My heart sank a little when I saw my new 24 S1000RR has S22's fitted. I'm not claiming I'm faster than these tyres, it's about what I feel most confident on. And Rosso Corsa's have been my go to tyres for years, as they just feel more stable at my lean limit. I'll admit I've only ridden on BT56 and S21's but I took those off within a couple of hundred miles as I hated how vague they felt on the edge of the tyre. I guess I could get £150 for the S22's if I take them off straight away, or are S22's close to Rosso Corsa 4's now?
Bridgestone S22.
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S22 is very different to S21. Worth a go, with an open mind.
I understand that, but are they anywhere close to the Rosso Corsa 4's that I've just done around 4k on? If not I'd rather take the new S22's off and put whatever I get for them towards new RC4's. Which incidentally weren't that far behind the Supercorsa's I had on my 1299S.
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My 2023 came with Dunlop sportsmart TT
Very good tyre
Very good tyre
Yeah I was impressed with them too. Have done a tour and couple of trackdays and held up well.
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They are superb tyres, I’ve had them on a few bikes in recent years and did track days on them as well without any problems.
Had rosso corsa on my older blade,very decent had s22 on my s1000rr which were.superb,friends suggested I try michelin power 4s I thinknive got on now..can't beat the s22 for me..although I'm not the fastest in the world to form a real opinion worth listening too..
Rosso Corsa 4 is the latest version I've used, IMO it has more grip than the S22. The electronics on the 2024 S1000RR are more advanced than my old 22 RR, so perhaps I don't need more grip than the S22 has. I don't really want to find out the expensive way.
on previous bikes I’ve tried racetechs , supercorsa’s (great grip zero lifespan) pilot power 2s , Dunlop sportsmart 2 , m7rr , m9rr (great tire but loses feel and grip half way through it’s lifespan) the s22 which is great all round tire but as an all rounder I have to say the s23 is by far the top (great mileage, drop the pressure and it’s also great on track, and up until the tread is completely gone it still grips fantasticly) my bike came with s22’s and I’m leaving them on even though I already have a set of s23’s I bought for my previous bike but sold it first (you will notice the sides will wear faster than the middle on the s22’s)
I've run my 24 in on the S22's now, and they are better than S21's. But I wouldn't take them over Rosso Corsas. I'm much more interested in how a tyre feels on it's side on a dry B road, than what it's like in the cold or wet. Maybe S23's are as good as Rosso Corsas, I just don't want to spend £300+ to find out.
