Re: MEZ4s

["Keith Formosa" <keithf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thomas,

Scraping pegs and stuff isn't all it's cracked up to be. In fact, it implies
that one may need to smooth one's riding style to ride more efficiently and
ultimately faster. Furthermore doing that sort of thing on the street is
going to get you in trouble either with the law or Dr. Physics.

The ST is a very fast bike and compares very well with the Honda VFR  - in
the hands of a skilled rider, it is just as potent as any other sportbike in
real world riding conditions. It has to defer to harder-edged sportbikes
(such as the ZX9R) on the track.

There is an excellent article recently posted on Interactive Motorcycle
www.activebike.com  about the new Michelin Pilot Sport radials with a
comparison to the Bridgestone BT56SS and Dunlop 207 which all may find
interesting. The link for this article can be found at:
http://207.168.125.101/index/features/michelin/michelin.htm

Cheers


Keith Formosa



- ----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Emberson <thomas@xxxxxxx>
To: <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 1999 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: MEZ4s


>
> Got a comment and question.
>
> First the comment, Bridgerock, as most of my fellow ZX'rs call them
> are evil. Slow to warm up, not the best grip, and personally I find
> that they have a harder ride. On my 6e I replaced the stock
> Bridgerocks for a METz1 front and METz3 rear, and found better
> traction, warmed up instantly (well almost) and were more comfortable
> on the HWY. Never used MEZ4's but I would imagine they are comparable
> to Dunlop 20[4|5], decent HWY and performance tyres. Stock on my
> 9r (205 OEM were as the 204 are consumer, very slight differences
> AFAIK) Second set on the 9r where 207's, excellent, but only 4,000
> miles (of course I often us all 135 RWHP). Now I have METz 3 front
> and rear, very happy, and I will let you know how they stack up as
> far as mileage. BTW about 5,000 miles on the 205 rear.
>
> The question, more or less for those who have riden sports bikes.
> How does the sprint, IYHO, compare to the handling of a sport bike.
> I never really got the chance to ride the ST somewhat hard. But
> then again I have never scraped a peg on my 9r, but thena again do
> feet count?
>
>
> Thomas
>
> On Wed, 20 Oct 1999, Bruce McCurdy wrote:
>
> >
> > If you're ready for a new set of rubber, I give these tires a very
> > enthusiastic endorsement.
>
> Got to completely agree, Metzlers are good tyres!
>
> Thomas
>
>
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