DUNLOP SPORTMAX Q4
PRODUCT TEST
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portbike tires are getting seriously good these
days. Much like supersport bikes themselves,
the performance of the black round thing cov-
ering the tires is reaching levels reserved solely for
professional racers not that long ago.
Dunlop has been on a bit of a tear of late in the
performance sport bike tire realm. In April, last year we
tested the Sportmax Q3+, a tire designed aimed pri-
marily at the street rider but one who does more miles
between traffic lights than starting lights.
Fast forward one year and we are now looking at the
Q4—made in the Buffalo, NY plant—Dunlop's primary
tire designed for track day riders who also have some
fun on weekends in the canyons. The Q4 is not a
replacement for the Q3+ but aims to bridge the consid-
erable gap in performance between the Q3+ and the
company's DOT race tire, the GPA-Pro.
Faster
&Faster
Dunlop has stepped up to the plate
to deliver what it calls their ultimate
track-day and aggressive street tire,
the all-new Sportmax Q4
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J NELSON
