that is good news indeed..
scrub them in carefully!

Awesome. Enjoy. Then report back

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

Yeah, make sure you post on how you like them. I just ordered some from the dealership, taking the bike in to have them installed on the 30th.

Great choice, its always cool to come home and see something you've been waiting for ! Ride safe !

have fun and enjoy

Dang shop can't get tires mounted until tomorrow. Anybody have some general tips for breaking in these tires?

Grats on the new rubber. That kat will feel like a totally different machine. Go easy the 1st 100 miles or so, gradually increase lean on them.

congrats on the new tires, i have their evil twins, the pirelli diablo stratas.

no railing corners for at least 100miles... and as slapshot said you gotta increase lean angles gradually to wear off the chicken strips.

you'll be glad you made the switch... especially when the first time you get caught in a hard rain.

Metzeler says they don't use silicone as their mold-release product in their German factories because of environmental regulations, so the Z6's shouldn't be as slippery as many brands. Still, any time you change tires, you should take it easy, especially braking and taking corners (and if you hit rain in the first hour of riding be super-careful and baby it!).

Also make sure they pump them up to 36 front, 38.5 rear or so before you set off -- they definitely shouldn't be run at the 33/36 settings the OEM tires are supposed to be run.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

Thanks for the help. Why the change in tire pressure?

Because Metzeler says that's what their tires are engineered to be run at, and after all, who knows more about their tires than they do?

The general idea goes like this:
Given nothing on the bike, the tires deform a certain amount at the bottom where they contact the ground (deflection of the rubber due to weight) at the Suzuki OEM tire pressures (33/36). This amount of deflection is ideal, and you want maintain that same exact amount of deflection with your weight added to the bike, which means the pressure needs to be raised to compensate. Generally, the deflection amount increases about 1mm per 20 lbs of load weight; raising the tire pressure restores the lower deflection amount with your weight/load on the bike.

You'll note also that the change in pressure has to represent your own weight (& your gear & passenger, etc) so it's not a static number, but for a basis they recommend the pressures I listed above as your starting point. Running them at 33/36 will result in unacceptible handling and premature tire scalloping on a set of Metzeler Z6's or Pirelli Diablo Stradas (basically the same tire).

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

Thanks a lot.

I had a similar question. You may want to check out this thread. http://www.katriders.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=17932&

I wouldn't know about that. I have been coming home every day of my life, and Angelina Jolie still isn't in my kitchen cooking me supper naked.