ROADTEC Z6 tires
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RE: ROADTEC Z6 tires
I,d reccommend having a look at the Metzler website and check their tire pressures with these tires for your bike. You may find as i did that you need to adjust them, which i found was for the better.
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I,d reccommend having a look at the Metzler website and check their tire pressures with these tires for your bike. You may find as i did that you need to adjust them, which i found was for the better.
I,d reccommend having a look at the Metzler website and check their tire pressures with these tires for your bike. You may find as i did that you need to adjust them, which i found was for the better.
I give them a big [sm=smiley20.gif] for ride and handling, hopefully the mileage will be just as good.
RE: ROADTEC Z6 tires
oooh you will get plenty of milage out of them... all my BMW buddys ride with that tire... i know that they have different ratings on them... can you post the exact tires that you got size and all??? isnt there like a X, S, Z... for weight?
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Here is all the info on the tires I got, they have a very stiff carcas.
110/80ZR-19 Front and 160/70-17 rear( they offer a 170/60-17 rear but I put the wrong one in the shoping cart)
[ul][*]CMT (Contour Modeling Technology) combines different profiles to optimize handling at all lean angles[*][*]Patented 0° steel belt technology provides stiffer carcass for perfect balance of performance for one and two-up riding, minimized stand-up behavior under mid-corner braking situations[*][*][*]Up to 20% dry grip improvement (over the ME Z4) thanks to FCM (Finite Carbon Matrix), a new carbon black compound structure[*][*]Unmatched tread life thanks to the combination of carcass, compound and tread design to provide you with a totally balanced performance during the entire life of the tire[*][*]W-rated for speeds up to 168 mph[*][*]Model-specific and OEM replacement tires use a letter code after the tire size. Use the sizing information key to match your model with the correct tire c[/ul]
110/80ZR-19 Front and 160/70-17 rear( they offer a 170/60-17 rear but I put the wrong one in the shoping cart)
[ul][*]CMT (Contour Modeling Technology) combines different profiles to optimize handling at all lean angles[*][*]Patented 0° steel belt technology provides stiffer carcass for perfect balance of performance for one and two-up riding, minimized stand-up behavior under mid-corner braking situations[*][*][*]Up to 20% dry grip improvement (over the ME Z4) thanks to FCM (Finite Carbon Matrix), a new carbon black compound structure[*][*]Unmatched tread life thanks to the combination of carcass, compound and tread design to provide you with a totally balanced performance during the entire life of the tire[*][*]W-rated for speeds up to 168 mph[*][*]Model-specific and OEM replacement tires use a letter code after the tire size. Use the sizing information key to match your model with the correct tire c[/ul]
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RE: ROADTEC Z6 tires
I just got a set mounted and balanced, I went with the 110/90 and 160/70..hopefully will get them on tomorrow night and put a couple hundred miles on them this weekend. The indy I bought them from said they were pretty sticky just will not get the miles like the dunlops, which is fine I wanted the traction. Will post back after I get some miles on.
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RE: ROADTEC Z6 tires
Not this time around, wanted to stay with the 160 but if I like the tire, might try a 180 next time.
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RE: ROADTEC Z6 tires
Well got the tires on the bike and got about 150 miles on them. I think they are going to work out real good for me. Have a good bit more traction and dont seem to track as bad. I could be crazy but I swear they like to roll over better than the dunlops too.
One thing I would like to point out is the metz is about 1/2"-3/4" narrower than the stock 160 dunlop...
One thing I would like to point out is the metz is about 1/2"-3/4" narrower than the stock 160 dunlop...