First Ride witht the Metzeler M5

[upshur09]

These are not the K-3's but they are not bad at all. Only road abou 200 miles and they handle pretty well! Just wondering how many miles I will get out of them? Oh yeah, they have a chicken strip indicator on them so, they come with a lot of peer pressue!

[natesland]

Jeez, do they not have turns in Maryland? Take the training wheels off! Do you have a side car? 200 miles on a dyno... O.K. i'm done.

J/K =))

[diverbelow]

THose are conti attack right? And i tend to agree...too much straight lines )

[HyperM3]

Originally Posted by diverbelow

THose are conti attack right?

I cant tell if this is sarcasm or the inability to read subject headers...

Anyway, how do the tires compare to the previous set you had on the bike?

[RansomT]

Originally Posted by natesland

Jeez, do they not have turns in Maryland? Take the training wheels off! Do you have a side car? 200 miles on a dyno... O.K. i'm done.

J/K =))

Don't be too much of hater ... my K-3s almost look as bad. 65 miles a day on the Interstate commuting to work will do it every time.

[upshur09]

Originally Posted by natesland

Jeez, do they not have turns in Maryland? Take the training wheels off! Do you have a side car? 200 miles on a dyno... O.K. i'm done.

J/K =))

in due time Nate! been raining out here so I have to play it smart! I would look real stupid if i had brand new tires and a wrecked bike! lol I commute to work a lot That bike is from the first day i got them put on (about 5 miles) I was showing the reference spots!

[diverbelow]

Not sarcastic as personally I love the conti attack. Simply missed the headers...

[Roonster]

Just replaced my conti attack with k3's and what a difference the bike feels much more stable at high lean angles. I never felt confident with the conti's so now getting to push the bike hard!!!

[RRrider]

Originally Posted by upshur09

These are not the K-3's but they are not bad at all. Only road abou 200 miles and they handle pretty well! Just wondering how many miles I will get out of them? Oh yeah, they have a chicken strip indicator on them so, they come with a lot of peer pressue!

In other threads, I've commented on my experience on K3 and on M5, but to OPs question, I got about 3300 miles out of my m5's. As there is a lot of variability in how much mileage people get here on the forum, for comparison purposes, I ride primarily aggressive twisties, with little bits of city and freeway riding. I keep the tire pressure relatively low, not track low, but also not freeway riding high, running 32/34 (f/r), and I get around 2900 to 3000 miles on k3's at about the same tire pressure and riding style.

I'm trying the Diablo SuperCorsa 200/55 for the summer (and I expect to do a few track days as well), but I'll likely go back to the M5's for the rainy months. I'm considering getting an extra set of wheels for track/excellent weather so I can keep my stock wheels set up for rainy colder riding, and not have to hope that my tires are due to be changed at the seasonal boundary.