NOW I'M Pizzed !

[TRI-AL]

What's with these krappy Metzler rear tires? I thought you guys were pulling my leg with your tales of replaceing them at @ 6K miles and such. I baby this thing and yesterday as I stared at my rear tire and talked to other on-lookers about it's massive size, I noticed some strange streaks running down the center of the tire. What the heck? Upon closer investigation, I realized it was the CORD showing through!@!!! I ONLY HAVE 8479 miles on it and ride it like an old man (which I am)!!!! How can this be??? I swore I would baby my way to 10K miles & I'm not even CLOSE! At $241 a pop this is rediculous! PLEEZE somebody in Japan make an alternative to this Metzler rip-off! I can buy 2 cheap Dunlops for my 77 for half as much & they'll last twice as long or longer! SOMEBODY do something before I go broke trying to keep rubber on this thing! :hammer:

[dougl]

On 2006-09-11 03:46, TRI-AL wrote:
What's with these krappy Metzler rear tires? I thought you guys were pulling my leg with your tales of replaceing them at @ 6K miles and such. I baby this thing and yesterday as I stared at my rear tire and talked to other on-lookers about it's massive size, I noticed some strange streaks running down the center of the tire. What the heck? Upon closer investigation, I realized it was the CORD showing through!@!!! I ONLY HAVE 8479 miles on it and ride it like an old man (which I am)!!!! How can this be??? I swore I would baby my way to 10K miles & I'm not even CLOSE! At $241 a pop this is rediculous! PLEEZE somebody in Japan make an alternative to this Metzler rip-off! I can buy 2 cheap Dunlops for my 77 for half as much & they'll last twice as long or longer! SOMEBODY do something before I go broke trying to keep rubber on this thing! :hammer:

You're actually doing pretty well at 8500 miles. I have 7300, drive the same way, and I'm due soon.

[shiver]

I get half that amount.3600 miles and they retail for close to $450 buck here :evil: :evil:

[tbsrider2000]

That's what I got out of my first tire too. I did swap it for another Metzler, but will be going with a car tire like alot of the other guys have after this one..

[solorider]

I have 21000+ miles and going on mine fourth wheel...434 $ a wheel in sweden but only 244 $ when ordered from germany plus 60 $ for the change.

[wiffmajig]

The tire is super soft and sticky, I did not realize how sticky until I took a look after a short ride the other day, It actually stuck to my finger like gum almost.

The dunlops are an awsome tire for highway use, I used them on another bike also. I dont know how they would last on the rocket, I think they would spin quite a bit and wear away pretty quickly also.

I have accepted that I will have to take the good with the bad...I keep a coin jar in the corner of my room...That is going to be the rear tire fund.

[RidinSunshine]

Mine was changed out at I think 8,500. Could have gone a bit longer but was taking a solo trip and my Bear Man did not want me taking the chance of a problem on the road. When he took the tire off it was "out of round" too. I sure was not happy about that finding.

[Sprintster]

pardon me if i'm asking the obvious, but are you saying there is only one tire available for the r3? are there no higher-mileage alternatives?

and before you ask ... NO ... i won't consider a car tire for a bike. for me that's a no-brainer. literally.

TIA ...

[ This message was edited by: Sprintster on 2006-09-11 09:39 ]

[vonbonds]

As of today there is only ONE motorcycle specific tire for our bikes...the Metzeler's.

[LukeSkyWalker]

I've managed to put 9500 miles on my set of tires.
Sending it in next month for the 10,000 mile checkup and to replace the back tire.
I have a "slight" flat spot but no cords/belts hanging out.