Replacement tyres for your adventure bike can be a bit of a minefield.
My 2022 R1250GS has previously worn the Michelin Road 6’s, a very good tyre, but I have now replaced them with the new for 2022, Metzeler Tourance Next 2’s.
These are my initial findings , comment please if you have them, mileage etc as I haven’t done many miles with them.
The tyre has been specifically designed for the adventure bike market, for riders who spend MOST of their time on tarmac, with a little excursion onto gravel etc.
Are they any good?
00:00 Introduction
00:54 Tyre description, tech stuff
05:00 Do I like them? How do they ride.
06:50 Off road
07:48 Wet weather
09:13 Final thoughts
Purchased/fitted mine through my BMW dealer:
https://www.themansellcollection.co.uk
More information go to Metzeler website:
https://www.metzeler.com/en-gb/catalogue/product/tourance-next-2
The Metzeler website takes you to The visor Shop for online tyre purchases:
https://www.thevisorshop.com/en/Metzeler-TOURANCE-NEXT-2-Motorcycle-Tyres/m-32903.aspx
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Changed over to these 500 miles ago from the factory supplied Anakee Adventures, difference is night and day in terms of confidence and road noise which has reduced dramatically.
Thanks for the recommendation, couldn't be happier. 👍
Hey. Er lige kommet hjem efter at have kørt ca. 4000 km på 7 dage….DK, D, A, SLO, I, D and DK. Adskillige bjergmassiv (dog ikke i DK😊). Jeg fik sat Metzler Tourance Next 2 på inden turen og de har været gode – osse i de 2 times regn vi fik på hele turen. Jeg er tilfreds med dækkene😊
Have had these tyres on a couple of my GSes. Currently running a Tourance next 1 on the front and a 2 on the rear. Have around 7500 miles on them and the rear is just starting to square off. The 7500 miles included a 4300 mile trip from Northern Ireland to Dubrovnik through Holland, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. Returning through Italy and France. Great tyre in both dry and Wet conditions
Had my new 1250GS for a couple of months, it came with Bridgestone A41's. My only issue is the amount of road noise (roar) from the front on certain road surfaces, was considering changing to Michelin Road 6's but now watching this video with interest.
I ´m currently riding my GS 1250 with stock tires(battlax) and pretty certain I will switch to these Metzeler tires. Thanks for the review and hope you had a delicious barbecue 🍖👨🏻🍳 Marc, Quebec, Canada 😉🏍
Are they better than the Michelin Road 6?
By the sounds of it a great improvement on the last design which wore trapezoidal on the front and were horrendously noisy on the Tiger 1200. Worth a look for my next tyre as the Anakee Adventure’s on my current GS don’t instil too much confidence in the wet.
Had them on two of my GS Adventures, i cant wait for my Bridgstones to wear out so i can put another set on, absolutely love the Metzelers.
I haven't used those tyres but on my 2021 GS Rallye with 59,000kms I have used the original Anakees, 2 sets of Metzeler Roadtec 01s, 1 set of Road 6s and I currently have a set of Trailmax Missions on. All tyres have been good, most average 10,000kms but the Trailmax are a standout. They have 15,500kms on them and are nowhere near worn out. They also steer and hold a line the best of all of the tyres. They are extremely stable, quiet, haven't slipped on me yet and are generally brilliant. I used them on a recent 14,000km ride part way around Australia and they are a very good long distance tyre.
It's always interesting to hear different riders rave or criticise different tyres. Overall, the average tyre available these days is far better than the average rider and only a very small percentage would go anywhere near using all of the potential of their tyres. We are spoilt rotten with choice 🙂