The new Sportec M9 RR from Metzeler is the successor to the popular M7 RR in their hypersport tyre range.
Marketed as the supersport tyre for your daily leanings, it offers a versatile options for the latest sportsbikes, supersports and hypernakeds. There’s also a H-rated size range for small capacity sports bikes and nakeds like the KTM RC390 and Yamaha MT-03.
During the development of the M9 RR, Metzeler engineers developed a brand new compound, and while the rear tyre retains the same cap and base construction as the previous generation tyre, the front tyre uses a different compound layout.
As with all the latest hypersport tyres, it is designed primarily for fast road riding, although it can handle some track action too.
Along with the increases in wet and dry grip, Metzeler also say that internal testing shows a 10% increase in tyre life over the M7 RR.
Already a fan of Metzeler tyres in general, online blogger RideWithPeaks recently fitted a set to his Yamaha R1 to see if they lived up to the hype.
Here’s what he had to say in conclusion:
“For me, I’ve been using a 120/190 combination, on the R1. While previously I have played around with tyre pressures, sofar I’ve religiously stuck to manufacturers recommendations of 36F and 42R. This gives plenty of feeling, excellent ride quality, and best of all, wear is looking even and as expected.
This tyre has so much more to give than I can use for riding on the road; it almost feels overkill. I’m a progressively fast road rider, and not once has this tyre given me any ill-feeling or let me know I’m getting close to its limit. It is much more capable than me, so I am 100% confident you won’t find the limit of this tyre on the road unless something is going really really wrong, or you are SERIOUSLY pushing on, at way more than the speed limit.
I’ve tested them in torrential rain, Welsh mountain passes covered in sheep sh*t, fords, cattle grids and landslides and over gravel, with lean at 60mph. None of these has shaken the M9RR. I am seriously impressed.”
You can find out more at RideWithPeaks.com.
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