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I know I'm late to this party, but what the hell... For me the worst piece of crap i ever rode was the Metzler 888. If you want mileage and mileage only then there's your tire. If you want to stay planted to the ground and maintain traction when hard braking, or when using a bit of throttle when turning onto the highway then this ain't it.
And I still have that piece of **** in the garage. I took it off after a few thousand miles and made the best decision of my motorcycling career: Night dragons!
Now fair disclosure, this chain of events didn't occur under my bagger, but some truths are universal
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