Last evening as I arrived home via my afternoon commute; the farkle fairy dropped off a new set of tires for R1200GS Adventure.
4 weeks ago I fitted new Metzeler Tourance's to the R1200GS just before rolling out on Ride-About 2008. With 7000 miles of road trip and another 1000 miles locally since returning to FlatLand; She was ready for a new pair of shoes.
I decided to try a different type of tire this go round so I ordered Metzeler Roadtec Z6's from Southwest Moto-Tire. No shipping or Tax and a couple of days had them at the door.
After fitting, I balanced them using the Marc Parnes Static Balancer, then I installed Ride-On TPS as I always do to insure the tires remain hydrostatically balanced, run cooler with no air leaching and industry leading puncture protection. The Roadtec-Z6 is a Street Sport/Touring Tire where the Tourance is a Street/Trail tire.
Once fitting was complete, I headed out to my favorite strip of Sugar Sand along a roadside near the Casa and plowed through it several times to scrub away all of the remaining mold release thus making the tires safe for normal street riding.
First impressions of the Roadtec Z6 are all positive. The GS feels firmly planted with outstanding traction and handling.
I decided to try the Roadtec's as I'm going through Tourance Rear Tires at an expensive rate, so I'm looking for better mileage with these.
I decided to try the Roadtec's as I'm going through Tourance Rear Tires at an expensive rate, so I'm looking for better mileage with these.
Hey, What Lady doesn't like a new pair of shoes?
LATER
2 comments:
Keep blogging like this as the way is very long & you will succeed for sure. Your blog is very informative as always it is. Have a nice day.
How are the Roadtec's any better?
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