Metzler ME 880 Tire wear question.
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Can't comment on what I've read. But my last 2 harleys came with Dunlop 402's. I replaced them with Metzler 880's when the 'lops wore down. About 9,000 on the rear for the 'lops. The stickier, far better handling Metzlers went 12,000. So my "experience" is the Metzlers last at least as long as the 402's. Can't comment on Elite 3's.
Road Master
Joined: May 2009
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From: Fredericksburg, Va
tire pressure is the key. owners manual seems to under inflate. I emailed Metzler and they reccomended max tire pressure (as printed on the tire) for max mileage. I would email them and give them your body weight too....I weigh 206 so I put 39 in front and 42 in rear. I run a Cobra on the rear and metz on front...just hit 100miles on the new rubber and it feels like glass.
Stage I
Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Irvine Ranch, Calif
ME 880 tires
I run these tire on my fat boy and I'm pretty hard on tires. These are very soft, that's why they're great tires in my opinion. I think 8k is really good. My last 880 rear lasted about 6K and it was down to the core, although I wasnt good at checking the pressure until i found out these tires bleed off very quickly?
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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