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 ridgestone has two new winners. The Battlax BT-021 and BT-002 Racing Street will have riders of all persuasions lining up at the door. Serious sport tourers and super-serious sport riders will all find plenty to like here. With these two, Bridgestone has all the bases well covered.Start with the new Battlax BT-021. It’s a technological breakthrough. These hybrid tires combine all the performance benefits of a top-end sport tire with the luxury ride and comfort of the finest touring tire. Bridgestone has pulled off the near impossible, creating one great tire that will appeal to serious sport riders. At highway speeds and above there’s confidence-inspiring feedback, a tenacious grip, absolutely linear handling characteristics and the BT-021 is ultra stable in all conditions, wet or dry. Now add on the bonus of a smooth ride, improved shock absorption and reduced rolling resistance and the BT-021 becomes the tire of choice whether the destination is the open highway or the winding road–or both. All this has been accomplished with some pretty advanced technology. The BT-021 fronts use a layer of High Tensile Super Penetrated Cord (HTSPC) for just the right level of stiffness, handling feel and overall stability. It’s a Bridgestone exclusive. On the BT-021 rears Bridgestone has added an Outside Bead Filler (OBF) for added stiffness and stability there. The BT-021 rear also features Bridgestone’s Dual Tread Compound (DTC) for the double bonus of improved center-tread mileage coupled with exceptional shoulder grip. All this adds up to a great set of tires for anyone wanting an aggressive sport tire one minute, a comfortable long-mileage touring tire the next. The Battlax BT-021s are available now. They’re offered in a wide range of popular sizes. For the front, sizes are 120/60ZR17, 120/70ZR17, 110/80ZR18 and a 120/70ZR18. For the rear, sizes are 150/70ZR17, 150/60ZR17, 160/60ZR18, 170/60ZR17, 160/70ZR17, 180/55ZR17 and a 190/50ZR17. Now, do you want to get really aggressive? You have a track-day coming up? The Battlax BT-002 Racing Street is a Z-speed rated sport tire that performs like a full-blown race tire. On the track or off the BT-002 deals up a balance of stability, feedback, straight line grip, cornering grip, anti-shimmy properties and shock absorption on a race-tire level. Everything’s here to let a sportbike and its rider perform at maximum potential. The BT-002 is a race tire. It’s the direct result of Bridgestone’s years of successful MotoGP experience. Bridgestone set out to build the ultimate street/sport tire set here. The BT-002 front features Dual Tread Construction (DTC) with a medium-compound center and a softer shoulder compound to enhance grip, steering and feel, straight up or leaned over. Bridgestone’s proprietary construction techniques, the compounds and the tread patterns combine with a newly designed fine cord breaker and the result is an exceptional super-sport/track day front tire. The BT-002 rear is no less impressive. Designed much like the front tire, the BT-002 rear is manufactured with HTSPC and includes a Silica Rich compound for exceptional grip in all conditions and temperatures. Right from the minute you roll out of the pits–or the home garage–the BT-002’s are ready to go to work. The Battlax BT-002 is available right now, too. It’s offered in popular sizes: a 120/70ZR17, a 180/55ZR17, 190/50ZR17 and a 190/55ZR17. They’re all in stock at Parts Unlimited. Do yourself and your customers a favor. Check out both of these newest Bridgestones. From power cruisers to sport riders to sport racers, you’ve got it covered. And while you’re looking at Bridgestone take a look at yet another new one, the Battle Wing BW501/502. Also just out, these are aimed at demanding veteran riders wanting a sporty feel on their adventure-travel bikes. Bridgestone has it here. Ask your Parts Unlimited rep for more info.  |
