Metzler Tires...
Cruiser
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RE: Metzler Tires...
If you did a little deeper into the Metzler website and pull up their charts for your specific mike model, you'll find the recommended tire size and psi. For the touring bikes, as mentioned above, 130/90x16 front, and 140/90x16 rear. On an Ultra, one up, run 38-40psi front and 44-46psi rear. Any less will make the tire run hotter and wear more quickly. Two up and loaded, 42 front, and 50 rear.
Road Captain
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I've got Metz 880's on my 2000 sporty, & was wondering when a guy should look into replacing them. I've got about 3/32" of tread left on the rear, & 4/32" on the front, (measured right in the center of the tire). What is the tread depth when they're new?
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Tires nice on the road but no milage and if you have one go bad NO Service I think if you pay that amout of money for the tires someone would call you back and try to fix what ever is wrong DONT BUY THEM
Tourer
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RE: Metzler Tires...
Must have correct tire pressure or tires will ware out fast! At least 40psi in the rear tire. ME880 will sout last Dunlops. Buy the tires from a local shop and you will have the local shop to deal with if problems accrue.
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I do run 38 front and 40 rear and a metzler is a metzler it should not matter were you buy them as long as you buy from a metzler dealer and you return to a metzlerdealer they should cover the tire for you, the worst that can happen is the dealer giving the service get a new customer
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I just put a ME880 Metzler on my 07 Street Glide. An Indy told me he puts 160-80-16 on these all the time. No clearance issues at all.
So I did. SO far I really like the look and ride. Have about 150 miles on it. had it up to 80MPH. no problems.
I have the cast aluminum stock rims.
So I did. SO far I really like the look and ride. Have about 150 miles on it. had it up to 80MPH. no problems.
I have the cast aluminum stock rims.
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I just bought Metzler ME880's for my '03 Electra Glide Classic. The bike came with a 130 on the rear. The '04 was the first year you could run a 140 without modifications. I elected to replace my Dunlop with a 130 Metz because I read a post about someone who got stranded near Sturgis with new 140 on a '03 Glide. Even though Metz says you can upgrade to the 140, it was rubbing his belt guard. The 130 Metz is still a little wider than the Dunlop. When I looked under mine with the Dunlop mounted, I could bear get an 8x10 sheet of paper folded in 4's between it and the belt. If I like the Metz on my bike, I will replace with the 140 next time and use the Pingle spacer http://www.pingelonline.com/rear_sprocket_spacer.htm. The full cover for the belt guard seems like a great idea and I don't want to cut mine up. The spacer is $44.95 and bolt directly to the rim.
Can anyone else comment about problems mounting the Metz 140 rear on a pre-2004 Glide?
Can anyone else comment about problems mounting the Metz 140 rear on a pre-2004 Glide?
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RE: Metzler Tires...
[CHECK THE METZLER WEB SITE[/b]
http://www.us.metzelermoto.com/
You MUST run the recommended tire pressures for your tires to last.
I run 38# front and 48# rear and my RKC handles very very well. Stops well and tracks better than the Dunlops also. I ran 40 in the rear on my last Metz per the HD manual and got short tire life and not nearly the handling.
http://www.us.metzelermoto.com/
You MUST run the recommended tire pressures for your tires to last.
I run 38# front and 48# rear and my RKC handles very very well. Stops well and tracks better than the Dunlops also. I ran 40 in the rear on my last Metz per the HD manual and got short tire life and not nearly the handling.
RE: Metzler Tires...
You wont find much out there to out last the stock Dunlops, they are the hardest tyre I have ever come accross, except for some Yokoharma Ditchfinders back in the 70's.
Metz, Avons, etc., are all softer compounds and will afford better grip, but reduced mileage.
Thats a fact of life unfortunately, to get better grip requires a softer compound which in turn equals a greater wear rate.
I cant say the Dunlops have ever let me down but they dont inspire confidence either, especially in the wet. Personally I cant seem to get any feel for the tyre and am never sure what its doing. Other brands I have had offer a lot more feedback.
I wont be getting Dunlops again, but it would be wrong to say they are a bad tyre, just not the tyre that suits me. I'm leaning towards Avons, although also still thinking about the Metz and Continentals. I require just a little more grip, a lot more feedback, and they have to meet the OEM load rating.
WB
Metz, Avons, etc., are all softer compounds and will afford better grip, but reduced mileage.
Thats a fact of life unfortunately, to get better grip requires a softer compound which in turn equals a greater wear rate.
I cant say the Dunlops have ever let me down but they dont inspire confidence either, especially in the wet. Personally I cant seem to get any feel for the tyre and am never sure what its doing. Other brands I have had offer a lot more feedback.
I wont be getting Dunlops again, but it would be wrong to say they are a bad tyre, just not the tyre that suits me. I'm leaning towards Avons, although also still thinking about the Metz and Continentals. I require just a little more grip, a lot more feedback, and they have to meet the OEM load rating.
WB