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Anybody Metzler 110/90-18 front tire?
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jimp
Sport Tourer
I ran a Metzler ME33 in a 110/90 long time ago. No problems with clearance, but there isn't much room in there. I picked up a piece of tar/ashphalt that got wedged between the tire and fender about halfway near the top of the fender. I found out about it when I started noticing a burning rubber/plastic smell. It had gotten hot enough to melt a hole in the fender by the time I discoverd it.
BTW, the 880 front is a 130/70. No problems with clearance, but it steers like a truck. Definitely takes more effort, but sticks pretty good.
BTW, the 880 front is a 130/70. No problems with clearance, but it steers like a truck. Definitely takes more effort, but sticks pretty good.
oldsawfiler
Crotch Rocket
Yes they wear like iron. But watch out in the wet because they stick like iron too.
I had them on my bike when I bought it and though they were OK. Then I bought some Bridgestone Battle axes in 45V and could not belive how much better the bike handled and the brakes didn't lock up the tires every time I used them in the rain.
I had them on my bike when I bought it and though they were OK. Then I bought some Bridgestone Battle axes in 45V and could not belive how much better the bike handled and the brakes didn't lock up the tires every time I used them in the rain.
On the late c10 there are no clearing problems and the best is that the profile is so that you use all the tire with, so you are actually using all 110 mm of the tire profile.
Just returned from a 6000 km tour to the former USSR countries Moldavia and Rumania and i can tell they are perfect to the roads they have there( they are bad ore even worse ore no roads), my front and rear have now 25000 km and i have 3 mm front and 5 mm on the rear, new 5 and 8,5 mm front and rear.
On the back i am on my second 880, have only tried the 160/80-16, that is the one designed for the gold Wing 1500, with that combo you raised the front and rear the same amount, so you have no handling problems that others report about, in fact they are easy i the turns alt ho they are heavy. lots of rubber!
On the old c10 you need to raise the front fender a little not a big issue i have tried it on my first c10.
Just returned from a 6000 km tour to the former USSR countries Moldavia and Rumania and i can tell they are perfect to the roads they have there( they are bad ore even worse ore no roads), my front and rear have now 25000 km and i have 3 mm front and 5 mm on the rear, new 5 and 8,5 mm front and rear.
On the back i am on my second 880, have only tried the 160/80-16, that is the one designed for the gold Wing 1500, with that combo you raised the front and rear the same amount, so you have no handling problems that others report about, in fact they are easy i the turns alt ho they are heavy. lots of rubber!
On the old c10 you need to raise the front fender a little not a big issue i have tried it on my first c10.
uglydog5656
Bicycle
My bike had one on the front when I bought. I stuck it out for 8 months before I wised up and chucked it.
I just completed a 4k mile trip to Colorado and Utah with a newly mounted standard size 880 on the rear. It had works just fine with the Metz Z6 radial on the front. I beleive the Wing sized 880's are what gives this tire such a bad rap. I used a standard 880 on my previous Connie with no issues. i don't scrape pegs but a get damn close 