I cut a front tire on my 6th Gen during an out of town trip last weekend. The only tire available to get me back on the road was a Metzler Sportec M7 RR. My rear tire, (Pilot Road 3), is just about shot. Should I get the matching M7 RR for the rear? Can I run the Metzler Roadtec Z6 sport touring tire on the rear? Thoughts?
Metzler M7 Rr Front...what Rear?
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I just mounted up a set of the M7RR on my Y2k. Only a few hundred miles on them but I really like them so far. Good turn in, ride smooth and seem to warm up quickly. They seem really similar to the Angel GT which isn't surprising (Pirelli/ Metzeler= same company).
Sounds like you should give the rear tire a shot!
Good turn in, ride smooth and seem to warm up quickly.
Exactly my thoughts about the front after several hundred miles in the Adirondack Mountains.
I really like the Z8, and I get about 8000km out of a rear (and generally wear out the shoulders before the middle). Never had a grip problem (and I do scrape my pegs pretty often). The Z6 is a much harder compound than the Z7 so IMO a bit of a mismatch to the Z7.
Good turn in, ride smooth and seem to warm up quickly.
Exactly my thoughts about the front after several hundred miles in the Adirondack Mountains.
Let me know what kind of mileage you see on yours. I have a trip or two planned this fall with these tires so Im looking forward to really getting some miles on them.
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