Metzeler Sportec M3s

**Devil** · 16th February 2006, 08:10

Well, I've only had them on for one day and about 80km but man, what a nice tyre. Still got a bit more to scrub in (5mm on the rear and about 15-20mm on the front) but they feel great already. After travelling 10,000km on the same set of Bridgestones (010's) its like riding a whole new bike.

The profile of the tyre makes for very progressive turn-in, the bike feels planted and stable at all angles with a very smooth transition from upright to cranked over. They're not too steep and not too shallow.

Warm up is nice and quick. One thing that I noticed (as mentioned in a couple of reviews i've seen) is that they dont "ball-up" very much around the edges when riding hard. Must have done some work with the rubber compound!

Haven't experienced the wet yet, but the big meaty grooves (you need to see them in person!) look as though they'll sort any kind of surface water.

Will report back again after a decent ride, but so far, I can recommend!

**DemonWolf** · 16th February 2006, 08:38

Cheers Devil.. keep us posted on how the Metzeler Sportec M3's hold up... =)

**Devil** · 16th February 2006, 13:07

Sticky icky icky! I like these tyres

Just gotta find the right pressures.

**MrMelon** · 16th February 2006, 13:36

Are the M3's down a stickyness notch from the M1's?

**Devil** · 16th February 2006, 13:55

Nope, stickier. According to Metzeler they're right in between the M1 and racetecs.

...and with better mileage apparently!

**chickenfunkstar** · 16th February 2006, 14:03

Apparently with 50% better wear rate than the M1's as well.
They sound really good.

Mind telling us how much you paid for them?

**Devil** · 16th February 2006, 14:08

Originally Posted by chickenfunkstar

Apparently with 50% better wear rate than the M1's as well.
They sound really good.

Mind telling us how much you paid for them?

Meh, wont help you

I got a cheap deal in exchange for my opinion (thanks Carl @ holeshot!) so if anyone can find out the retail price i'd be interested too!

**Postie** · 16th February 2006, 14:15

what sort of price are these mate?

**Devil** · 16th February 2006, 14:30

I dont know the retail, but according to Lou/AMPS slightly dearer than the M1, however much that was...

**Postie** · 16th February 2006, 14:33

about as useful as a cock on a priest, cheers mate. I'll call around for a few quotes.

**Devil** · 16th February 2006, 14:43

Oh and that reminds me!
The only sizes you can get at the moment are 120 front and 180 and 190 rear's. I believe other sizes will turn up next month though.

**Zapf** · 16th February 2006, 15:05

around 520/530 ish from AMPS I think...

**GSVR** · 16th February 2006, 19:04

Originally Posted by Devil

Meh, wont help you

I got a cheap deal in exchange for my opinion (thanks Carl @ holeshot!) so if anyone can find out the retail price i'd be interested too!

Bridgestone 010s are more of a touring tyre than these M1s which are much more sportier so I'd expect universal opinion that they are better. Thats until they wear out at 5000 ks instead of the 10000 you got from the Bridgestones.

Everytime I put on a new set of tyres my bike seems to have all those good points the old worn tyres dont. ie they make the bike feel 100% better even if they are the same tyre only new.

So you got the tyres cheap in exchange for your opinion? Is it the opinion on these tyres I'm reading here?

As for price aren't all the manufacturers matching one another at around $500 a set fitted?

**Devil** · 17th February 2006, 08:29

Hey, it is my opinion and I'm trying to pick out the good points, I do still remember what the 010's were like when they were brand new (only 14 weeks ago).

Done a few more k's now on the M3's and I love them. Still got about 10mm on the front to go and about 3mm to fully scrub the rear. I haven't had even the slightest wobble on these tyres (even cranked over full throttle).

The ride in general seems very smooth.

As for price, I mentioned I'm not up with the retail cost, and I'm trying to figure out the exact product placement, it seems they're suppose to be similar too, or slightly sportier than Powers. So in the $500-$550 mark.