VOL. 55 ISSUE 46 NOVEMBER 20, 2018 P85
The carcass of this tire is quite stiff, so doesn't perform
as good as some other rubber on the market (includ-
ing Bridgestone's own supermoto tire that at the time
we didn't have access to).
To fix this, we opted for a set of Metzeler Racetec
SM tires in a soft compound, which is ideal for the nor-
mally baking hot conditions we practice in at Adams
Kart Track in Riverside and Apex Kart Track in Perris.
These tires have been nothing short of outstanding.
They have been on the Suzuki for nine months and
have gone through God knows how many heat cycles
and still give the kind of performance that's more than
enough for me and my level of riding. The Metzelers
have a super soft compound and give you loads of
feedback as they compress and spread out into the
turn, making you feel like the contact patch is about
Whatever you
do, don't mess
these up!
(Left and
below)
Motomaster
supermoto
brakes, Dubya
17-inch rims
with Talon hubs
and Metzeler
Racetec SM
tires make
for a good
combination.
That rear
Metzeler has
been put under
the acid test for
nine months
and about
eight track
days. Nine
months! Yes,
it could use a
replacement,
but it's still got
decent grip.
two feet wide. I love this rubber.
We also gave the bike an all-new look, with Rad
Graphics delivering some superb Cycle News blue
and yellow graphics that made our little home-
brewed supermoto look almost factory. I'm terrible
at getting graphics installed on the bike, but these
ones went on with hardly any bubbling and the aes-
thetic speaks for itself.
