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Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact Tire Review Photo Gallery

The Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact tires are predicable, balanced, and deliver a decent amount of feedback for a street tire.

Metzeler unveils its latest do-it-all street and sportbike motorcycle tire. Read the review and find out if the Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact Tire is for you.

The new Sportec M5 Interact is currently available in front size: 120/70ZR17; as
well as three rear sizes: 180/55ZR17, 190/50ZR17 and 190/55ZR17. Front size
120/60ZR17 and rear size 160/60ZR17 will follow in May, 2010.

This diagram shows the different tension and grip zones of the Metzeler Sportec M5 Tire.

Metzeler set-up a wet pavement braking test with an ABS-equipped BMWS1000RR. It was impressive how short of a distance the bike could stop from a speed of 50 mph.

High winding tension of the steel belt in
the center reduces compound movement
for reduced wear and high speed stability.

The combination of Metzeler’s Sportec M5 Interact tires and Honda’s ABS-equipped CBR600RR make it virtually impossible to crash during aggressive braking in a straight-line on pavement.

Metzeler’s Sportec M5 Interact tires give the rider the confidence he or she needs to explore the limits of their motorcycle in the wet and the dry.

Metzeler test riders logged over 186,000 miles on streets and racetracks in order to come up with the final version of the Sportec M5 Interact.

Metzeler’s tires complemented the handling of each of the motorcycles we rode.

The Sportec M5 Interact tires provide enough traction to allow for spirited riding around the racetrack even on a big-bore Sportbike.

As you can see Metzeler’s Sportec M5 Interact tires do an outstanding job of channeling water away from the surface of the tire.

One of the biggest attributes of Metzeler’s new Sportec M5 tire is predictability. While the tires will inevitably break traction in both the wet and the dry they do so in a predicable fashion.

The M5 tires feel neutral form turn-in to lean.

The tire's tread design resembles the Greek
letter pi and aids in dispersing water.

The five lean indicator markings are placed on the shoulder of the rear tire where the profile meets the road surface.