{"id":11225,"date":"2022-02-28T11:14:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T11:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advwisdom.com\/a\/metzeler-tourance-next-2-tires-first-look-for-street-adventures\/"},"modified":"2022-02-28T11:14:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T11:14:02","slug":"metzeler-tourance-next-2-tires-first-look-for-street-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advwisdom.com\/a\/metzeler-tourance-next-2-tires-first-look-for-street-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Metzeler Tourance Next 2 Tires First Look [For Street Adventures]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Riders of adventure motorcycles who want a high level of sport-touring performance on pavement will want to take a look at the new Metzeler Tourance Next 2 tires. Although Metzeler claims that the tread pattern is designed to \u201cimprove lateral thrust for high-end off-road performance,\u201d the pattern looks very much like a street bike tire\u2014not a bad thing for someone planning a tour on an adventure bike focusing heavily on paved roads with the occasional foray onto a high-quality unpaved road.<\/p>\n

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Metzeler put plenty of street-oriented technology into the Tourance Next 2 tire. The front tread compound is 85 percent silica with styrene-butadiene rubber polymers intended to improve performance on wet surfaces. Rear tires have the front tire’s compound down the center with full-silica shoulders.<\/p>\n

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Depending on the size of the rear tire, the tread compounds are distributed by either Metzeler’s Cap&Base or Hyperbase formulas. Cap&Base puts a soft compound over a harder-compound base for consistent performance and thermal balance through the tire. Hyperbase uses a full-carbon-black rubber compound that gives the tire dynamic stability as it keeps temperatures steady.<\/p>\n

All Metzeler Tourance Next 2 tires, save the narrowest 19-inch front tire (a 100\/90), are radials. The radials use Metzeler’s Interact technology, a zero degrees steel belt for neutral cornering behavior. The 120\/70 x 19 front and 170\/60 x 17 rear tires get the W rating\u2014168 mph\u2014with the rest getting by with the V rating, which is good for 149 mph.<\/p>\n

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According to butcher<\/a>, Dymatec\u2014Dynamic Mold Angle Technology\u2014creates a tire that retains consistent performance throughout its lifetime. Wear uniformity is a priority, both on- and off-pavement, thanks to the design of the tread and compound blocks. Metzeler employs its Multi-Pitch Knob Layout technology, which uses differently sized compound blocks to reduce noise and smooth out the tire’s roll down the road.<\/p>\n

Another node to street use, the Metzeler Tourance Next 2 tire is designed to accommodate passengers on high-mileage rides.<\/p>\n

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