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Dunlop Roadsmart looks discontinued: no new owner reviews or road tests in five years and no current EU tyre label.

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Dunlop Roadsmart vs Pirelli Diablo Rosso III — 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 13 + 9 owner reviews. How we score

Roadsmart leads, 76–73 Narrow edge

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Dunlop Roadsmart
Tire ADunlop

Roadsmart

Summer

± 8Provisional

Tests – · none yet Owners 78 · 13 reviews

Category by category

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

  1. 75

    Dry

    Roadsmart +1
    74
    Why this score
    SourceRoadsmartDiablo Rosso III
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 72 (est.)≈ 72 (est.)
    Reviews found online7977

    Roadsmart: 60% × 72.4 (est.) + 40% × 78.7 = 75

    Diablo Rosso III: 60% × 71.7 (est.) + 40% × 77.1 = 74

    No road tests of dry for Roadsmart. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

    No road tests of dry for Diablo Rosso III. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.41).

  2. 78

    Wet

    Roadsmart +4
    74
    Why this score
    SourceRoadsmartDiablo Rosso III
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 77 (est.)≈ 73 (est.)
    Reviews found online8175

    Roadsmart: 60% × 76.5 (est.) + 40% × 81.4 = 78

    Diablo Rosso III: 60% × 73 (est.) + 40% × 74.9 = 74

    No road tests of wet for Roadsmart. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

    No road tests of wet for Diablo Rosso III. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.55).

  3. 75

    Comfort

    Roadsmart +2
    73
    Why this score
    SourceRoadsmartDiablo Rosso III
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 71 (est.)≈ 70 (est.)
    Reviews found online7875

    Roadsmart: 40% × 70.5 (est.) + 60% × 77.9 = 75

    Diablo Rosso III: 40% × 69.9 (est.) + 60% × 75 = 73

    No road tests of comfort for Roadsmart. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

    No road tests of comfort for Diablo Rosso III. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.20).

  4. 71

    Treadwear

    Roadsmart +4
    67
    Why this score
    SourceRoadsmartDiablo Rosso III
    Professional tests (TWG score)≈ 69 (est.)≈ 67 (est.)
    Reviews found online7467

    Roadsmart: 60% × 69.2 (est.) + 40% × 74 = 71

    Diablo Rosso III: 60% × 66.7 (est.) + 40% × 67 = 67

    No road tests of treadwear for Roadsmart. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

    No road tests of treadwear for Diablo Rosso III. The test half is estimated from the owner ratings, as far as owners and testers agree (correlation 0.36).

  5. 80

    Handling (owners)

    Roadsmart +1
    79
    Why this score
    SourceRoadsmartDiablo Rosso III
    Reviews found online8079
Scores at a glance
CategoryDunlop RoadsmartPirelli Diablo Rosso III
Relative Score 76 73
Dry 75 74
Wet 78 74
Comfort 75 73
Treadwear 71 67
Handling (owners) 80 79

Higher is better. The Relative Score follows your weights below; category scores do not change.

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Roadsmart

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Diablo Rosso III

Pros, cons & observations

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

Tire A Roadsmart

Pros

  • Excellent grip in both wet and dry conditions
  • Neutral and predictable steering characteristics
  • High level of rider confidence during cornering

Cons

  • Tendency for the rear tire to square off with mileage
  • Soft shoulder rubber may wear faster than the center
  • Occasional reports of rear wheel slippage in wet conditions for some riders
All owner themes in the Roadsmart review

Tire B Diablo Rosso III

Pros

  • Exceptional dry grip and predictable handling at various lean angles
  • Improved wet-weather performance compared to more aggressive track-oriented tires
  • Fast warm-up times providing immediate confidence

Cons

  • Inconsistent tread life, with some users reporting premature rear tire wear
  • Potential for rapid degradation under aggressive riding styles
  • Isolated reports of structural issues such as delamination
All owner themes in the Diablo Rosso III review

Specs side by side

Attribute A · Dunlop Roadsmart B · Pirelli Diablo Rosso III
CategorySummerSummer
Vehicle typeMotorcycleMotorcycle

Which one should you actually buy?

Dunlop Roadsmart

Pirelli Diablo Rosso III

Narrow edge: Dunlop Roadsmart — better wet and treadwear. It leads or ties in every category we score. Dunlop Roadsmart rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 13 reviews), so read this result as provisional. Pirelli Diablo Rosso III rests on little evidence so far (0 tests, 9 reviews), so read this result as provisional.

Pick tire A Your priority is wet-weather safety

Dunlop Roadsmart scores 78 vs 74 on wet.

Pick tire A You want the longest tread life

Dunlop Roadsmart scores 71 vs 67 on treadwear.

Tire A · Dunlop Roadsmart
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Roadsmart or Diablo Rosso III?

Which is better in the wet, Roadsmart or Diablo Rosso III?

Dunlop Roadsmart, 78 vs 74 on our wet score.

Which grips better on dry roads, Roadsmart or Diablo Rosso III?

Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 74 on the dry score, within 3 points.

Which is more comfortable, Roadsmart or Diablo Rosso III?

Neither, by our numbers: 75 vs 73 on the comfort score, within 3 points.

Which lasts longer, Roadsmart or Diablo Rosso III?

Dunlop Roadsmart, 71 vs 67 on our treadwear score.

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