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Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 vs Dunlop RoadSmart III — Compared

Relative Score (0–100): 60% professional tests, 40% owner reviews.

RoadSmart III is ahead, 77–67

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Tire BDunlop

RoadSmart III

Summer

Tests 72 · 1 test Owners 80 · 16 reviews

Best test result: #2 of 6 in 2020 Motorcycle Sports Touring Tyre Test (overall ranking)

Category by category

Relative Score per category, 0–100. Open “Why this score” for the tests and owner ratings behind it.

  1. 71

    Dry

    RoadSmart III +5
    76
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32RoadSmart III
    Professional tests (TWG score)–72
    Reviews found online7382
  2. 60

    Wet

    RoadSmart III +19
    79
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32RoadSmart III
    Professional tests (TWG score)47–
    Reviews found online8083
  3. 73

    Comfort

    RoadSmart III +1
    74
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32RoadSmart III
    Reviews found online7879
  4. 63

    Treadwear

    RoadSmart III +9
    72
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32RoadSmart III
    Reviews found online6177
  5. 75

    Handling

    RoadSmart III +8
    83
    Why this score
    SourceBattlax Sport Touring T32RoadSmart III
    Reviews found online7583
Scores at a glance
CategoryBridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32Dunlop RoadSmart III
Relative Score 67 77
Dry 71 76
Wet 60 79
Comfort 73 74
Treadwear 63 72
Handling 75 83

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Headline score

Battlax Sport Touring T32

RoadSmart III

The professional test results behind the scores

Each result is shown as % of the best tire in that test. “Same test” rows are the strictest comparison: both tires were measured side by side.

DisciplineCategoryBattlax Sport Touring T32RoadSmart IIIΔBoth?
Overall Ranking Overall 17% #6/6 · Best Motorcycle Tyres for 2024 50% #2/6 · 2020 Motorcycle Sports Touring Tyre Test −33.3 Different tests

Pros, cons & observations

Themes extracted from owner reviews found online — not the opinion of TireWheelGuide.

Tire A Battlax Sport Touring T32

Pros

  • Exceptional wet-weather performance and heavy rain confidence
  • High-speed stability, including at autobahn speeds with full luggage
  • Immediate improvement in handling agility and steering feel compared to competitors or older tires

Cons

  • Faster-than-expected tread wear and relatively low mileage lifespan
  • Rear tire can slip or slide when pushed hard in dry, warm conditions
  • Reduced performance feel after a few thousand miles of use
All owner themes in the Battlax Sport Touring T32 review

Tire B RoadSmart III

Pros

  • Exceptional tread life and mileage compared to dedicated sport tires.
  • Sharp, responsive steering and handling characteristics.
  • Consistent and reliable grip in both dry and wet road conditions.

Cons

  • Occasional reports of rear-end slippage during aggressive cornering with power input.
  • Front tire wear can be uneven or faster than expected depending on suspension setup.
  • Some users noted a firm ride quality due to the stiff carcass construction.
All owner themes in the RoadSmart III review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32 B · Dunlop RoadSmart III
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeMotorcycleMotorcycle

Which one should you actually buy?

Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32

Dunlop RoadSmart III

Winner: Dunlop RoadSmart III — better wet, treadwear and handling. It leads or ties in every category we score.

Pick tire B Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop RoadSmart III scores 79 vs 60 on wet.

Pick tire B You want the longest tread life

Dunlop RoadSmart III scores 72 vs 63 on treadwear.

Pick tire B You enjoy sharp, responsive handling

Dunlop RoadSmart III scores 83 vs 75 on handling.

Pick tire B You want the most grip on dry roads

Dunlop RoadSmart III scores 76 vs 71 on dry.

Tire A · Bridgestone Battlax Sport Touring T32
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Tire B · Dunlop RoadSmart III
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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.

Community buzz from Reddit and forums is shown for context only — it never changes the score.

77

Leads

RoadSmart III

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