[Jack Joyce]

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Jeez, I must ride like a nun. I commute daily on my 1500 with Metzelers 880s front and back and get about 20,000 miles on each one. I had Dunlop Elites on it before and got 24,000, but I didn't like the way they behaved.

Jack

 

[Jack Joyce]

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My Dunlop E IIIs felt really squirrely on scarified pavement (prepped for repaving or with rain grooves) and on steel-grate bridges. My 880s track much straighter in both places, less unsure. I think it has to do with the sipes. Dunlops have a pair of grooves right down the center, while the Metzelers have only diagonal grooves. I think that is what accounts for he difference on the irregular surfaces.

I can't really quantify the rest of the difference, but the 880s just feel sportier. I'm very fond of them. That being said, to each his own.

Jack

 

[Jack Joyce]

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I was just reminded by a post I read on another board - I like the way the 880s feel when I ride across tar snakes. No uncertainty. My Dunlops always felt like they were going to just slide right off the things.

Jack