METZELER ROADTEC 01 SE

After the Road 5 from Michelin, now comes the Metzeler Roadtec 01SE. Its direct predecessor was already a real pound on the rim and so the new one lets us hope for a lot of good things before the first ride. For me, it’s also important to see whether I’ll have that „aha“ feeling again, like when I switched from the Z8 to the Roadtec 01, because that was a real quantum leap in terms of grip and driving feel, especially when the conditions on the roads weren’t so great. So let’s find out whether the tyre lives up to what the Metzeler advertising strategists are trying to tell us. ... more >>

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METZELER ROADTEC 01 SE is the best sport touring tyre according to British magazine RiDE

In a blind test that evaluated six of the best-selling sport touring tyres on the market, METZELER ROADTEC 01 SE is named as the best choice for consumers, with particularly high scores in steering and confidence categories.

The ROADTEC™ 01 SE radial range, in addition to consolidating high performance in the wet from low temperatures offered by ROADTEC™ 01, has also been developed to enhance the sporty characteristics of grip and agility required by those who ride sport, naked and sport touring bikes; and exactly these characteristics made the difference in the test organised by RiDE. In particular, the bi-compound METZELER technology applied to the rear tyre is combined with a sportier tread pattern design.

The British publication compared ROADTEC 01 SE with five rival products currently on the market and declared the product of the ‘blue elephant’ brand the clear winner of the comparison. The challenging twenty-two mile route nominated for the test included an alternation of motorway sections, main roads with flowing corners, secondary roads with poor surfaces and an urban section with mixed surfaces, in order to replicate exhaustively the characteristic usage of a touring motorcycle. . One of the most representative sport tourers of the segment, the iconic BMW R1250RS equipped with tyres in the sizes 120/70-17 and 180/55-17, was the designated tool used to make the comparison. The blind test method used meant that RiDE's expert testers were not aware of which product they had tested at the time of the evaluation and assigned a score from 1 to 10, in five different categories: steering, confidence, stability, ride quality and feel. At the end of the severe comparison, METZELER ROADTEC 01 SE was the absolute winner, obtaining the highest final score of 91 points out of a maximum of 100 and achieved RiDE magazine's recommendation as "Best Purchase".

ROADTEC 01 SE was also the only tyre to receive the maximum score of 10 points out of 10, from at least one of the two testers, in three categories out of five - steering, stability and confidence. In fact, particularly praised was the confidence that ROADTEC 01 SE is able to give the motorcyclist also at high speeds, thanks to the level of grip available even at low temperatures, and the light and precise steering felt from slow to fast corners. The final verdict of the magazine quotes: “The difference these made to the BMW was very impressive - it felt lighter, like it had better suspension – and worked amazingly from cold. The biggest improvement of any tyre here."

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