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BIBENDUM--AKA THE MICHELIN MAN--AND HIS MERRY ELVES (AS WELL AS CHEMISTS AND ENGINEERS) HAVE BEEN HARD AT WORK DEVELOPING A REPLACEMENT FOR THE PILOT SPORT LINE OF SPORTBIKE MOTORCYCLE TIRES, ESPECIALLY FOR YOU KNEE-DRAGGERS OUT THERE. IN RECENT YEARS, HIGH-PERFORMANCE SPORTBIKES HAVE BECOME MORE AND MORE LIKE THEIR RACING BRETHREN, WITH HORSEPOWER-TO-WEIGHT RATIOS AROUND 1:3. TO REMAIN A STRONG COMPETITOR IN THE SUPERSPORT-TIRE MARKET, MICHELIN DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO UPDATE ITS PRODUCT, WHICH COMPETES WITH PRODUCTS SUCH AS BRIDGESTONE'S BT012, DUNLOP'S D208 AND PIRELLI'S DIABLO SERIES.
While developing the...
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