Metzeler Tourance Next Tire

Features

• 95% road and 5% off-road
  
• Tourance Next is replacing Tourance EXP and comes in a full range of bias ply and radial sizes.
• The Tourance Next features a Dual-Compound configuration, derived from the experience on Roadtec Z8 Interact tires, and focused on increasing wet performance and mileage.
• Compounds feature high dispersion Silica with high performance synthetic polymer and the newest resins and compound agents.
• The rear sizes adopt a Dual Compound solution where the center compound is always from 40 to 45mm wide (depending on the size) to fully cover the footprint area while riding straight and features a 50% Silica content, specifically developed to optimize the mileage and stability, also at high speed, fully loaded with luggage and a passenger.
• The shoulder compounds are 100% Silica (Full Silica) that guarantees an excellent chemical grip on wet surfaces and provides great confidence when riding.
•  The Front tire is mono-compound with a high silica content (over 50%) and implements different types of new polymers and resins that provide improved handling and grip with a fast warm up.
• The front Tourance Next implements an innovative new high stiffness structure for a more sport bike tire behavior.
• The Tourance Next rear tires feature the Metzeler InteractTM technology with three zones of variable tension belt layout and is quite similar to the original Roadtec Z8 InteractTM.
• Tire profiles have been developed along with the structure with the aim of improving the street and touring oriented behavior, wear regularity, mileage, and comfort.
• Great attention has been paid to the tread design where the Greek Pi (ð) (a reference to the Metzeler family) is used as an aesthetic and functional effect.
• Tourance Next strongly improves on wet behavior and 15% on mileage vs. the Tourance EXP.
• OE on the BMW R1200 GS.
• Blackwall
• Tubeless tire
• V-rated for speeds up to 240 km/h (149 mph)
• W-rated for speeds up to 270 km/h (168 mph)
• (W)-rated for speeds of 270+ km/h (168+ mph)

Tire for Triumph Explorer

• Rear: 170/60-17 (E Spec)