Metzler 880 Marathons!
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I am looking at these tires as well, just clicked over 8500 miles on my rear tire and will be in the market soon. Will probably go with these on front and rear.
These tires appear to be lower profile than the stock dunlops, is this the case or is it just my perception? Do they lower the height of the bike at all?
These tires appear to be lower profile than the stock dunlops, is this the case or is it just my perception? Do they lower the height of the bike at all?
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If you were going with a 240 on the back then yes, it would be lower, but as far as the front goes, if your using the stock size, then it's the same.
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I am looking at these tires as well, just clicked over 8500 miles on my rear tire and will be in the market soon. Will probably go with these on front and rear.
These tires appear to be lower profile than the stock dunlops, is this the case or is it just my perception? Do they lower the height of the bike at all?
These tires appear to be lower profile than the stock dunlops, is this the case or is it just my perception? Do they lower the height of the bike at all?
Word of caution: Run the psi stamped on the tire....I made the mistake of running my 210 @ 42 psi..and with a softer compound tire,,,cupping and quick wear followed fast!
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'06 street bob; 9763 miles rear and 14745 miles front.
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Radials...I didn't notice it changed my height at all...didn't measure and it looks the same. I went with 130s on the front, 140s on the rear as prescribed on the fitment chart. They handle the best. I haven't felt this confident in tires in a long time. Yes, I did get 15K from my stockers, but the last 5K I lost confidence and even slid around a few corners. I'd rather get 8K out of tires that I can trust than 15K out of tires I have to wonder about. Just my opinion. I run 40 PSI in the front and 42 in the rear...bike runs smooth as glass.
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Question for Weskey
Can you post the exact dimensions (frt & rr) of your Metzelers for your Deluxe? I can't get the fitment chart to work on Metzeler's website.
BTW, for some reason I thought the rear tire on a Deluxe was a 150. Guess I was wrong; I hate the way the MoCo uses MU85 instead of the metric sizes on the specs of the Deluxe webpage....thank you.
BTW, for some reason I thought the rear tire on a Deluxe was a 150. Guess I was wrong; I hate the way the MoCo uses MU85 instead of the metric sizes on the specs of the Deluxe webpage....thank you.
Radials...I didn't notice it changed my height at all...didn't measure and it looks the same. I went with 130s on the front, 140s on the rear as prescribed on the fitment chart. They handle the best. I haven't felt this confident in tires in a long time. Yes, I did get 15K from my stockers, but the last 5K I lost confidence and even slid around a few corners. I'd rather get 8K out of tires that I can trust than 15K out of tires I have to wonder about. Just my opinion. I run 40 PSI in the front and 42 in the rear...bike runs smooth as glass.
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