Big Ol' Hornet gets his 2nd pair of dancing shoes!

**gijoe1313** · 27th November 2008, 16:17

Well thanks to the good man at Drury tyres ... my Big Ol'Hornet has new front and back Metzers!

The rear was looking a little bare and since I was there, might as well have a new front to stop the stupidity of stopping my riding again to have it done!

Excellent service, great conversation and the assurance of a job well done. And best of all, the Hunuas to scrub the tyres in! Actually the gorge is a bit of a bastich to ride at the moment with the new seal ... the heat is melting the bitumen and causing stones to flick up ... ring a ding a ding into the pipes and radiator guard!

Well, what can I say, I'm a soufsider biker and I guess ya gotta use what you have in your own backyard.

Right, 10 000 more reasons to go off on a pootles again!

**naphazoline** · 27th November 2008, 16:33

i just got my second back tyre for the blade today.

it had a metzler z6 190/50/17 that i felt was not that good in the corners.IE:reluctant to turn in past a certain lean angle.

after plenty of questions,and research,i decided to get another z6 metzler,(as i got over 9000kms out of the 190),but in a 180/55/17 profile.

i haven't had much of a ride other then riding home from the shop,as i've got the bloody flu' for the first time in ten years,but i can't wait to see what sort of a difference it will make

**mouldy** · 27th November 2008, 16:51

Metzler has an L in it .

**howdamnhard** · 27th November 2008, 16:58

[QUOTE=gijoe1313;1827674]
Excellent service, great conversation and the assurance of a job well done. And best of all, the Hunuas to scrub the tyres in! Actually the gorge is a bit of a bastich to ride at the moment with the new seal ... the heat is melting the bitumen and causing stones to flick up ... ring a ding a ding into the pipes and radiator guard!

Lucky you got that radiator guard then.

**naphazoline** · 27th November 2008, 17:00

Originally Posted by mouldy

Metzler has an L in it .

is that a bad thing??? i'll be checking mine,and if it's got anything in it,ill be asking for my money back

**vifferman** · 27th November 2008, 17:04

It also has three (3!) E's: Metzeler

**Trudes** · 27th November 2008, 17:11

You must let us know again next time you're in Welly Justin (as long as it's not like 1am or something!) Would love to catch up and get the big ol' Hornets together!

**naphazoline** · 27th November 2008, 17:23

Originally Posted by vifferman

It also has three (3!) E's: Metzeler

my tyre's spinning to fast for me to get my spelling right

**James Deuce** · 27th November 2008, 17:49

Z6's are horrible. Sportec M1s can be got for $435 a pair.

**naphazoline** · 28th November 2008, 05:11

Originally Posted by James Deuce

Z6's are horrible. Sportec M1s can be got for $435 a pair.

z6's can't be that bad. it's the most popular tyre sold at the local honda shop.

M1's don't last as long,do they?
what are they like in the wet?

**TerminalAddict** · 28th November 2008, 07:50

I'm running a M1 / Z6 combo . .seems to do the job mkay

got 9800 kms from it

Takes much longer to get to temperature than say an M3 .. but seems to be just as reliable once warm

**naphazoline** · 28th November 2008, 08:11

Originally Posted by TerminalAddict

I'm running a M1 / Z6 combo . .seems to do the job mkay

got 9800 kms from it

Takes much longer to get to temperature than say an M3 .. but seems to be just as reliable once warm

i got a m3 on the front as part of a pair when i got the 190.
done over 9000kms,and the m3 has got heaps of life left

**James Deuce** · 30th November 2008, 10:02

Originally Posted by naphazoline

z6's can't be that bad. it's the most popular tyre sold at the local honda shop.

M1's don't last as long,do they?
what are they like in the wet?

I just got 7000kms out of a set. I'm pretty gentle on tyres though. They cost me $400 inc GST for a pair and there's probably at least another 3000kms left in the front, but at that price (now $439) I'll just change both at the same time with all the benefits that go with that. They're great in the wet and no dramas in wet and very cold conditions. Best of all, on a sunny weekend day, you won't be blaming tyres if anything goes pear shaped.

Z6s feel vague to me, and make a heap of road noise. I don't like turning in and then having the tyre catch up a few milliseconds later. They do last a lot longer then M1s, though I don't reckon economy should be the main driver for buying a tyre. Even if I am going on about getting M1s cheap.

Having said that, getting a third more distance out of a set of tyres for 50% more of the price seems to be enough to convince people who will only use the latest and greatest sports tyre technology. The M1s are better than the slicks I used in the early 90s, by a big margin. I found them so confidence inspiring that I was smacking footpeg feelers into the ground really hard without even trying to do it. I don't know how the tyre magicians do it, but I hope they keep doing it for some time to come.