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Metzeler: seven European stages to meet custom bike lovers

The Metzeler Custom Tour will kick off with MBE Motor Bike Expo in Verona at the end of January and then stop at some of the most iconic European motorcycle rallies with the aim of introducing enthusiasts to a tyre range dedicated to the custom world.

This year the Metzeler brand has organised a seven-stage tour that crosses Europe with the aim to get closer to the enthusiasts of the custom world and introducing them to the Metzeler tyre range designed for these motorcycles.

The Metzeler Custom Tour, the name of the initiative, will start from MBE Motor Bike Expo in Verona over the weekend and end with Wheels & Waves at Lido di Camaiore in October, stopping off at some of the most famous and iconic European motorcycle rallies. These also include the Harley-Davidson European 120th Anniversary celebration in Budapest, to celebrate the 120 years of the Milwaukee-based company, and European Bike Week, Europe’s largest motorcycle gathering.

The German tyre brand and two-wheels specialist will be present in all these events with a booth entirely dedicated to Cruisetec and ME 888 Marathon Ultra, tyres designed for the latest generation of cruisers. Furthermore, on the occasion of Hamburg Harley Days, Harley-Davidson European 120th Anniversary celebration and European Bike Week, in addition to offering a free tyre pressure check-up service, motorcyclists will be able to buy (and have fitted) Metzeler tyres during the rally, thanks to the service present on site. Other initiatives that Metzeler will promote in each of these motorcycle rallies will be communicated shortly.

This is the calendar of the Metzeler Custom Tour stages:

  • MBE Motor Bike Expo – Verona, Italy, 27-29 January
  • Warsaw Motorcycle Show – Warsaw, Poland, 10-12 March
  • Hamburg Harley Days – Hamburg, Germany, 19-21 May
  • Wheels & Waves – Biarritz, France, 21-25 June
  • HD European 120th Anniversary Celebration – Budapest, Hungary, 22-25 June
  • European Bike Week – Faak am See, Austria, 5-10 September
  • Wheels & Waves – Lido di Camaiore, Italy, TBD October

Cruisetec are a new generation of tyres, designed specifically for V-Twin motorcycles, that guarantee easy handling and cornering grip, thanks to an innovative carcass and a tread compound that ensures optimal grip. They give superior performance with uniform wear and good response to changes in direction. ME 888 Marathon Ultra tyres give enhanced riding enjoyment and high mileage. The innovative structure and tread pattern, with its transverse grooves, extend the life of the tyre and ensure excellent performance also in the wet. The Whitewall version of the ME 888 Marathon White Wall stands out for its classic style that enhances the look of cruiser and custom motorbikes.

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The features of the new METZELER-CRUISETEC™ are explained in detail at MOTOR BIKE EXPO

CRUISETEC™, the new tyre for power cruisers, customs and tourers that METZELER unveiled at the end of 2018 at the German CUSTOMBIKE-SHOW, is the highlight of the exhibition area set up by the German tyre brand in booth 14i / Hall 4 at MOTOR BIKE EXPO, the motorcycle fair which opened its doors yesterday in Verona and will continue until 20 January 2019.

With the new CRUISETEC™, METZELER intends to offer motorcyclists of this sector a more performance-oriented tyre than the segment’s offer to date. CRUISETEC™ has been developed to take advantage of the full performance potential of both the latest models and the most dated bikes. Key is the high level of grip even in wet conditions, the ability to give the bike revolutionary handling in the segment, performance consistency for the tyre’s lifespan and structural characteristics giving riding pleasure, thanks to its stability and precision.
CRUISETEC™ presents revolutionary solutions in the field of power cruiser, custom and tourer motorbike tyres in terms of tread design, compounds, profiles and structure.
In short, a tyre able to get the best out of yesterday’s and today’s motorcycles, giving the tagline “Performance Perfected” which accompanies the product.

Benefits for the rider

• Performance-cruising pleasure
Performance-oriented profiles with higher curvature than tyres in the same segment offer a new level of handling and line taking and holding.
The new tread pattern, innovative compound recipes and the bi-compound rear guarantee immediate response and higher grip, giving confidence, even in wet conditions.
The bi-compound rear layout – which adapts technologies from the sport-touring world to the requirements of higher torque, weight and segment durability – ensures grip without sacrificing the durability of standard tyres.

• Performance consistency
The combination of a solid tread pattern with constant-curvature contours and dual-compound layout ensures performance consistency thanks to even wear and tyre contour conservation.

• Smooth and effortless riding
The conformability of the profiles, thanks to the reduced thickness of the carcass, improves the precision and line holding, to give a neutral, effortless steering and comfortable feel, whilst riding leisurely, plus precision when pushing harder.

• Enhanced confidence and safety
Thanks to compounds with high Silica percentage coupled with conformable carcass, CRUISETEC™ delivers the best wet behaviour in this segment, and is capable of effectively working with all generations of electronic rider aids.