Bridgestone Battlax bike tyre awarded Motorrad honours

Following its victory in the German PS motorcycle sports magazine tyre tests on 5 May, Bridgestone’s Battlax BT-016 Pro Hypersport is back on the podium again, singled out by Germany’s Motorrad magazine as the “best motorcycle sports tyre in the rain” and joint overall winner of its 2011 sports tyre test. Motorrad tested two 2011 newcomers, including the redesigned Battlax BT-016 Pro, against the best tyres from 2010 in a comparative evaluation of 180/55 tyres on a Honda CBR 600RR on the race circuit, open road and wet track.

“Bridgestone’s new BT 016 Pro gave a balanced performance over the race, road and wet sections of the test. In particular, its first class performance on wet tarmac brings the BT 016 Pro up to first position” reports Motorrad. “Bridgestone’s BT-016 pro is the wet weather champion. The traditional leader in wet weather has relinquished its title of ‘best rain sports tyre’ to Bridgestone”.

“These independent comparative tests are important” says Norio Ishikawa, manager Motorcycle Products, Bridgestone Europe, “because they give tyre dealers and consumers important information on the value of products.”