Dunlop, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of motorcycle tyres, today announces the launch of the new D803 GP trial tyre. The tyre builds on the good reputation of its predecessor, the Dunlop D803, and incorporates feedback from leading trial riders and motorcycle manufacturers to provide improved performance under a wide range of temperatures and terrain.
Over the past decade, the D803 has delivered excellent levels of grip under complex riding circumstances, including wet and muddy conditions. Respected in the racing world, the D803 tire also ran at extremely low pressures and stood out for offering good rim protection.
To continue this success, Dunlop has asked leading international trial riders and motorcycle manufacturers in this segment to advise on the development of the D803 GP. Thus, this tire continues to maintain the quality in its performance with a renewed carcass design and a new compound with a silica blend that offers superior handling and greater control thanks to the fact that it gives the rider a better feel on the terrain and a more progressive deformation than before. The tyre also stands out for its improved grip on wet and muddy terrain, as well as excellent performance in a wide range of temperatures, including very low ambient temperatures.
“We are proud to launch the D803 GP which builds on the performance legacy of the D803. We have received feedback from those who ride and work with these tyres every day to improve the D803 and create a tyre that offers the control that modern trial riders are looking for in a wide variety of terrain conditions,” said Andy Marfleet, Dunlop’s Marketing Manager for Motorcycles in EMEA.
With the same tread pattern as the D803, the tyre is available in metric sizes to meet ETRTO (European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation) standards – 695 mm diameter and 77 mm width for the front tyre and 695 mm diameter and 108 mm width for the rear tyre. The bore also complies with the FIM regulation for trials.
The new Dunlop D803 GP are available with a recommended retail price of €99.55 for the front and €146.95 for the rear, and can now be purchased at the main Dunlop points of sale in our country.
ABOUT DUNLOP
Dunlop is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high- and ultra-high-performance tyres, with an impressive track record of motorsport success. Dunlop is a technical partner of the Suzuki Endurance Race Team, Honda TT Legends, Kawasaki and Honda and the sole tyre supplier for Moto2 and Moto3.
Dunlop’s long-standing racing experience has been built through the constant development of innovative technologies to design and produce tyres for everyday motorcycling. 2013 marked the 125th anniversary of Dunlop and our founder’s invention of the pneumatic wheel.
Dunlop tyres were on the bike that won the first 500cc championship in 1949 and dominated competitions for decades to come. In 1991 a Superbike bike with Dunlop tyres won the first of three consecutive World Championships and in 2008 Marco Simoncelli chose Dunlop for Dunlop’s 200th Grand Prix victory in the 250cc class, in a run in which Dunlop won 17 World Championships.
In 2010 Dunlop became the sole official supplier of Moto2 and in 2012 it became the only official supplier of Moto3. Endurance racing has been dominated by Dunlop drivers and teams, with nine world titles out of 11 contested since 2002. Dunlop road tyres are OEM fitted to many of the world’s leading two-wheeled brands such as Honda, Kawasaki, KTM and Suzuki.
