The wet riding performance was honestly surprising during the remainder of our Italian sojourn, which consisted of on and off again rain for almost the entire week.
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My alarmed sense of riding was unnecessary because the tire and bike remained under my full control for the remainder of our wet ride. The image made me think I was 10,000 miles away, leaning against the wall at Perris, but I had to snap myself back and keep my concentration as we weren’t out of harm’s way just yet. Salvatore got the bike back under control immediately, keeping the shiny side up the entire time. Quick on the bars, the bikes snapped sideways as he swerved around the oblivious driver. He was stuck on one of the Goldwings since no one wanted to ride that big bike in the rain. Our ride leader, Salvatore Pennisi, was out front when a car pulled out in front of him. Now coat these stones in water with poor drainage and it became something GS Trophy riders would say F*** that to. The roads would send chills down the average rider’s spine. The asphalt turned to cobble-stoned roads as we entered the 17th-century town.
My foggy visor masked the already hard to see traffic lights. The roads were still cold and wet as we turned into a town that was rotten with weird intersections. It appeared that little bit of heat activated the tire, keeping grip in conditions I didn’t think possible. Once I stopped messing around, the tire’s control snapped back and it became more difficult to perform the same action again. The tire spun freely as I added some throttle input (the lazy man’s rolling burnout). I dumped the clutch for a nice little slide into traffic. We pulled out onto the main road, which was fresh with rainwater. READ MORE: Don’t Ride Like An Idiot In the Rain - Video | RideApart We ventured into town, which at that moment, was being drenched in rain. I opted for the Dyna after leaving the testing facility. With a small group of about eight riders, it was easy to switch between three different tires (you’ll see other reviews soon) and styles of bikes throughout our week-long trip.įor our ME888 tire testing ride, it seemed every time we stopped we switched bikes, between a selection of worn out Goldwings, a few Sportsters, a couple of Softtails and my personal favorite a tall-bar Dyna. Our first ride started with a visit to Metzeler’s small Testing Department Office in Giarre (small only in comparison to headquarters) beginning in a little town on the coast about a hundred kilometers south of the testing facility. But our Italy trip did consist of many wet, cold days and slick conditions.
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Of course, we couldn’t have experienced mileage concerns on such a short trip, plus your local tire shop probably doesn’t even have this tire stocked just yet, it’s that new. Metzeler wanted to improve three areas of tire performance: wet/cold performance, extended mileage and in turn, allow the tire to wear with more regularity. With the addition of a new name comes some new specs. But the ME880 already had grip - the ME888 was designed to enhance a few additional areas of performance.Ī replacement for the ME880, the appropriately named ME888, is mostly found on cruisers, think Harley-Davidson or Victory. Once the tire took some heat, it became sticky and gripped to the road. It took some gusto to get the first tire-smoking photo, but the second burnout was nearly impossible to perform.
It may sound silly, but for me this was the biggest and most obvious display of the ME888’s grip. We were able to sneak off with our friends at Iron & Air for some burnouts on a Harley-Davidson Dyna with Metzeler ME888 Marathon Ultra shoes. What’s the best way to test a motorcycle tire? Well, burnouts of course. READ MORE: The Road from Starter Bike to "Big Girl" BMW | RideApart
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