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02-10-2006, 07:28pm
Needed to get new rubber after the OEM's started disintegrating (yes... powdery black dust...) To be fair, they were a couple of years old and they'd only done 2,300 km and the bike had been stored for a long while.
The bike was with Col at 10/10ths when all this came to light and he suggested Metzelers - and I agreed. In the back of my mind I think I was expecting M3's (didn't actually discuss it, I was racing between appointments and was just happy to get the job done) so I didn't know they'd be M1's until I picked her up.
I've only done about 300km on them but I'd have to say they are the stickiest, most confidence inspiring tyres I've ever ridden on. They're so sticky, I reckon you could stop the bike mid corner and get off and she'd just sit there at a lean angle of 45 degrees waiting for you to get back on.
They warm up quickly and give fantastic dry adhesion within minutes. Can't say what they are like in the wet yet - we've had a dry spell since I got them.
Went for a run with Ruffy the weekend before last (after the high winds had strewn leaf litter, small trees and sticks all over the old Pacific Hwy) and they were great. Obviously, they'll still break traction momentarily as they spit out a stick, a clump of soggy leaves or a sheet of bark - but the second the offending item has been cleared (and just before your sphincter starts doing the tango) the stuck-like-glue effect kicks back in.
They are a good tyre to have on while I get re-acquainted with the bus - so even though they are much stickier than I'm likely to ever need (scared old geriatric that I am) they rank as safety equipment at the moment.
I'm not expecting great wear out of them, but I'll keep you posted. I'm hoping to get away for the coming weekend and get some k's under the wheels - possibly Gingers Creek - so I'll report back after that.
My previous tyres (on the old Honda) were Bridgestone 014's and these Metzelers beat them hands down for feel, grip and confidence inspiring sure-footedness. Nothing against the Bridgestones... the Metzelers are just about as close to a race tyre as you can get I'm told, so you'd expect that. The OEM's were BT208's but like I said, they were crumbling. The older I get, the better I was. Regards.... Rob<i></i>
The bike was with Col at 10/10ths when all this came to light and he suggested Metzelers - and I agreed. In the back of my mind I think I was expecting M3's (didn't actually discuss it, I was racing between appointments and was just happy to get the job done) so I didn't know they'd be M1's until I picked her up.
I've only done about 300km on them but I'd have to say they are the stickiest, most confidence inspiring tyres I've ever ridden on. They're so sticky, I reckon you could stop the bike mid corner and get off and she'd just sit there at a lean angle of 45 degrees waiting for you to get back on.
They warm up quickly and give fantastic dry adhesion within minutes. Can't say what they are like in the wet yet - we've had a dry spell since I got them.
Went for a run with Ruffy the weekend before last (after the high winds had strewn leaf litter, small trees and sticks all over the old Pacific Hwy) and they were great. Obviously, they'll still break traction momentarily as they spit out a stick, a clump of soggy leaves or a sheet of bark - but the second the offending item has been cleared (and just before your sphincter starts doing the tango) the stuck-like-glue effect kicks back in.
They are a good tyre to have on while I get re-acquainted with the bus - so even though they are much stickier than I'm likely to ever need (scared old geriatric that I am) they rank as safety equipment at the moment.
I'm not expecting great wear out of them, but I'll keep you posted. I'm hoping to get away for the coming weekend and get some k's under the wheels - possibly Gingers Creek - so I'll report back after that.
My previous tyres (on the old Honda) were Bridgestone 014's and these Metzelers beat them hands down for feel, grip and confidence inspiring sure-footedness. Nothing against the Bridgestones... the Metzelers are just about as close to a race tyre as you can get I'm told, so you'd expect that. The OEM's were BT208's but like I said, they were crumbling. The older I get, the better I was. Regards.... Rob<i></i>