research in the forums concluded that the 888's were a harder compound than Dunlops so I was carefull when I got caught in the rain the other day. After a few miles, my confidence returned and for good reason. On a straight section of road, I hit Blackie hard ( my '12 Blackline), no spinning at all, just solid bite. First 888's for me, only 1000 miles on them. New Dunlops were that good also, they just don't last long enough.

 

Their rain prowess is the main reason I run Metz on ALL my bikes.

 

I'm on my second set of Metzler 880's and I love them. In addition to stability in the rain they are awesome in the curves.

 

Sarah, what are you talkin' about? According to Albert Hammond "It never rains in southern California"

 

I'm also on my second set of 880 and they are excellent in rain. Good grip on acceleration and corners, but front tyre is a little bit nervous on braking
Thoroughly tested, as my city has more rainy days than sunny days.

 

880’s are a fantastic tire. 888s are a piece of **** on a lighter bike (Period, in my opinion), and you couldn't pay me to run them again. I had a set I put 500 miles on and had two front-end washouts, pulled them off and chucked em.

 

Ran 880s for many years, and loved them in the rain (and all other conditions). I'm on my second set of 888s, and they're just as good. Rode over 260 miles with my OL on the back, in a cold, driving, rain yesterday; on surface roads, back roads, and highways, and Reaper felt glued to the roadways at all times.

Cheers!

 

Ditto
I had 880s on a Heritage and 888s on my Wide Glide. LOVED both sets

 

I just changed from an ME880 on the rear of my Breakout and while I'd agree with your opinion, I noticed a weird behavior. In a left hand turn from a stoplight I found the rear 880 start to chirp sideways as I applied power. I tend to lean pretty far over so maybe the particular road surface contributed to it, or possibly the lack of a compensator transferring the strokes directly to the tires. Either way, it was both unnerving and exhilarating at the same time. I've since changed to E3's.

 

e3's? Dunlop's?