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“Metzeler Z6 Tyres. Excellent all rounder, now good value. ”

★★★★☆

written by on 11/12/2017

Bikes --- (1) BMW R850R, 2 sets of Z6s in succession, fronts lasted 11,800 and 12,400 miles, rears lasted 7,800 and something over 6400 miles (sold the bike at that time.) (2)Moto Guzzi Breva 1200. the front has done 9800 miles and is now finished, rear 6000 miles and still fair. Comments. -- I am a mature long distance rider, reasonable speeds and sporty but not lunatic cornering. Cautious and smooth in the wet. --- Important point --The Z6 proved a very suitable tyre for both these bikes, very neutral handling, easy into and out of corners. ---The front wore both on the sides from cornering and the centre from braking, so stayed the same profile ,-- the rear wore flatter from acceleration than the sides from cornering. Noticeable as they wore but very small change in characteristics when cornering --- Of it's day superb handling in the wet. Even now very good in the wet, excellent tread patterns front and rear for dispersing water. --- now, 2017, although the first generation of Metzeler Roadtec's they are still a very,very good tyre ---still selling and now really good value. I continue to fit them. ( The new Roadtec 01 should be a fantastic tyre with the same characteristics but better dual rubber --- but currently very pricy)

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“Looked good at 13000km. Cord showing at 14,100km.”

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written by Brennen277 on 24/03/2015

R1200R. No wear indicators. Do not get caught out. Have been caught out with spinning the rear on roundabouts under very modest throttle.....pucker moments.

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“great tire and value”

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written by ScarletCrawford on 16/06/2014

I have these on my 99 ZRX 1100. It is a heavy super-bike with 125 hp at the rear wheel. On my 3 rd set now. Last set I got 16,400 km and I do like using the wrist. In the rain I am very confident while inflating 32/36. They do not require more than 1 oz of weights.

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“Very good tyres”

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written by Wildcat1970 on 11/05/2013

I've got these tyres on a r1200rt and a 600 bandit carnt believe they work as well on both bikes and not a bad prices .got 6000 miles out of back tyre on my rt and it still looks good for another 1500 :-)

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“do not inspire confidance”

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written by on 08/05/2013

I think everyone eles who has rewied these tyres must be compareing then to old nylon tyers i have had 10 or 15 bikes and average over 1000 miles a month and in the wet the rear will spin up under a qaurt of throttel on my zed in the dry punch it and rather than gettin front wheel lift u get fast burnouts and millage wise they last 2200miles for fast road rideing and comuting i wouldnt recomend them they feel like a poor quality budget tyer

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“Put a rear tyre on today due to puncture (on the...”

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written by on 09/05/2011

Put a rear tyre on today due to puncture (on the motorway = misery), replacing the OE Bridgestone Battlax BT56 - what a difference. I knew the Battlax wasn't up to much but this tyre has transformed my bike (GT650R). Unable to comment on longevity as its brand new, but the handling is fab. To compound my misery, it rained all the 35 mile journey home so can report the grip is pretty good in the wet, too!

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“i had the roadtec z6 and the z6 interact the handling...”

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written by on 29/04/2010

i had the roadtec z6 and the z6 interact the handling is really good . i do most of my riding up in mountains, but i seem to only get about 6000 klm out of them. i ride a mottoguzzi norge 850 i dnt go easy on the bends but im thinking of changing to dunnlops just because of the wear of the tire. over all i think its a great tire

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“Fitted the Z6 Interact tires around 4000km ago and...”

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written by on 23/09/2009

Fitted the Z6 Interact tires around 4000km ago and they're still as good as they were when they were worn in. I've ridden them through the New Zealand winter and they offer ots of grip in the wet and loose shingle that they spread on NZ roads during the icier months. Can't wait to give them a good thrashing over the summer!

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“I've had the Metzeler Roadtec Z6's (not the Interact...”

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written by on 06/08/2009

I've had the Metzeler Roadtec Z6's (not the Interact version) on a TDM900 and a BMW K1200RS and the tyre has been excellent on both. The BMW will cause a bit of slip if you gun the throttle in second in the wet (I think most tyres would) but other than that it's great.

The difference in handling on the BMW over the fitted 020's was incredible. It's turned the bike into a much more rideable one, it seems like a different bike to me.

Wear is good on both bikes, not having wear indicators in the middle is a pain but overall, it's a great touring tyre.

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“I've tried Z6, Bt-020, BT-021, PR2 in the sport...”

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written by on 23/07/2009

I've tried Z6, Bt-020, BT-021, PR2 in the sport touring class, with Pan European 1300, FJR 1300 and GTR 1400. I think they're the better tyres in overal.

They lack a bit of grip in dry and hot roads comparing to BT-020, BT-021 or PR2, but they're the best in the wet, they're very confident and the stability at high speed is superb. The all new Z6 INTERACT will be placed tomorrow in my GTR 1400. With more 35% of silica, they should be the BEST.

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“I'm not sure what you guys have been doing but I have...”

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written by jneedee on 01/07/2009

I'm not sure what you guys have been doing but I have Roadtecs on my YZF600 and they are TERRIBLE! Sure some tires are better for some bikes than other but these absolutely stink for the YZF! The other day in the rain at low speeds it nearly dropped it 3 times. And I mean low speeds. I've owned probably more than a dozen bikes in my life, with over 2 decades of riding experience and have tried many, many brands of tires. This is the second set of Metzlers I've owned (the first ones were by choice) and it will be my last. The first set also sucked in the rain. Sorry, they may be good for some bikes (maybe heavier ones), but not the YZF600. Ta Ta.

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Written on: 28/06/2011

Sounds like they're fitted the wrong way round?

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“I have had these tyres on my honda hornet 900 for the...”

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written by denn1s on 19/12/2008

I have had these tyres on my honda hornet 900 for the last year and a half during which time they have covered a total of approximately eighteen thousand kilometers of trips to moto gp events of one thousand six hundred kilometers and world superbike events of one thousantd two hundred kilometers plus the weekend trips on mountain roads with twisties that never fail to put a grin on your face. the chicken strips on these tyres is less than one centimeter wide up to the head of the elephant on the sideof the tyres. though these tyres have served me quite well i think that next time round i will probably go for a sports tyre in place of a sports touring tyre solely for the extra confidence i presume a sports tyre will inspire on a week end blast round the twisties.

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“The Metzeler Roadtec Z6 is a hard wearing tyre but in...”

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written by n16elc on 25/05/2008

The Metzeler Roadtec Z6 is a hard wearing tyre but in my opinion inferior to the Bridgestone 020 in the wet when fitted to the BMW RT. I think the rear needs more grooves on its centre. Then they could also apply wear indicators.

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Faffa's Response to n16elc's Review

Written on: 15/04/2013

I agree. Have a BMW R1200R and have almost fell my @#$& off three times now on a wet road. My GS has Battlewings on and don't seem to have the same issues.
I'll give these Metzelers a wide berth when replacing tyres

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“Very very good tyre for my BMW K1200GT.”

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written by lguilherme on 16/05/2008

Very very good tyre for my BMW K1200GT.

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“I've always had performance tyres on my 06 r1 but due...”

★★★★★

written by on 08/02/2008

I've always had performance tyres on my 06 r1 but due to travelling 500kms per week started to get expensive the Metzeler Roadtec are great in dry conditions and lasts a lot longer than sport tyres easily.... When your doing 1000kms a fortnight this is a great alternative to sport/performance tyres. Took time to get confident on them though so far I reckon you can probably get double the kms compared to sport tyres!

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“I think these tyres could do with a tread indicator in...”

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written by on 25/12/2007

I think these tyres could do with a tread indicator in middle section. You don't know when tyre life is expired. Happened twice to me, so I paid for these tyres just to be caught out.

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“I've only done 900 miles on the Metzeler Roadtec Z6 so...”

★★★★★

written by smudgek3 on 07/09/2007

I've only done 900 miles on the Metzeler Roadtec Z6 so far but they don't look to have lost anything. I replaced my Dunlop d208's which were much stickier but not as grippy. Sounds weird I know but I've done the sames speeds round the same corners on both tyres and on powering out the d208's slide out way earlier than the Z6's well pleased so far just the initial layout was expensive.

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“Almost 11,000 miles and I still have some tread left....”

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written by happy2ride on 22/01/2007

Almost 11,000 miles and I still have some tread left. Granted they are a bit flat but they still have good rubber on them.

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“The Metzeler Roadtec Z6 Tyre seems to give approx...”

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written by Peer on 25/09/2006

The Metzeler Roadtec Z6 Tyre seems to give approx 12000km on rear on BMW at mostly 180km touring speeds. I suggest Metzeler changes design to incorporate just a few tread depth indicators. It would save many stranded bikers shouting abuse at back tyres! Until then I will not be replacing with the same tyre. I can play safe and replace now, but I don't like wasting tyre life/mileage just because I cannot guess residual tyre life.

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“grip baby grip, take these for a spin in the wet...”

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written by Redline748 on 20/08/2006

grip baby grip, take these for a spin in the wet you'll be amazed, I used to use bt 020 but not any more, now I only get these or if I cant I go for pirelli diablo strada which is basically the same tire, oh yeah good life too

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