PIRELLI DIABLO ROSSO CORSA II
PRODUCT TEST
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while banked over. To ensure a balanced feeling
between the front and rear, this transition between
profile designs come at the same angle.
Also updated in the newest iteration of the
Diabo Rosso Corsa is Pirelli's distinctive "flash"
tread pattern. Engineers started with the same
pattern used on the street-oriented Rosso III, then
modified it to retain wet-weather performance
while boosting outright grip. The aggressive
treading is placed on the tire in zones from 10 to
30 degrees of lean, then disappear towards the
shoe's edge. Pirelli skipped cutting tread on the
shoulders in order to extract as much racetrack
performance as possible. The slick edges are said
to boost stability characteristics at racetrack lean
angles and under hard inputs such as trail braking
and acceleration.
TRACK TIME
To showcase the new Diablo Rosso Corsa II's capa-
bilities, Pirelli invited Cycle News to its trackday at
the renowned Laguna Seca circuit following the U.S.
WorldSBK round. As the morning fog cleared way,
we spun dozens, even hundreds of laps aboard the
brand's newest creation on a variety of sport bikes.
The results? Impressive—downright impressive.
The graph here
shows how the
Rosso Corsa II is
made up.
You'll be able to
take this tire into
the wet easily
thanks to the
green grooves.
