BRIDGESTONE R11 DOT RACE TIRE
PRODUCT TEST
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simply a matter of how brave I
would be before letting off the
gas. The deeper I braked, the
better the tire would grab hold of
the pavement.
The R11 gave very similar
performance to the V02 slick
tire we tested during the world
launch of the 2015 Yamaha YZF-
R1M at Sydney Motorsport Park
in Australia, if only just lagging a
touch on acceleration—but that's
no criticism because the V02
is an absolutely awesome race
slick tire.
On acceleration the R11 was
again flawless, allowing you to
dial in huge amounts of throttle
on corner exits with rock-solid
stability. The longest time I spent
on a big bike was with the R6,
and here the R11 had more grip
on offer than the R6 could fully
exploit. The R1 and R1M would
(Above) The red outline is the new
R11, the blue the old R10. It's a pretty
convincing gain across almost every
aspect of performance, especially on
corner entry. (Right) Here are all the
sizes you can run with a Bridgestone
Battlax R11.
