News - 2024

Tokyo (October 31, 2024) ― Bridgestone Corporation (Bridgestone) today announced that the launch of the BATTLAX SPORT TOURING T33, a new sport touring radial motorcycle tire, is scheduled for January 2025.

Overview of New Tires

Name	BATTLAX SPORT TOURING T33
Sizes	10 sizes (four front sizes, six rear sizes) available in 2025, with five additional sizes available in 2026. For more information, please refer to "5. Sizes" below.
Launch	January 1, 2025 (excluding Japan) February 1, 2025 in Japan

The BATTLAX SPORT TOURING T33 is a next-generation sport touring tire that maintains the necessary touring performance of its predecessor, the BATTLAX SPORT TOURING T32, while improving its mileage by 47%. The latest addition to the BATTLAX tire family maintains the high-level wet performance of the BATTLAX SPORT TOURING T32, while building on its predecessor's performance in the dry, with more secure handling.

Bridgestone is committed to supporting the development of a safe and enjoyable motorcycling culture, offering peace of mind by advancing a global premium niche strategy utilizing Dan-Totsu^*2 products like its BATTLAX brand premium motorcycle tires. Through these efforts, the Company strives to achieve the corporate commitment of "Emotion: Committed to inspiring excitement and spreading joy to the world of mobility" described in "Bridgestone E8 Commitment"^*3 and to provide "Riding Excitement" in 10 years, 20 years.

1. For more information, please refer to the attached materials.
2. "Dan-Totsu" refers to Bridgestone's direction to be the clear and absolute leader.
3. The Bridgestone Group established its corporate commitment, the "Bridgestone E8 Commitment," to help it realize its vision: "Toward 2050, Bridgestone continues to provide social value and customer value as a sustainable solutions company." This commitment will serve as the Group's axis to drive management while earning the trust of future generations. The "Bridgestone E8 Commitment" consists of eight uniquely Bridgestone values starting with the letter "E" (Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease, and Empowerment) that the Group will commit to creating through distinctly Bridgestone purposes and processes, together with employees, society, partners, and customers to help realize a sustainable society.

Attached Materials

1.Technology

2.New Compound

3.Mileage

4. Performance Comparison

5. Sizes
・10 sizes (four front sizes, six rear sizes) available in 2025,

※Scheduled for launch in April 2025.

・five additional sizes available in 2026