Great performance and traction on everyday roads and incredible during massive downpours.

And, not too long ago I had to do a perform a panic stop while turning on a raining day because the car in front of me crashed and I was just overwhelmed about how fast my bike stopped with out giving signs of wanting to skid.

You can't get better examples of great performance and traction. Really great tires!

This is the third Metzeler Tourance rear tire I've had on my G650GS I've gotten 15k to 16k miles on the two previous tires commuting 100 miles per day year around on the Olympic Peninsula.

I've had some issues with these cupping when I get to the last 2K miles of tread wear, but up until that point I've found them to the the most versitle, durable, sticky, and weather-right tire on the market for dual sports. I replaced a set of Avon Gripsters with 1K miles with these as the Gripsters were mega-loud when rolling. I'll admit slightly more confidence on dirt with them, but neither is a knobbie so it's a wash in either case. I've yet to be disappointed with the Metzler line whereas Dunlop, Avon, Chen Shien (sp?), and Bridgestone have dealt me hits and misses. Hope this helps.

This summer just before leaving on my 2013 Yamaha Super Tenere for a 9300+ mile solo bike trip, I checked in with the cycle shop where I intended to get service on my bike and learned they did not stock the tires I wanted. Not wanting to take a risk, I called Revzilla and ordered front and rear Metzeler Tourance tires to be sent to a friend in Nevada. Three days into my trip, my friend calls - the tires arrived. One week, 14 states, and six national parks later I pull into the cycle shop in NV; 15 mins later my friend delivers the tires to the shop and I put my gear in his car. The next day the cycle shop finishes the service, mounts the tires and I'm off for the great Southwest. On the remainder of the trip, I road fully loaded with my gear through hail and rain, and gravel roads and dirt trails in NV, UT, & CO on my trip back home to TN with no tire or grip issues. I've put 5000 miles on the Metzeler Tourance tires and they look nearly new...I should get close to 10,000 miles. Just road the Dragon near my home in TN...still great grip and ready to go find more on-off road riding. Thanks Revzilla for responding so fast and the Metzeler Tourance tires are great.

Changing out to another set of Metzler Tourance. Got 14,500 miles this time on my Suzuki DL650 V-Strom. Front tire still looks good, with no cupping, rear still has tread with no wear bars showing, but quite flattened out. Still very useable, just want fresh set of tires for this year's riding season. Tourance is a great 80/20 tire.

I got over 9K miles out of the rear and 10K from the front. about 90% was on-road. Good traction on-road, dry and wet; off-road good for dry dirt roads but any mud or grass and it's like riding a pure road tire, sand also blows. I would rate the grip higher if the tire was softer but that would decrease mileage.

First a little history. I purchased a set of Tourance for my 09 GSA back in February 2014 replacing my Tourance EXP's that were completely worn out. I was looking for a tire that was more aggressive than the EXP but one that was still well suited for long distance touring.
So, since I don't do any SuperCross style riding on my GSA, the Tourance tires are perfect. I ride at least 5 days a week in all weather conditions fairly aggressively.
On the way back from St.Louis, MO in 2014, I took a detour at knoxville, KY and road the Dragon (uP and down) with my bike loaded for bear. The Tourance tires handled the hair-pins with ease. There was never a time where I question the tires in any of the 318 curves. (lots of throttle and bunch of heavy braking)

I just finished up a 2 week trip to Pampano Beach, FL in mid August '15 and my rear tire is finally finished. They held up well for about 12K with my riding style. For a rider that rides less aggressive I would expect to see this tire last at least another 5k. With my new set of Tourance I am going to add Dyna Beads and see if increase the tread life a little. I will keep you posted.

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I have been running Tourances on my 1200GS since the OEM tires wore out and I am very happy with them. They wear extremely well while still providing enough grip for me to run with the fast guys (on the street, so not at a true race pace) if I am in the mood. I ride the backroads of New England mostly, and they work very well on the rough and bumpy broken surfaces that are so often encountered, as well as being fine on dirt roads and such. These are NOT hardcore offroad tires, but a good 90/10 tire. On the rare occasion where I have pushed either end beyond its limit, sliding and recovery of grip are gradual and smooth, not abrupt; very rider friendly.

About my ratings, I rode liter sportbikes for many years and used some very sticky tires on them, so since Tourances are not as sticky as those, I gave them a 4. Also, there are tires like the ME880 that get better mileage, so again, a 4 in that category.

I have run a couple sets of Tourances on the GS. I'm pretty pleased so far good grip on the street and not bad for "light" offraod. Not TKC 80's off road by anymeans. I get just over 10K out of them depends on when the inspection falls whether I run them all the way down or not.

Having had this tire previously, I knew I'd like it. However, this was my first order with Revzilla, and I am sold! Their site is excellent, product mix is great, and their product review videos are actually worthwhile! Thank you.