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The 880s are top of the line tires. I betcha that those that had wet issues with their 880s had old tires or exhibit a propensity to ride hot into turns.



I'm inclined to think that those that don't have a wet issue with the 880s either:
a) don't ride twisties or do tight manouvres in the wet,
b) ride conservatively and quite cautiously,
c) or that Metzler have changed the compound.

Those that have had wet handling issues seem to have new Metzlers. And despite several tyre places saying that Metzlers haven't changed the compound - these are the same tyre "specialists" that didn't know they were made in Brazil. What would they really know?

I have used Dunlops and they provide reasonable durability with good wet handling compared to the 880s - so wet handling is not necessarily related to softness of the compound.

Hey staffo - The owners handbook recommends 29psi in the front and 32psi in the rear (34 with a pillion) for the Lasertec/880 combo they come stock with (that's from memory but if I'm wrong it's only by 1 or 2 psi). I don't know where the 40psi came from but I wouldn't want to ride on 40psi with your back and I suspect that 40psi on an 880 would be even worse in the wet than the correct pressure.

Cheers, Richard
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09 America, Staintune Pipes, K&N, Breathe, Hagon Nitros, AI & O2 removed, tune 20184 (modified), MTX-L a/f gauge