La rivista Bike Magazine ha condotto un test sui pneumatici per il BMW R1200GS, riporto l'articolo e i risultati.
"The Best Tyres for Big Trailies"
Road tyre tests by Bike Magazine June2007 (Track and road based testing of road tyres)
"Is it best to go with something vaguely knobbly or if you never leave tarmac, is a road tyre a wiser choice of rubber?"
"Amazingly no-one's ever done a test to find which tyres work best on the increasingly popular giant trailies. Two test riders, a diatalogger, ten pairs of tyres and two R1200GS BMWs......"
Ciccate sull'immagine per ingrandirla.
http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/resources/6795/assets/images/FAQs/tyres/bike_r1200gs_tyres_1.jpg <-------> http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/resources/6795/assets/images/FAQs/tyres/bike_r1200gs_tyres_3.jpg <-------> http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/resources/6795/assets/images/FAQs/tyres/bike_r1200gs_tyres_4.jpg
http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/resources/6795/assets/images/FAQs/tyres/bike_r1200gs_tyres_5.jpg <-------> http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/resources/6795/assets/images/FAQs/tyres/bike_r1200gs_tyres_6.jpg <-------> http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/resources/6795/assets/images/FAQs/tyres/bike_r1200gs_tyres_7.jpg
I risultati.
Track Test Results:
Winner: (Continental) ContiRoad Attack
Dual Purpose Winner: Dunlop D607 Trailmax
Fastest on the Track: Avon Storm ST (front) & Avon Azaro (rear)
Slowest Track Time: Michelin Anakee
Road Test Results:
Conti Road Attack – 9/10
Bridgestone BT-020 – 8.5/10
Avon AM34/44 Distanzia – 8/10
Dunlop D607 Trailmax – 8/10
Michelin Pilot Road – 7/10
Metzler Tourance – 6.5/10
Pirelli Scorpion Sync – 6.5/10
Bridgestone Battle Wing – 6.5/10
Michelin Anakee – 6/10
Avon AV45-ST/AV56 Storm ST – 9/10 (however tyre tore during test)
(fonte: motorcycleinfo.co.uk) -> http://www.motorcycleinfo.co.uk/index.cfm?fa=contentGeneric.obxaszqugbllbuna&pageId=136496
