Metzeler Racetech M1

[BladeBoy]

What do you guys & girls think of these?Anybody used them, I require some feedback.

[the kid]

What do you guys & girls think of these?Anybody used them, I require some feedback.

Mark there is a review on the new Sportec in this months "Rapid" although they seem to be a bit advertiser biased , the Sportecs sound good .

[BladeBoy]

What do you guys & girls think of these?Anybody used them, I require some feedback.

Mark there is a review on the new Sportec in this months "Rapid" although they seem to be a bit advertiser biased , the Sportecs sound good .

Thanks Bill, I will get a copy tonight, see ya at PI

[gizmo]

I'm sure Hammer had the racetechs on his previous ZX12 & reckoned they were great except they cost abit $600set?

They are the equivelent of a Power race/Diablo super corsa etc etc from memory...

[Glen]

I think these replace the old Rennsports don't they. If so, the Rennsports were a very nice tyre on my old 9 and stuck like poo to a doona.

The only thing I'd suggest though is if they're expensive they're probably overkill and you'd be just as well off with the Sportec's perhaps.

[greenmeanie]

I think these replace the old Rennsports don't they. If so, the Rennsports were a very nice tyre on my old 9 and stuck like poo to a doona.

The only thing I'd suggest though is if they're expensive they're probably overkill and you'd be just as well off with the Sportec's perhaps.

Yep racetechs replaced rennsports.

[Rossi]

I got the M1 on my 9 and I have to say I'm impressed with it, gives a lot of feedback.
I paid the same as I would have done for a pilot and seem to be getting better wear out of it.
Plus the pillion says it doesn't squirm about as much but then again the old tyre was shagged

[BladeBoy]

M1 Metzelers= Love 'em, much, much better than the Pirelli Corsa/ Diablo

[Wattie]

Got a knee down on them yet Mark???

[BladeBoy]

Got a knee down on them yet Mark???

No, but I did do some overtaking on the OPH last Sunday, which aint like me! Maybe a rush of blood also?

[aardvark]

The only Metzlers I've ever used are the ones I spent a couple of days riding around the Nurburgring on. I think they were the Sportecs and I loved them. They offered superb feedback and warmed up pretty quickly.

[Steve_TLS]

I ran one set of Sportec M1's, then switched to Diablo Corsa's (Now running Super Corsa's). I loved the M1's, but never ran another set because I only got 2800km out of the rear.

Besides the short life, they were pretty good. But they slid on me more than the Diablo Corsa's did.

[Nanna10r]

Thanks to Big Kev I have Got a second hand set on Tiggr atm. When i was able to ride him ...... lol ... So far I found them very impressive. Similar to the Pilot "Race" with more flickability.
I would have to say they are Probably THE best tyre on the market for Feedback/grip levels on a litre bike or bigger. However I do think there are better $/corner tyres out there like the Shinko Stealth ultra softs.

[BladeBoy]

Thanks to Big Kev I have Got a second hand set on Tiggr atm. When i was able to ride him ...... lol ... So far I found them very impressive. Similar to the Pilot "Race" with more flickability.
I would have to say they are Probably THE best tyre on the market for Feedback/grip levels on a litre bike or bigger. However I do think there are better $/corner tyres out there like the Shinko Stealth ultra softs.

Brett, Shinko don't make a 16 inch font tyre,( that's any good
) thats why I went for the Metzelers.

[Nanna10r]

Yeah Mark the Shinko range is a little limited they dont ven do a 160 x 17 as they lost the mould apparantly