Here?s a fun way for a tire company to create an interesting press release: Send out your test riders to India?s Himalayan mountain range to take on the 17,582-foot Khardung La Pass mountain pass, one of the highest in the world.
It doesn?t hurt when one of your riders is Salvo Pennisi (pictured in the lead photo), who we?ve met and enjoyed his genial and adventuresome personality at several Pirelli tire launches. The former Dakar Rally competitor saddled up on Royal Enfield?s recently introduced Himalayan, which uses Pirelli?s MT60 tires as original equipment.
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The Collaboration Between Pirelli and Royal Enfield is Growing: PHANTOM SPORTSCOMP Tires are Original Equipment on the New Continental GT 650 and Interceptor INT 650. Following the Himalayan Model Equipped with MT 60 and the Continental GT 500cc with Sport Demon, now the New Continental GT 650 and Interceptor INT 650 will be mounted with Pirelli Tires. To Celebrate the Original Equipment Supply, Pirelli?s Motorcycle Testing Department Climbed the Himalayan Chain to Reach One of the Highest Vehicle-Accessible Passes in the World MILAN (November 15, 2017) – The collaboration between Pirelli, one of the leading tire manufacturers in the world, and Royal Enfield, the historic Anglo-Indian motorcycle company, is further strengthened: the new models Continental GT 650 and Interceptor INT 650, recently presented at EICMA, will fit Pirelli PHANTOM SPORTSCOMP as original equipment tires.
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