Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Bridgestone’s Battlax RS11 was about as close as you could get to a race-bred tire for the street, but the new RS12 aims to take it up a few notches.
The RS12 is a ground-up redesign of the tire that was first launched in 2019 (RS11) and uses much of the experience gained in the Endurance World Championship, and while not a slick tire, it’s pretty damn close.
Bridgestone’s Battlax RS11 was about as close as you could get to a race-bred tire for the street, but the new RS12 aims to take it up a few notches.
The RS12 is a ground-up redesign of the tire that was first launched in 2019 (RS11) and uses much of the experience gained in the Endurance World Championship, and while not a slick tire, it’s pretty damn close.
