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[Jinx3d]

I agree, my bikes have never had matched tyres.

n'less you are riding real hard - as wkidone may be. I think its more important to have lots of tread and just avoid having a stickier rear.

Beats me when you see guys riding round on a back tyre that has worn off square but they are too cheap to replace it. "its got lots of tread on the outside"

oh well.

[Bleck K6]

Thanks for the input guys.
Are the metz z6 available in NZ yet?
cheers

[Sensei]

Hey Tiller Friend has a new set of Metz on his VFR 750 & he love's them I would go with these if buying tyre's or the new Pirelli . Found when I had my Ducati tyre's lasted longer when I didn't down change as much going into corner's & just rolled of the gas & let the V Twin do the work for you Sensei

[V Twin Raver]

Are the metz z6 available in NZ yet?

Tiller; The Z6 is in NZ. Got one on the back of my VTR1000. Been there for about 1000km now. Bit early to comment on wear rates - I haven't really been pushing the bike into corners since its been on (being winter & all - don't want to push through a corner to find a wet apex). In the dry it hasn't provided me with any nasty surprises so all is good at the mo.

[Bleck K6]

Tiller; The Z6 is in NZ. Got one on the back of my VTR1000. Been there for about 1000km now. Bit early to comment on wear rates - I haven't really been pushing the bike into corners since its been on (being winter & all - don't want to push through a corner to find a wet apex). In the dry it hasn't provided me with any nasty surprises so all is good at the mo.

I had a look at the metz web site & it doesnt look like they make a 190 I will ask a local dealer.
cheers

[Bleck K6]

I have a TLR and used to have rennsports on it went thru numerous sets of them. Great tyres, never had any problems.. except they wernt that fantastic in the wet, and I went through a lot of them.
I now use Pirrelli Diablo (not the corsa version) and they seem to have the same (so far) grip in the dry as the rennsports did but much more confidence in the wet. I also have done about 5000ks on these and theres still a good deal left. And no I'm not that soft on them. I use the bike to commute on workdays and the odd hard ride on days off. Havnt taken these tyres to puke yet but have all the confidence in them. All in all.. I will buy them again.

Cheers Hope this helps.. by the way the bikes for sale.

Thanks for that,actually DEATH.INC suggested trying the diablo,s he said they were wearing alright on his zx12.
cheers

[wkid_one]

Renners can be a shit of a tyre when cold or wet- they are more comparable to the Super Corsas than the Diablos. The Renners look like you need to replace them after about 500km of hard riding on them......yet I found I got reasonably good mileage out of them on both the R1 and the VTR

[Sensei]

Hey Tiller why the 190 rear dude your bike will handle better with a 180/ 55/ 17 . They will quicken up the turn in as 190 make's the back end turn in slowly as of their larger radius .Had a 190/50/17 on my Triumph when I brought it & felt like shit so got them to change it to 180/55/17 . Changed the bike totally feel's sweet as now . You'll see most of Road Racer's have 180/55/17 on their bike's just for this same reason & some time's go to 160/55/17 on sv650 & 600's Maybe worth trying this out If you want a better feel in corner's & they want cost as much Sensei NP

[Bleck K6]

Hey Tiller why the 190 rear dude your bike will handle better with a 180/ 55/ 17 . They will quicken up the turn in as 190 make's the back end turn in slowly as of their larger radius .Had a 190/50/17 on my Triumph when I brought it & felt like shit so got them to change it to 180/55/17 . Changed the bike totally feel's sweet as now . You'll see most of Road Racer's have 180/55/17 on their bike's just for this same reason & some time's go to 160/55/17 on sv650 & 600's Maybe worth trying this out If you want a better feel in corner's & they want cost as much Sensei NP

Been there, hated the 180 on the rear,kept chewing out the wall of the tyre.
Good for leaving darkies out of corners but not for grip & stability.
I have thought about putting a 5.5 inch rim on the back.
DEATH.INC has a 180 tyre off a friends TLS hanging on his garage wall,it is amazing how much of the side wall has been chewed off that tyre.We kept it just to show people who came around to the house.
cheers

[Lou Girardin]

I had a look at the metz web site & it doesnt look like they make a 190 I will ask a local dealer.
cheers

Not yet, it's coming.

[scroter]

I had a TLS. Mich Macadam's 12-13000k not very good in the grip department. Metzler MEZ4 9000k excellent grip for a Sport/touring tyre so much so was reguarly able to scrape aftermarket lower fairing on the road. All this on a rotary damper.

PS Dunlop Suck will never use again on any bike also a friend had d208gp on his VTR and he didnt think much of them

[scroter]

Also Tiller forgot to tell you forget the 190 get the 180 the bike responds really well to this especially in the turn in department. The TL is a great bike especially in the fast corners but in the tight stuff it is poor. The 180 will help some of this. By the way TLs dont need brakes.

[scroter]

Been there, hated the 180 on the rear,kept chewing out the wall of the tyre.
Good for leaving darkies out of corners but not for grip & stability.
I have thought about putting a 5.5 inch rim on the back.
DEATH.INC has a 180 tyre off a friends TLS hanging on his garage wall,it is amazing how much of the side wall has been chewed off that tyre.We kept it just to show people who came around to the house.
cheers

yep had this too but it never felt like it was gonna fall over. The sidewall wear looked alot scarier than it felt. I asked Tony Rees about it he said dont worry about it.

[fastford111]

my mate glen has a vtr firestorm with a bridgstone 020 and dose a lot of highway riding to work and has good grip for cournering as well he gets around 7500 k on them

[White trash]

I wouldn't be running race tyres on the road either for that matter! Been there done that with the RS2's - don't keep enough heat no matter how hard you ride em.

Wouldn't really agree there, Wkid. I've been running race tyres on my bike for the past 7 months with not a single problem.

I get twice the mileage I've had from road tyres and never had a single problem with grip. (Except for the rain)

I might not ride as fast as some but they seem like a cost efective bet to me.