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Perhaps the German magazine may be a little biased towards the German manufactured, German tyre over a Spanish made French tyre.
Just a thought!

Macka
 

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I think it leaves you needing a better translation. I could not understand most of what was being said.
 

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So...where does that leave me when looking for new tires?
For me one review doesn't mean too much...especially if I don't know the reviewer. The Michelin's have a proven track record, at least on the NT. Metzler's have also worked well for me in the past. So availability and cost are the next two factors I look at when buying tires.

As a BMW owner you might appreciate this one. When I had my 1996 BMW R1100R the local dealer told me I had to use OEM tires, installed at a BMW dealership, to keep my warranty in place. Only the OEM tires were warranted to work properly with the ABS system. :eek1: For some reason they wouldn't put that one in writing...:rolleyes1: :wink: I had Michelin's installed...


Perhaps the German magazine may be a little biased towards the German manufactured, German tyre over a Spanish made French tyre.
Just a thought!

Macka
LOL, that would never happen....:rolleyes1: :rofl1:
 

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As a BMW owner you might appreciate this one. When I had my 1996 BMW R1100R the local dealer told me I had to use OEM tires, installed at a BMW dealership, to keep my warranty in place. Only the OEM tires were warranted to work properly with the ABS system. :eek1: For some reason they wouldn't put that one in writing...:rolleyes1: :wink: I had Michelin's installed...
:rolleyes1: :rofl1:
Sounds more like a Harley dealer to me.

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This "reviewer" loves his Metzeler Roadtecs. Yes, I am German but I have lived in America my whole life...btw I added a bottle of Ride On tire balancer and sealant when they were brand new (3 months ago) and they MIGHT need 1/2 a pound of air right now. Maybe.
 
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This "reviewer" loves his Metzeler Roadtecs. Yes, I am German but I have lived in America my whole life...btw I added a bottle of Ride On tire balancer and sealant when they were brand new (3 months ago) and they MIGHT need 1/2 a pound of air right now. Maybe.
It will be interesting to see how many miles you accumulate before you need to replace... From what I read, the Roadtec 01 tires are direct competition to the PR4's I installed 2 months ago. The old PR4s I took off provided me 16400 miles of enjoyable use.
 
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The wear looks good so far. Only about 2000 miles. I got 10,000 out of the original BT 20's and the only reason I replaced them is they were flat spotted from freeway riding. I also bought the bike with 21 miles on it...but it was 4 years old so the tires were probably harder, which may have given me more miles. I'm pretty easy on tires....16,000...that's pretty darn good.
 

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I asked Revzilla if (and when) Dunflop might make a 150 sized Roadsmart III. No answer yet.
 

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I asked Revzilla if (and when) Dunflop might make a 150 sized Roadsmart III. No answer yet.
I queried Dunlop with that question and they said due to demand, they had no plans to offer the RS 3 in a 150.... damn! I wonder how the 160 would work on the NT?
 
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. . . btw I added a bottle of Ride On tire balancer and sealant when they were brand new (3 months ago) and they MIGHT need 1/2 a pound of air right now. Maybe.
Not to steal the thread, but I too love RideOn. The only flats I have ever had were with tires that did not have RideOn added.
 

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I had a Roadsmart II on the rear and it squared off nearly flat in about 8K miles.
 

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I suspect the only difference you'd find would be the speedometer would read too slow by a certain percentage. You'd get used to compensating for it.

As far as clearance goes, take a look at the inside of the wheel area and see if there's anything that might cause interference. If I understand it correctly, you're only talking about a 5mm addition on each side of the wheel.

And there's still an awesome choice in the PR4 available.

Chris
The speedo difference is <2% and I don't think clearance would be an issue. Sorry, the PR4's are undoubtedly fine tires, but I don't do Michelins.

Mike
 
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Does Metzeler make the rear in a 150?

I don't even see the Z1 on the US website yet.
 
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Bill, RevZilla has the Roadtec O1 in 150/70x17. I don't see the Z1 listed anywhere either. The O1 is ranked by RevZilla as equal to the PR4.
 
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