Pirelli DIABLO™ Supercorsa SP is the original equipment for the Ducati 1299 Panigale, 1299 Panigale S and Panigale R
Pirelli DIABLO™ Supercorsa SP have proven themselves once more to be the new reference point in the racing tyre segment for street use and the first choice for the ultra high performance bikes recently introduced to the market by the most prestigious motorcycle manufacturers. In fact, the brand new Ducati 1299 Panigale, 1299 Panigale S and Panigale R will come with these hypersport tyres as original equipment in 120/70 ZR17 on the front and 200/55 ZR17 on the rear.
DIABLO™ Supercorsa SP is a concentration of technology which draws from Pirelli’s racing experience and heritage as sole supplier of the World Superbike Championship since 2004. Continuing the philosophy of transferring sport technology to high performance street legal products. This street tyre, designed for professional riders and for bikers who have a sporting road riding style but also ride trackdays, provides racing performance typical of track-only products, allowing the user to have one ultra high performance product that can be used on the street or the track without compromises. Compared to the compound version SC which is for track use, the DIABLO™ Supercorsa SP offers a bi-compound rear tyre in order to better adapt to street use, as well as more regular wear which favours mileage.
DIABLO™ Supercorsa SP has a profile on the rear which, compared to the 190/55 version, is 2mm wider and has a 4mm larger diameter, for greater support during braking, give better feedback and hold a more precise line. The rear tyre has been designed and developed to increase the contact area and have more grip while leaning through a corner. The harmony of the front and rear profiles therefore ensures greater handling and agility.
The rear 200/55 size of the DIABLO™ Supercorsa SP implements a bi-compound solution in order to permit both increased mileage and more grip while leaning. EPT (Enhanced Patch Technology) has also made it possible to use 23% more soft compound in the shoulder area (compared to the previous Diablo Supercorsa SP version). This accounts for the 33% of new pattern extension on each side, guaranteeing better grip in mid to full lean. Finally, new polymers used for the SP compound helps achieve an earlier warm-up and improved grip in all conditions.
The performance of the compounds is further enhanced by an aggressive single element tread pattern, which revolves six times on the tyre surface. The result is that the “naked” area of the slick shoulders is 24% wider compared to the previous Diablo Supercorsa, increasing contact area and grip. The long longitudinal grooves, expanding from the central area to the shoulder, improve wear regularity especially under severe usage and helps water drainage.
The solutions adopted for the compound (soft compound area 23% larger) and the tread (greater extension of the slick area on the shoulders) guarantee a significant increase in grip and traction, allowing the motorcycle to maintain a higher speed whilst leaning. This made it necessary to use a structure, derived directly from the ones used in competition and be able to provide greater resistance to deformation. This is why the DIABLO™ Supercorsa SP rear tyre has a carcass made from an innovative high module fibre, patented by Pirelli and developed in WSBK, with a considerably lower deformation ratio than the fibre normally used in street tyres. The result is a carcass which is more rigid, both at the centre and in the shoulder area. This provides greater resistance to the stress created by aggressive cornering or when accelerating early out of a turn with the bike still in a leaning position.
The DIABLO™ Supercorsa SP lets you personalise your tyre with special rubber labels that can be applied to the front and rear sidewalls. Each rider can create a completely customized label on the Pirelli web site and have them delivered directly to their door.
More information regarding Pirelli’s entire range of racing and road tyres can be found at www.pirelli.co.uk/moto
