Metzler Tire Question
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Well,
It's about time for another rear tire and this time I'm gonna play Ditch the Dunlop......I'm gonna try a Metzler ME 880......the fitment guide calls for a 160/70 VB17 but they also sell a 170/60 VR 17 radial.
160/70 VB 17 6.18" wide--25.75 tall
170/60 VR 17 6.65" wide--25.16 tall
the bias tire is bias, weighs 5 pounds more and runs about $45-55 dollars more than the radial. The guy at Metzler (the factory) says the radial "was not tested" for my bike and therefore, there could be "handling issues". The radial is not on the fitment list only because it wasn't tested...theymake a propietary tire for the Wide Glide and also for a BMW with the same situation............
Anybody running the ME 880 170/60 17 Radial on a Wide Glide and anybody know about any "handling issues" ??? This is for an '06 Wide Glide and the front tire is still "stock".......I know there are at least a Gazillion tire posts on here and I read through too many already so I'm looking for fresh info........
I also looked up some suppliers and so far I have:
Tires unlimited
Motorcycle Pro Shop
Sport Tour
Motorcycle Superstore
and
Dennis Kirk
If you have any history with this tire or can think of any more good suppliers and have the time, please post them.....thank you....thank you very much.........
It's about time for another rear tire and this time I'm gonna play Ditch the Dunlop......I'm gonna try a Metzler ME 880......the fitment guide calls for a 160/70 VB17 but they also sell a 170/60 VR 17 radial.
160/70 VB 17 6.18" wide--25.75 tall
170/60 VR 17 6.65" wide--25.16 tall
the bias tire is bias, weighs 5 pounds more and runs about $45-55 dollars more than the radial. The guy at Metzler (the factory) says the radial "was not tested" for my bike and therefore, there could be "handling issues". The radial is not on the fitment list only because it wasn't tested...theymake a propietary tire for the Wide Glide and also for a BMW with the same situation............
Anybody running the ME 880 170/60 17 Radial on a Wide Glide and anybody know about any "handling issues" ??? This is for an '06 Wide Glide and the front tire is still "stock".......I know there are at least a Gazillion tire posts on here and I read through too many already so I'm looking for fresh info........
I also looked up some suppliers and so far I have:
Tires unlimited
Motorcycle Pro Shop
Sport Tour
Motorcycle Superstore
and
Dennis Kirk
If you have any history with this tire or can think of any more good suppliers and have the time, please post them.....thank you....thank you very much.........
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 \\; I have not tried Metzeler but I strongly suggest that you always check \\; \\; \\; \\; \\;  \\; www.chaparral-racing.com \\; \\; \\; \\; for any tire prices. The one you are considering is $174.85 on thier site.