BRIDGESTONE HYPERSPORT BATTL AX S22
PRODUCT REVIEW
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The S22 is as close as you'll get with a dedicated
street tire to proper racetrack performance.
Bridgestone has been busy toiling away in
their labs for the past three years to bring you
the tire you see before you—the Hypersport
Battlax S22.
This is not a rework of the S21 that was
released back in 2016, but a completely
ground-up brand-new design out of Japan.
The S22 doesn't replace the S21 but is now
the sportiest tire Bridgestone makes purely
for the street, with the Battlax RS10 merging
into pure track day league, and the R11 up to
the V02/W01 slicks only for racing.
The initial aim of the S22 was better wet
weather grip without sacrificing the S21's dry-
weather performance, more corner speed,
faster lap times and, importantly, long wear
life. Those last two points might be at op-
posite ends of the tire spectrum, but this is a
street tire, not a straight-up race tire, after all.
There are a lot more tread grooves in the
S22 (in tire speak that means an increased
sea-to-land ratio), which gives better water
drainage and provides more feedback to
the rider at high lean angles and cornering
forces, according to Bridgestone.
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