VOLUME 63 ISSUE 2 JANUARY 13, 2026 P103
BATTLAX V03
The Battlax V03 Sprint com-
pound is due to go against tires
like
Pirelli's super-soft SCX and
Dunlop's R3. It is available only
on the rear tire and is paired
with the soft compound, provid
-
ing the rider with excellent grip
for
a qualifying lap or a club-
style short race.
The Sprint is claimed to fur
-
ther improve the V03's lap-time
performance,
with Bridgestone
reporting that its test riders
averaged 1.9 percent faster
than the V02 at its test track at
Oschersleben in Germany, the
former site of WorldSBK racing
in the country.
Interestingly, the V03 does
not replace the V02 in Bridges-
tone's lineup but moves firmly
into
the company's top position
in terms of racing tires.
As part of the Battlax R12
launch at the Chang Interna
-
tional Circuit in Thailand late in
We love a good spider graph
here at Cycle News, and
this shows just how much
improvement has been made
over the old V02 in both the
soft (blue) and Sprint (red)
compounds.
These lean angles are
baby steps compared
to what the V03 can
produce. When riding on
the Sprint compound,
the acceleration grip is
immense.
