05-06-2021, 12:54 AM
(05-05-2021, 11:54 PM)Stichill_imp Wrote: Metzeler Z8 Interact came standard on a BMW F800GT I had. I did not like them. The first reason was that they would step out when crossing slickly painted lines on the road, even when dry. The second reason is that it's very difficult to monitor wear on the rear. There are some small, shallow sipes near the center that end up vanishing pretty early on, and from that point there's not much to indicate the degree of wear. The wear bars further down the sides are not useful since it's always the center that goes first. I was thinking the tires were fine and then suddenly I'm seeing white fabric. A buddy on an R1200RT had the same experience. I felt bad later because I gave him some grief about riding on the cords, and then I turned around and did the same thing.
lol - yeah, those white cords. It is like, " ... really? And I am so far from home. Ah well, gonna take it easy on the throttle."
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