yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere Tyres Metzeler Tourance 150/70 x 17 & 110/80 x 19

bimota

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hi guys,

anybody used these on the tenere i only do road riding was going to use michelin road pilots but there £240 a set these are £149 a set

any feed back opinions please

rob
 

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Yes, have used the full Tourance range, currently using the NEXT version.

Base Tourance were fine and have no hesitation in using them again, good wet and dry grip, around 7-8k miles a set. also used these numerous times on my previous bike, never had any issues.

Tourance EXP would be my first choice, however I believe that they’ve been discontinued.

Tourance NEXT also without any issues, however the bike definitely steers quicker and rolls on the tyres easier than the base version. Front is done at 5k miles, rear hasn’t been on long enough to give a mileage figure.

Not sure if it’s unique to Metzeler tyres, however the fronts wear odd on my bike. Just off centre seems to wear quicker and is noticeable in feel towards the end of tyre life. No difference in performance, just an odd feel.
 

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I have used Metzler Torrance but not on my SuperTen. I really liked them on my old R1150GS though, plenty of grip wet and dry and lots of feel too.

Just this week, I had a pair of Michelin Pilot 5s fitted to replace the stock Bridgestones and I am liking them a lot. Lots of grip on dry roads at least, (it hasn’t rained until today), and it steers nice and quickly and feels more positive, more connected, than it did, although it should as it is more road biased than the Bridgestones. So yes, they are certainly not cheap but so far, I am happy with them.
 

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yer,

used them alot on my 1150gs adv, long time ago now thanks for imput on the michelin, whitch is probably where i,ll go

rob
 

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My bike came with Tourance EXP tires. I got about 11,000 miles from those. I'm now over 16,000 freeway commute miles into a set Tourance Next tires. I apparently don't wear out tires as fast as others do. My riding is almost all street, and I have no complaints about the Tourance tires. I intend to replace my current set with another Tourance Next set pretty soon.
 

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Yep, the Tourance came on the bike. They have a letter designation specifically for the Tenere. I think it was an "E" designation.
 
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