GG54172 Posted August 18, 2012 Share #1 Posted August 18, 2012 Got about 1500 miles on them. Wearing pretty good. I wore out a set of E3's in 7000 miles and hoping I can gets some more out of these. Been reading the reports on chunking, most seems to be about 4 years old. I will keep an eye on them and keep them at max wall pressure. Other than that I think they are much quieter than the E3's and turning at speed is much easier too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvester Posted August 19, 2012 Share #2 Posted August 19, 2012 Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradT Posted August 19, 2012 Share #3 Posted August 19, 2012 Never had Metzlers on anything but hear they are a nice tire. Personally would not use them But I do hope you get many miles on yours. Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Butler Posted August 19, 2012 Share #4 Posted August 19, 2012 Greg, I have been running ME 880s since 2000 on 3 RSVs with around 200k, and unlike some of the others here....I have never had an issue. Just keep around 46lbs in the rear and 36lbs in the front. And they are a great handling tire as well. Hope this helped, Rick Got about 1500 miles on them. Wearing pretty good. I wore out a set of E3's in 7000 miles and hoping I can gets some more out of these. Been reading the reports on chunking, most seems to be about 4 years old. I will keep an eye on them and keep them at max wall pressure. Other than that I think they are much quieter than the E3's and turning at speed is much easier too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted August 19, 2012 Share #5 Posted August 19, 2012 On my third set of Metzlers. Marathon front and rear. 2 sets on my GS 1100E and now 1 on my 86 VR. 7,00 miles on the current GS set with much life left in them. Although the rear is showing more wear than the front? 4,000 miles on the VR set and they look like new. They handle great. And now that I have upped the pressure to 42 front and 46 rear my steel deck bridge wobble is gone. Can't comment on wet weather traction. It just hasn't rained here often enough to ride in it. Never had any wet weather trouble on the (much lighter) GS. Over the last 5 years I've bought and sold about 6 or 7 bikes? (I lost count, but if I ask my wife she can probably tell me) I had one set of tires poop the bed at 3,000 miles due to weather checking. Can't remember the brand,bought them off Flea Bay. I think some issues have more to do with where you buy them. Getting old stock maybe. As in anything, what works for you and makes you happy is what you should use.. And no matter what brand you ride, keep an eye on them for signs of deterioration of any kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22lyons Posted August 19, 2012 Share #6 Posted August 19, 2012 got mine and like them with the exception of it slowly losing air. took it back twice to the dealer and still can't find the slow leak. at least it makes me check the pressure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozlander Posted August 20, 2012 Share #7 Posted August 20, 2012 I've good luck with my ME880s. I found 5 out in the shed. I'd take a buck a piece for them.:whistling: One probably when to Alaska and back, one to Nova Scotia and back, so they may have so wear on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hi 05 silver Posted August 20, 2012 Share #8 Posted August 20, 2012 Got about 1500 miles on them. Wearing pretty good. I wore out a set of E3's in 7000 miles and hoping I can gets some more out of these. Been reading the reports on chunking, most seems to be about 4 years old. I will keep an eye on them and keep them at max wall pressure. Other than that I think they are much quieter than the E3's and turning at speed is much easier too. Good choice ,at our shop we sell more metzelers than all the other brands. They are high performance tires ,and require higher PSI , so keep the pressure up. I run my RSV two up heavy, 90% of the time , front 40 PSI , rear 50 PSI. We and our customers love em'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby G Posted August 20, 2012 Share #9 Posted August 20, 2012 Ditto, ditto and ditto. Love mine, and now run the proper PSI in them which has made a tremendous difference in how the bike handles. No chuncking, side wall cracking, or other issues previously reported here. I will say that I am still a big Dunlop fan for my other lighter weight bikes, and also the H-D softail. But the 880 is the best tire for me for the RSV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jneed53 Posted August 30, 2012 Share #10 Posted August 30, 2012 Just keep a close eye on the rear. I had 2 come apart in chunks regardless of air pressure. Seems that they don't like 2nd Gens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcat Posted September 1, 2012 Share #11 Posted September 1, 2012 They're not partial to only 2nd gens...I had a Metzeler 880 chunk out on my 1st gen at about 6,000 miles.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickardracing Posted September 1, 2012 Share #12 Posted September 1, 2012 Got about 1500 miles on them. Wearing pretty good. I wore out a set of E3's in 7000 miles and hoping I can gets some more out of these. Been reading the reports on chunking, most seems to be about 4 years old. I will keep an eye on them and keep them at max wall pressure. Other than that I think they are much quieter than the E3's and turning at speed is much easier too. How can you wear out a set of E3's in 7000 miles? I put a set on my 07 RSV at 14,000 miles. This is my second season on them and I have 33,000 on the bike now and I can finish out this year on them no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroker ace Posted September 2, 2012 Share #13 Posted September 2, 2012 Got about 1500 miles on them. Wearing pretty good. I wore out a set of E3's in 7000 miles and hoping I can gets some more out of these. Been reading the reports on chunking, most seems to be about 4 years old. I will keep an eye on them and keep them at max wall pressure. Other than that I think they are much quieter than the E3's and turning at speed is much easier too. I've been running Metzler tires since the 1980's and I have never had a issue ( maybe just luck ). In the last 10 years I have put over 300,000 miles on the ME 880's with no issues on one first gen and now on the second, second gen along with the vmax. I average around 12,000 to 14,000 miles a set. The E3's lasted around 5,000 miles same riding style same roads etc.etc. and one of the worst tires I have tried in a long time ( only tried because of all the greatness I had read ). This is my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcat Posted September 2, 2012 Share #14 Posted September 2, 2012 I'm sort of conflicted...I had a Metz 880 rear tire chunk out at 6K on my 1st gen..However, the front tire lasted for 31,000 miles..That's the most I ever got out of any tire..I swore off Metzeler 880 but I'm rethinking it now.. I just installed a Metz 880 on the front of my RSV. I previously had an Avon but it only lasted for 10,500 miles..We'll see how this Metz works out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalstargazer Posted September 2, 2012 Share #15 Posted September 2, 2012 Just replaced my Metzler M880 front tire at 21000 miles. Started to show uneven wear and a shimmy in the front at low speed. Have only ran the OEM Bridgestones before that and they lasted near 27000 miles each time. Trying a Dunlop D404 this time. I guess we'll see how it lasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
friesman Posted September 2, 2012 Share #16 Posted September 2, 2012 I dont think the Dunlop404 will last you very long, they arent as well made a tire as the Dunlop e3. the Dunlop E3 had more plies and deeper tread, with the compound rubber to give longer life. As i understand it the E3 puts a harder rubber compound running up the middle of your tire with softer rubber on the side so you get the grip when you lean over. Ive read that most people dont get very good mileage from the 404 tires on a bike as heavy as the RSV or RSTD, but the E3 seem to do much better. just my 2 cents, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickardracing Posted September 2, 2012 Share #17 Posted September 2, 2012 Just replaced my Metzler M880 front tire at 21000 miles. Started to show uneven wear and a shimmy in the front at low speed. Have only ran the OEM Bridgestones before that and they lasted near 27000 miles each time. Trying a Dunlop D404 this time. I guess we'll see how it lasts. You are going to find that with the 404's the handling is going to disappear. Those are the worst tire you can put on a bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickardracing Posted September 2, 2012 Share #18 Posted September 2, 2012 I just do not understand how you guys are wearing out these tire with less than 10k miles on them. Even the 404's that were on my bike lasted 14k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroker ace Posted September 2, 2012 Share #19 Posted September 2, 2012 I think it all depends on where you live the roads you ride and your riding style as for the mileage goes on tires what ever brand they are. I mainly ride curvy two lane back roads and usually rum them at a good clip, but that is where I live. I am 5 minutes from hwy 116 about a hour from hwy 129 ( in TN ) a couple hours from GA hwy 60 and 75 ( not interstate 75 ) along with NC hwy 276 215 107. That's not including the Blue Ridge Parkway and several other roads that we stay on in this area. Throw in a spirited riding style and you get tire wear. I go through a set of brake pads a year front and rear, usually average around 30,000 miles a year on just the venture not counting the vmax and a couple other bikes that we also have. I tried a shinko on the rear of the vmax lasted around 2,000 miles but it was a $60 tire new compared to the $160 metzler that last around 14,000. My Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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