Time for a new tyre thread. Yeah!
My R1250R is one year old now. And it looks like it needs new tyres. With 3900 miles showing it would appear I’m starting to break through to the canvas on the rear OE Metzeler roadtec Z8. The front, whilst in better shape than the rear, is pretty much done too.
It is not the easiest to judge tyre wear on the rear Z8, the tyre appears to be legal but is in actual fact now in a dangerous state.
Having said that, I can’t really fault the Z8’s, they have been pretty good. They have gripped well in dry and wet conditions. The handling was sweet for the first 3000 miles, before gradually deteriorating. The handling is pretty nasty at the mo. It is a long time since I’ve really noticed tyres going off, but you know all about it on the R1250R with the Z8’s.
The bike is booked in for new tyres next Friday. I phoned the dealer, and the quoted price was fine.
And we have new tyres coming to the market this year. Obviously, I’m going for sports touring.
There are two new tyres from Continental Tyre. One is a budget option, the other is also keenly priced but it is not clear where it sits in their range with the ContiRoadAttack3 still being hyped as their most advanced tyre. So, I’m confused – therefore I’ll skip.
Bridgestone also have a new tyre out – the Sport Touring T32. So applying the latest is the greatest logic I’m going with the T32’s. They look good
Someone has to try em out
– so I’ll let youse know what I think.
And I hope they last a bit longer than the short lived Z8’s.
My R1250R is one year old now. And it looks like it needs new tyres. With 3900 miles showing it would appear I’m starting to break through to the canvas on the rear OE Metzeler roadtec Z8. The front, whilst in better shape than the rear, is pretty much done too.
It is not the easiest to judge tyre wear on the rear Z8, the tyre appears to be legal but is in actual fact now in a dangerous state.
Having said that, I can’t really fault the Z8’s, they have been pretty good. They have gripped well in dry and wet conditions. The handling was sweet for the first 3000 miles, before gradually deteriorating. The handling is pretty nasty at the mo. It is a long time since I’ve really noticed tyres going off, but you know all about it on the R1250R with the Z8’s.
The bike is booked in for new tyres next Friday. I phoned the dealer, and the quoted price was fine.
And we have new tyres coming to the market this year. Obviously, I’m going for sports touring.
There are two new tyres from Continental Tyre. One is a budget option, the other is also keenly priced but it is not clear where it sits in their range with the ContiRoadAttack3 still being hyped as their most advanced tyre. So, I’m confused – therefore I’ll skip.
Bridgestone also have a new tyre out – the Sport Touring T32. So applying the latest is the greatest logic I’m going with the T32’s. They look good
And I hope they last a bit longer than the short lived Z8’s.