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On-Off motorcycle segment, is a category with many characters

with models serving many roles...

these models have a counterpart demand from tires manufactures

New A41 tire from Bridgestone, is purposely build to meet these demands...

A tire designed for off-road motorcycles is necessary by its design

to possess a multi-dimensional character and multiple features,

just like the purpose of the motorcycles that it is called to serve.

There is no option of focusing on a single use.

It must be able to respond to a wide range of conditions, concerning the weather or the ride.

It has to offer excellent levels of grip whether it travels in the urban environment,

either at high speeds on the trip or even on the secondary provincial network.

It is also necessary to be able to cope with these requirements

even with increased load,

with a passenger and luggage on the bike and - most of all -

with a long mileage.

The A41 is designed precisely with these requirements,

which in short - and abusive - we could encompass them with the term Adventure.

On off-road riding, the A41 performs above the average of the class,

with a focus on comfort and higher levels of traction than predisposed to the tread pattern.

Particularly positive is the neutral feeling while leaning in the turns,

which strengthens the overall linear tire performance, on consecutive curves.

Predictability is a key feature, regardless of the degrees of gradient they achieve.

The stability that the rider perceives in the straights

is also present when the bike turns, enhancing homogeneity and flow riding.

The Adventure A41 has proven to be a tire with many aspects in its character

that can balance between different worlds.

The first feeling you get from the A41 is the tire's stability over a wide range of speed,

and the relative stiffness of the frame to which this first impression is due.

At the same time,

it is impressive how quickly the tire's operating temperature is achieved,

even in cold weather and low temperatures.

In the majority of cases, even before the first kilometer was completed,

the A41 offered more than 80% of the maximum grip they can offer.

It is characteristic of the difference,

in relation to the homologation tires wearing the test bike,

to almost zero activation of traction control,

even when deliberate attempts were made to activate it.

But even more striking in the performance of the A41

is its behavior in the rain and the wet pavement.

Grip moves to much higher levels and this translates into a correspondingly increased sense of safety for the rider.

Tread pattern contributes greatly to this,

and the difference in the center of the tread compared to the side segments is perceived.

It manages to bring a substantial improvement over its predecessor,

the A40, and connects with the best possible way

the theory of technical features with substance in real conditions.

We tested A41 in Greece.. in every condition

we tested them in Europe with different bikes...

and now we're testing them in Morocco Africa... starting from Ouarzazate and hitting the desert roads...

Our experience with the A41 started in Greece and was completed in Morocco,

after several testing across Europe with different motorcycles, in different countries and with different conditions.

We rode them to Granada on the Africa Twin Adventure Sports

and then in Malaga with the new BMW F750GS to complete the experience in Morocco,

riding to a 270 km route, of which 50 on desert soil.

Our initial impressions were confirmed in all these tests,

where on the fast-changing leaning angles and consecutive turns,

the lesser triangular crown of the A41,

which required more decisive lines and a little more effort to ride at a truly sporty pace, was evident.

But we also confirmed the speed at which they come into operating temperature

and the confidence they inspire almost from the beginning of the ride at sweeping curves.

In Morocco A41 also unleashed its virtues on flat dirt roads,

where deliberate slips were progressive and under control,

and their condition after hard use over planted rocks and gravel

remained excellent.

Through such an absolute benchmark comparative test of different conditions,

the A41 has undoubtedly introduced credentials of their efficiency

for the all-road motorcycle class.

Presentation: Lazaros Mavrakis

Production - Editing: Thanos Amvrosiadis Feloukas - MOTO Magazine