VOL. 50 ISSUE 24 JUNE 18, 2013
BY THOMAS MONTANO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
I
f you had asked me a few months ago
if Dunlop was going to come out with
a new Sportmax Q3 tire, I would have
said, 'Why bother? Their current Sportmax Q2 is already a fabulous tire that's
been on the receiving end of plenty of
rave reviews, including a couple of wins
in motorcycle magazine tire shootouts.
On a personal note, I've also had great
success using the Dunlop Q2 while in-
P73
structing at Jason Pridmore's Star
Schools. So how could it get better?
Well, the strive for more performance
coupled with better tire longevity and value for your buck are very important to the
motorcycle market. It is also very important to Dunlop North America, which is
were the Q series began. Back in 2009
Dunlop introduced the Sportmax Q2,
and with its race-proven pedigree it soon
became a instant hit. So even though
Dunlop was feeling good about the Q2,
it opted to step it up a notch for 2013 and
