Metzler ME 880 Tire wear question.
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Metzler ME 880 Tire wear question.
For those of you that have ME880's, my front has 8K miles on it (10 months old) and even though I check the pressure all the time, the dead center tread is wearing much faster than off-center (by even an inch). I've got 3/32 dead center and 5/32 just off center. Anyone want to share their experience with the ME 880's and should I be considering replacing the front tire soon or does dead center wear usually happen? Thanks!!
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Johnny, dead center wear happens. The MEtzlers are far softer than the stock dunlops and will wear quicker, however usually it is at a ratio of 2 rear tires to one front. I would attribute part of this wear to the weight of your front wheel as I am ure it is far heavier than the stock wheels were. I'd say you are good to go for a while longer. At laast until the rear wears out. Of course someone else here may have more info than I.
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For those of you that have ME880's, my front has 8K miles on it (10 months old) and even though I check the pressure all the time, the dead center tread is wearing much faster than off-center (by even an inch). I've got 3/32 dead center and 5/32 just off center. Anyone want to share their experience with the ME 880's and should I be considering replacing the front tire soon or does dead center wear usually happen? Thanks!!
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I had 880s on my last bike (Vulcan 1500) when I traded it in. Really liked the feel of them but don't know how they were going to wear. I thought they were doing fine though. I plan to run them on my '09' Heritage when the time comes.
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That pressure sounds a bit high for your bike. Are you using the mfg's max pressure rating for the tire? I would go with the the HD recommended tire pressure. On my 06 with the 21" I did have more wear in the middle at 32psi & I'm getting much better wear at 38psi as suggested by my dealer for the 21".
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I run 40 PSI in my front ( Riding 2 up) 880 and check my pressure weekly.
I run 38-39 PSI when I'm solo and my tire has over 16K on it...and looks good.
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