When it comes to the latest crop of sport touring tyres, Metzeler’s Roadtec 01 is certainly one of the very best.
So much so, it was recently awarded a ‘Best Buy’ for it’s wet weather prowess in RiDE Magazine’s review of 2018.
Based on their sport touring test conducted last spring, the Metzeler narrowly beat the new Battlax T31 and Road 5 from Bridgestone and Michelin respectively to take the top spot.
In their feedback, RiDE state:
“These tyres instantly gave a refined feel to the ride, making the bike feel plush – like it’d been fitted with posh suspension.
This is key for confidence as by remaining composed over bumps, they generated an even greater feeling of grip and security, which was excellent anyway.
These tyres gave the ability to get on the throttle earlier when exiting corners, and steer with precision and confidence.
With excellent feel at the handlebars, they made the bike agile with a linear amount of rider effort needed to manage direction changes.
Through high-radius corners the bike tracked perfectly. Combined with this, there was excellent stability at all speeds – a big improvement over OE.
Superb feel when braking hard, too.”
With ‘HWM’ options for big tourers also available, the Roadtec 01 range covers a wide variety of bikes.
You can find out more about the Roadtec 01 range here.
