Metzelers
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:20 am
i am using metzeler M1 sportecs so much better than the D 207s i had on , they seem to heat up quicker and give more confidence in cornering.
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 3:20 pm
yep i have m1's on my 750 atm much nicer than the dunlops for a quick ride. Probably something to do with the fact pirelli owns metzler.
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:21 pm
I have the sportec M3s on my gixxer and they are a fantastic tyre. Excellent grip, good feedback, got my knee down in the strangest place! 
Only problem with them is the price tag :/
/Caz
Only problem with them is the price tag :/
/Caz
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:40 am
i picked up a pair for a £150 fitted on my zxr750 nice tyers just dont ride in the wet lots and lots of spinny back end
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:15 pm
wot are they like on the track/
Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:39 pm
The M3s are fantastic on the Nurburgring... what they are like on a short track, i cant say
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 9:54 am
Why not just use Pirellis then ?Xphyral wrote:yep i have m1's on my 750 atm much nicer than the dunlops for a quick ride. Probably something to do with the fact pirelli owns metzler.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 11:37 am
Theyre more expensive 
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 2:59 pm
I am, their called metzeler sportec M1's and they were £100 cheaper than a set of diablo'sgreengoblin wrote:Why not just use Pirellis then ?Xphyral wrote:yep i have m1's on my 750 atm much nicer than the dunlops for a quick ride. Probably something to do with the fact pirelli owns metzler.
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 6:48 pm
That sounds fair enough to me 
Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:56 pm
so they are better than the bridgestone 020?
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 12:15 pm
isnt the 020 a sports touring tyre?
personally I dont like bridgestones, I dont like the sportec M1s either - dont behave nicely in teh wet.
However, Im yet to find anything bad about the sportec M3s
personally I dont like bridgestones, I dont like the sportec M1s either - dont behave nicely in teh wet.
However, Im yet to find anything bad about the sportec M3s
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 3:37 pm
Your right, they dont behave nicely in the wet but they do behave nicer than the 208's the bike came with originally.
Ratbag: It's hard to to say if a tyre is better than another one as we all have different needs from our tyres, i got the M1's on a cheap offer originally to have a play with and just had a new set fitted to have some good corner fun over the summer. M1's have a very sporty V shaped profile and i know a lot of people who dont like the way it makes their bikes behave as opposed to the more rounded touring profiles than i enjoy using in the winter.
Ratbag: It's hard to to say if a tyre is better than another one as we all have different needs from our tyres, i got the M1's on a cheap offer originally to have a play with and just had a new set fitted to have some good corner fun over the summer. M1's have a very sporty V shaped profile and i know a lot of people who dont like the way it makes their bikes behave as opposed to the more rounded touring profiles than i enjoy using in the winter.
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 4:03 pm
^^^^
well said if your doing higher milage and motorways miles ect then you'll want somthink that lasts longer and wont squear off i on the other hand mainly use my bike for weekend thrash/trackdays so go for the most sticky tyers i can but only get 2-3000 miles out of them
I did a track day at rockingham the air temp was 4c and the track was in the -'s not warm at all! but they only took around 2 laps to get some good heat into them and gave plenty of grip for peg/knee downs even in that weather!
i then road home 40 mile in hail/snow and i really really didnt want to push them then 0 grip!
well said if your doing higher milage and motorways miles ect then you'll want somthink that lasts longer and wont squear off i on the other hand mainly use my bike for weekend thrash/trackdays so go for the most sticky tyers i can but only get 2-3000 miles out of them
I did a track day at rockingham the air temp was 4c and the track was in the -'s not warm at all! but they only took around 2 laps to get some good heat into them and gave plenty of grip for peg/knee downs even in that weather!
i then road home 40 mile in hail/snow and i really really didnt want to push them then 0 grip!