02-24-2024, 03:27 PM
How's this for a reason: I can't stand the name "Interact" on a motorcycle tire. Sounds like something from one of those mandatory social-training videos for work, with words like "inclusivity" (a good thing), or "micro-agression" (a bad thing). I don't interact on a motorcyce. I act, and try to avoid having to react. Meanwhile...
I run Metzeler M7RRs on my '22 R1250RS. They worked fine on my 2016 S1000XR, and before that on my 2013 K1300S. A set of M5s on my K1200S saved my ass one SGR September afternoon; I rode over Sonora Pass during a hail storm. Oh man, that was scary, riding on a half-inch of ball bearing hail. The M7RRs are working fine on the RS. Maybe they'll last a bit longer on the RS than they usually did on the K-bike. Tire longevity hardly matters anyway, because I typically replace them just before a planned long ride, rather than trying to improve my mileage record. I know those M7RRs work like a champ on dry pavement. Gave them a really good wet pavement test a few days ago on a ride from my secret HQ in the Snoqualmie Valley down to Tacoma, over the Narrows Bridge then up to Bremerton. It rained pretty serious most of the way on that ride. Also while riding up through Poulsbo then back home from Edmonds after the boat ride. Dunno about the "Interacts," but I do trust those M7RRs.
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I've got a new set of M7RRs sitting on the shelf at Mt. Vernon Cannon Works, and I'll probably get them replaced a week or so before we all ride to the the BMWMOA National Rally in Redmond, Oregon. Then maybe I'll do a speed run down to Vegas to see my sister, then run back up to John Day for the Chief Joseph Rally. Hmm. Will have to order a new set of M7RRs for after return from that ride.
Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down.
Seeya
ATB
I run Metzeler M7RRs on my '22 R1250RS. They worked fine on my 2016 S1000XR, and before that on my 2013 K1300S. A set of M5s on my K1200S saved my ass one SGR September afternoon; I rode over Sonora Pass during a hail storm. Oh man, that was scary, riding on a half-inch of ball bearing hail. The M7RRs are working fine on the RS. Maybe they'll last a bit longer on the RS than they usually did on the K-bike. Tire longevity hardly matters anyway, because I typically replace them just before a planned long ride, rather than trying to improve my mileage record. I know those M7RRs work like a champ on dry pavement. Gave them a really good wet pavement test a few days ago on a ride from my secret HQ in the Snoqualmie Valley down to Tacoma, over the Narrows Bridge then up to Bremerton. It rained pretty serious most of the way on that ride. Also while riding up through Poulsbo then back home from Edmonds after the boat ride. Dunno about the "Interacts," but I do trust those M7RRs.
I've got a new set of M7RRs sitting on the shelf at Mt. Vernon Cannon Works, and I'll probably get them replaced a week or so before we all ride to the the BMWMOA National Rally in Redmond, Oregon. Then maybe I'll do a speed run down to Vegas to see my sister, then run back up to John Day for the Chief Joseph Rally. Hmm. Will have to order a new set of M7RRs for after return from that ride.
Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down.
Seeya
ATB