Tests – · none yet Owners 74 · 7 reviews
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Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S21 vs Dunlop SportSmart MK3 — Compared
Relative Score (0–100): the weighted average of the categories below, each 60% road tests and 40% owner reviews (comfort 40/60). Based on 0 + 0 road tests and 7 + 3 owner reviews. How we score
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Category by category
Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.
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77
Dry
No comparison–Why this score
Source Battlax Hypersport S21 SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 74 (est.) – Reviews found online 82 – Battlax Hypersport S21: 60% × 73.8 (est.) + 40% × 81.7 = 77
No road tests of dry for Battlax Hypersport S21. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.42).
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76
Wet
No comparison–Why this score
Source Battlax Hypersport S21 SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 75 (est.) – Reviews found online 78 – Battlax Hypersport S21: 60% × 74.8 (est.) + 40% × 78.1 = 76
No road tests of wet for Battlax Hypersport S21. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).
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73
Comfort
No comparison–Why this score
Source Battlax Hypersport S21 SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 70 (est.) – Reviews found online 74 – Battlax Hypersport S21: 40% × 70.1 (est.) + 60% × 74.4 = 73
No road tests of comfort for Battlax Hypersport S21. The test half is the tested tires’ average (69): owners’ comfort ratings barely follow the road tests.
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63
Treadwear
No comparison–Why this score
Source Battlax Hypersport S21 SportSmart MK3 Professional tests (TWG score) ≈ 64 (est.) – Reviews found online 60 – Battlax Hypersport S21: 60% × 64.1 (est.) + 40% × 60.3 = 63
No road tests of treadwear for Battlax Hypersport S21. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.35).
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83
Handling (owners)
No comparison–Why this score
Source Battlax Hypersport S21 SportSmart MK3 Reviews found online 83 –
Scores at a glance
| Category | Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S21 | Dunlop SportSmart MK3 |
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| Relative Score | 74 | – |
| Dry | 77 | – |
| Wet | 76 | – |
| Comfort | 73 | – |
| Treadwear | 63 | – |
| Handling (owners) | 83 | – |
Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.
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Wet grip starts at “Important”. Treadwear starts at “Neutral” here: road tests measured it for at most one of the two tires, so it rests on owner reviews. Move the sliders and the scores update instantly.
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Headline score
74
/ 100
Battlax Hypersport S21
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/ 100
SportSmart MK3
Only categories both tires have data for count toward the headline score.
Pros, cons & observations
Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.
Tire A Battlax Hypersport S21
Pros
- Exceptional dry grip and cornering stability
- Rapid warm-up time
- High performance capability suitable for track days
Cons
- Limited tread longevity
- Rapid wear on the center compound during straight-line riding
- Reduced traction on painted road markings and pedestrian crossings
Tire B SportSmart MK3
Pros
- Excellent grip levels when tires are at operating temperature
- Impressive tread longevity for a sport-oriented tire
- Highly capable performance for spirited road riding
Cons
- Reduced traction in cold weather conditions
- Noticeable loss of grip on dirty or compromised road surfaces
Specs side by side
| Attribute | A · Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S21 | B · Dunlop SportSmart MK3 |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Summer | Summer Ultra High Performance tires |
| Vehicle type | Motorcycle | Motorcycle |
Which one should you actually buy?
74
/ 100
Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S21
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/ 100
Dunlop SportSmart MK3
Only Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S21 has enough test and review data for a Relative Score, so there is no head-to-head winner yet.
Tire A · Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S21
Tire B · Dunlop SportSmart MK3
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How do we compare tires?
Every category score blends two independent signals. 60% comes from professional tire tests (braking distances, lap times, noise measurements), each result compared with every other tire in the same test and newer tests counting more. 40% comes from owner reviews found online, adjusted for how generously each site rates. Both use one scale: the average tested tire gets 70, the best 100. When a tire has only one of the two, the missing half is estimated from the other and the score stays closer to average; with no road test and fewer than five owner reviews it gets no score yet.
Handling is the exception: road tests measure it inside the dry and wet scores, so its own row comes from owner ratings only and starts as less important.
Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score. Full methodology