Bridgestone launches Battlax Hypersport S23

Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) has today announced the launch of the Battlax Hypersport S23 a new sports radial motorcycle tyre for street use that will be available from January 2024.

The Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S23 is the latest product in Bridgestone’s Battlax range of premium motorcycle tyres, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2023. Delivering various performance improvements over its predecessor, the Battlax Hypersport S23 is engineered to meet the requirements of sporty riding on asphalt, featuring increased levels of exceptional dry grip performance when riding on circuits or cornering on mountain roads.

To that end, the Hypersport S23 employs a newly-designed compound in the edge portion of the tread to make “better contact with the road when banking at sharp angles and maximise edge grip when cornering…”