grip, great drive out of corners, quick and nimble steering and super handling overall. And the D208GP is comfortable. The carcass and construction deliver increased bump absorption for a smooth ride and a forgiving nature. Parts Unlimited has this one, too.
     Super street? The brand-new Dunlop Qualifier is tough to beat. It’s virtually a pure-race tire adapted to the street. A worthy successor to the D208ZR Sport Radial, the Qualifier offers true racetrack-level grip and performance in a tire perfectly at home on the highways. The Qualifier’s rear tire compound blends three of Dunlop’s race-developed polymers to maximize grip and warm up quickly, and a race-derived front tire profile allows lightning quick turn-ins and lighter steering. All of this comes with larger footprints at maximum lean angles and Dunlop has lightened up the Qualifier to reduce unsprung weight. A next-generation cosecant-curve tread pattern keeps driving and braking forces aligned under cornering and the stickier Qualifier even heats up faster than the D208ZR yet carries no more carcass heat; tread life is about equivalent while delivering a significantly higher level of performance. It’s available at Parts Unlimited now.
     Parts Unlimited has the brand-new D616 Radial Performance Street & Sport Dunlop, too. This radically new Sport Radial is built with looks and performance to run anywhere, any time. The D616’s aggressive tread pattern was derived from Dunlop’s wet-track road-racing designs and the front tire incorporates Dunlop’s Aramid breaker tread reinforcement and radial casing technology for excellent steering response and cornering stability. The rear combines Jointless Band (JLB) construction with Dunlop’s CTCS (Carcass Tension Control System) for enhanced cornering and wear performance, high-speed stability and exceptional tire compliance. The D616 is one heck of a Sport Bike street tire.
     And the tried-and-true D220 Radial Performance Touring/Sport Dunlop rounds out this ‘06 lineup. It’s available in a full range of sizes to fit most radial-equipped Sport- and Sport-Touring bikes. It’s also offered in sizes for metric power cruisers like the Kawasaki Mean Streak and Yamaha Warrior. The D220 tread pattern is great in wet weather conditions, the tires are durable and the rubber compounds deliver excellent wear resistance. The D220 rear tire even features Dunlop’s Jointless Band (JLB) construction for high-speed stability.
     That’s quite a Sport Bike Radial lineup, and this year it’s all available through Parts Unlimited. This season Dunlop really is Sport Bike Central!