VOLUME 59 ISSUE 16 APRIL 19, 2022 P91
S TANDOUT FEATURE
Exceptional feeling from the front
tire under hard cornering
RIDER AN ALYSIS
I got the chance to sample the
Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa IV at the
marvelous Mugello circuit in Italy
and the surrounding hills early in the
morning.
The first hit out in the country-
side was interesting because it was
bitterly cold, but it showed the tire's
versatility as it was quick to warm up
and maintain a good degree of heat
across the morning. This allowed the
front tire to really show its worth, as
it tracked the bumps and off-camber
corners of the Italian countryside
beautifully.
The ride is slightly on the stiff side
for general cruising, but it's far from
a deal breaker if all you're doing is
riding on the street.
However, where the tire really
shines is the racetrack. We ran no
tire warmers, and I primarily rode
an R1 and S 1000 RR, the latter
of which had never seen a new set
of tires all day before I climbed on
board. Hence, the rear looked decid-
IV will serve you perfectly. Pirelli
offers two front sizes and seven rears
starting at a 150/60 ZR 17 up to the
big daddy of a 200/ 60 ZR 17, so
there should be a tire that'll fit your
bike easily.
Rennie Scaysbrook
•EXCELLENT FRONT TIRE FEEL
•FAST WARM UP ON THE STREET
•GOOD LONGEVITY ON A
SUPERBIKE AFTER A FULL DAY
ON THE TRACK
•A LITTLE STIFF ON THE
ROAD HOLDING
•NEEDS A FAST PACE TO REALLY
GET WORKING
•EXCELLENT FRONT TIRE FEEL
•A LITTLE STIFF ON THE
edly shot, but it still offered surpris-
ingly good acceleration grip and
stability when opening the throttle
mid-corner through Mugello's down-
hill Correntaio corner at the back of
the grandstand.
Again, the star for me was the
front tire. I've been racing on Pirellis
for the last few years and the feeling
coming through the handlebars was
very similar to what I've been used
to on my GSX-R. The Diablo Rosso
Corsa IV front tire offers exceptional
turn speed and stability, and the
fact we did these laps on thoroughly
worn tires was testament to their
durability and the performance still
on offer when they wear down.
If you're going for a tire that
is never going to see a racetrack,
these might be a bit extreme, but if
you buy these tires with the thought
of a few weekends of street scratch-
ing and the odd track day where
you don't want to bring tire warm-
ers, these Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa
LOWDOWN
CORSA IV
List Price: Starting at $180-$350
Website: https://www.pirelli.com
Fast canyon riding is the
Diablo Rosso Corsa IV's
M.O, but the ride can be a
touch on the stiff side for
slow-speed riding.
power and torque sport bikes
at full lean when the throttle is
being twisted.
The racetrack genes are
evident here in the rear tire, the
sides of which are the same
compound as the SC3 race
rubber—the hardest com-
pound for race tires from the
SCX, SC0, SC1 and SC2.
