Tyres, Brakes and Suspension » New Tyres Ordered . . . .

UK

. . . . . for less than I paid in November 2023.

Metzeler 01SE as per previous 3.1/2 sets.

From Demon Tweeks.

This is a topic I will need to explore as I've reached the end of an era with the bike; It's now just over 5 years since I bought it, and I've finally reached the point where I need to buy a new tyre. I'm not entirely sure whether to laugh or cry.

I've thoroughly enjoyed riding the Michelin Pilot Road 4s it was supplied with, but I always loved Metzeler tyres on the TDM. Either will be fine, I'll inevitably end up with the cheapest!

I've had a couple of sets of Metzelers on the '23 RS, and they are decent tires. I do find, however, that the front squares off pretty quickly and also makes some noise that I'd not heard with other tires.

Considering the Metzeler Roadtec 02 (finally available in the US from Revzilla) and the Dunlop Roadsmart 4. The Dunlop has gotten reviews suggesting it's superior to the Metzelers and the Michelin Road 6.

What to do...what to do.

Lovely 😊

For this old pensioner who isn’t looking to Get His Knee Down, the older model will suffice.

I’ve enjoyed rock steady riding in all weathers, so better the devil I know.

I’ve never asked for more.

What a lot of waffle.

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Would like to hear how the 02's feel compared to the 01's.

For this old pensioner who isn’t looking to Get His Knee Down, the older model will suffice.
I’ve enjoyed rock steady riding in all weathers, so better the devil I know.
I’ve never asked for more.
What a lot of waffle.

I've had Bridgestone, Conitnental. Pirelli and but stuck with Michelin when they were just tyres, now gone through road, road 2 3 4 5 6? and all I can say they were round and black, steered and braked, felt fine in the wet, better in the dry and every one was better than my ability I am sure. My Royal Enfield Himalayan has CEAT GRIPP tyres and they seem ok as oe factory items. Only tyres to ever scare me were Dunlop red arrows on my yamaha xs750 - so bad the bike was traded in after 8 weeks for the xs1100 - thought it was the bike! (although what version of teflon was used in 1970 for my yamaha yas-1 tyres or brakes I have no idea) We are spoilt for choice - better tryes, brakes, suspension and (ktm aside?) reliable machines, hopefully!

I've had Road 4s, 5s, and 6s, and the 01SE on my bike. Out of all the roads, the 6 has definitely been the best. I would say by a wide margin over the 4s. The 5 and 6 are close. The 6 is close to the 01SE, in my opinion. I like the 6 a bit better than the 01SE but that's just my preference. Both tires offer good feedback and stick well in both dry and wet. I can't say which of the two is better in the wet as I slow way down, put it in rain mode and ride home like granny. Thinking back on how much better tires are today than when I started riding 40 plus years ago, it's amazing I lived through my first bikes.

Decided to practice my recently acquired String puncture kit before removing worn tyre.

Boy, was it much easier than the Stop and Go plug tool.

If only a roadside repair was as comfortable as doing it at home with a compressor to hand.

ps - the spare tyre in picture is an older spare that I'll fit for a few months before the new set goes on for Euro trip.

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Zitat von v8guy im Beitrag #3

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This is a topic I will need to explore as I've reached the end of an era with the bike; It's now just over 5 years since I bought it, and I've finally reached the point where I need to buy a new tyre. I'm not entirely sure whether to laugh or cry.

I've thoroughly enjoyed riding the Michelin Pilot Road 4s it was supplied with, but I always loved Metzeler tyres on the TDM. Either will be fine, I'll inevitably end up with the cheapest!

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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #4

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I've had a couple of sets of Metzelers on the '23 RS, and they are decent tires. I do find, however, that the front squares off pretty quickly and also makes some noise that I'd not heard with other tires.

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I had trouble getting Pilot Road 4s last summer. My usual supplier and fitter, Ian Brown Tyres of Malton, could only get fronts, but I tracked down a pair at Flitwick Motorcycles in Bedfordshire, and my local dealer fitted them. They were my 4th set and I wanted to stick with them despite 5s and 6s being more available.

Zitat von oldbikemart im Beitrag #12

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I had trouble getting Pilot Road 4s last summer. My usual supplier and fitter, Ian Brown Tyres of Malton, could only get fronts, but I tracked down a pair at Flitwick Motorcycles in Bedfordshire, and my local dealer fitted them. They were my 4th set and I wanted to stick with them despite 5s and 6s being more available.

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So the tires that came with my new RS in 22 are the Metzeler roadtec Z8 ...... and as i have said in other posts they were changed out for michelin road 6GTs. This made a massive positive difference.
I just wanted to clarify which type of Metzeler tires I had the issues with. As in the earlier posts I didn't know which model they were. I don't have much experience with tires on the modern bikes of any sort really but I can recommend the road 6GTs they have been fantastic and show little wear, with even more miles. The wear is mainly on the softer chicken strips.
The front metzeler Z8 was absolutely shredded at 3000 miles and sucked the bike over hard going into turns forcing counter steering, very dodgy ......

You have Road 6 GT. I've read a variety of comments on whether the GT is "overkill" on an RS. I did have a set of GT's on an F800GT and really liked them, but sold the bike with only 1000 miles on the GT's, so I don't have familiarity with how they perform over the long run vis-a-vis the Road 6 non-GT version. Any comment?