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Pirelli Night Dragons or Metzlers?

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Old 05-20-2012, 01:35 PM
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Default Pirelli Night Dragons or Metzlers?

I've run Metzlers, but considering the Night Dragons. Anyone have experience with either or both?
 
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Old 05-20-2012, 02:11 PM
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I run Night Dragons on my RK and couldn’t be happier. They work way better than the Dunlops or Avons I’ve tried.

On my Dyna, I ran Dunlops, Metzlers, and ultimately Night Dragons with the same great results.

The ride is better as is the handling.
 
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Ran Metzelers for a while now have a Night Dragon. No noticeable diff in ride or handling. I just hope they will wear longer. On a side note, although they are labeled as the same size, the Night Dragon is noticeably wider thru the section than the Metz.
 
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I have run 2 sets of Metzler on the rear and now have the Night Dragon, No noticeable difference after 4k miles.. IMHO.
 
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Night Dragon's, hands down!
 
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to the cord at 5000 miles ....i would recommend ME880....both made but the same company...The pirelli rep. i met a few weeks ago told me the ME880 should last longer.
 
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Just put the Night dragon on the rear, Big difference on the down shifts, the 880's and 402"s both broke loose when down shifting hard, the NG's hold firm and also the rear brake dose not lock up as easy now, It actually slows me down to a stop.
 
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Originally Posted by 131tman
Night Dragon's, hands down!
Man!! You have one sharp looking ride!
 
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