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Second set, this time front and rear -- great!

- BAL02 from SE MN
I have put around 1,000 miles on a set of MT66's, front and rear matching set, on my 1979 Honda CB750K, and there is very little wear showing thus far. They track well, they seem to barely react to road cracks, and they have decent grip, dry. I have not had to ride in the rain yet, but they are a good tire thus far. They're rated as tubeless, but my bike has spoked rims, so I had the mechanic install tubes, of course. I have not had any problems with these tires thus far.

I will likely be using these in the future. The real question is, how long will they last? Stay tuned. When I wear them out, I will return with how many miles I got, before I hit the safety bars. Make sure you check your tire pressure often: under-/over-inflated tires fail much more often (Yikes!!!), and they wear out prematurely ($$$), as well. Since I frequently ride two-up, I run both at the maximum pressure recommended by Honda for my bike. Cheers!
- Aug 24, 2008

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Immune to road cracks, and steel grated bridges!

- BAL02 from SE Minnesota USA
Got this as a replacement front tire on my 1983 Kawasaki 440 LTD. Didn't know anything about them until I rode it. I live in southern Minnesota, where the winters tear the roads apart, creating cracks, and potholes as fast as the snow melts in the Spring. Riding motorcycle can be a challenge on older, more worn, and cracked roads, as your front tire will pull every way the crack goes. With this on the front, and a no-name rear tire, dating from 20 years ago for tread design, I am free from holding a firm grip on the steering! The front tire is almost unaffected by road cracks, and steel grated bridges are easy to drive across -- now. I bought a pair, front and rear, for my 1979 Honda CB750K. I will be rolling on this bike in a week. I am looking forward to posting my comments on that bike, after I have some time to ride this Summer. Cheers!
- Apr 22, 2008

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Pierelli Route 66

- David Rose from Indianapolis, IN
I have had the Pirelli Route 66 on the back of my BMW R100 now with slightly more than 10,000 miles, matched with a ME33 Laser Metzeler on the front. I just put a new Metzeler Lasertec on the front after 15,000 miles on the old Metzeler ME 33. It still had about a thousand miles left in it, but why push your luck?

I have been overall quite pleased with the Route 66, especially considering the price. It is starting to get a bit flat in the center from too much highway and less than aggressive cornering, but still has fair amount of tread left. It breaks over a bit now in the corners because the contour is no longer round as when new. I will probably consider a bit softer tire next time, but if I was doing a lot of long distance riding, I would probably go for the Pirelli Route 66 again. I would actually give it four and a half stars. I find it equal to the Metzeler Marathon ME88, and the equivilent Continental.
- Sep 04, 2007

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Good value

- Jackson from Chicago, IL
I have almost 12,000 on the MT's on my Roadstar and there's still a bit of life left in them. The price was very reasonable, $178 a pair delivered, and the road feel was good.

For those who don't know it, Pirelli owns Metzeler.
- May 30, 2007

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MT66 for the Honda ACE

- Lonnie from Charleston, WV
HAd very good traction on wet and dry pavement, and I DON'T like wet pavement, bad memories. Wear was exceptional as I got a good 13,000 miles out of them. I bought another set for a replacement. I club ride so its cruise and when I am not I sport ride. They handle very well in both situations. I recommend them for medium size cruisers. My buddy has them on his big cruiser and he likes them also. Keep an eye on the tire pressure or they will fade fast.
- Nov 11, 2006

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Good all around

- DJ from Tennessee
Bought these shortly after picking up my Vulcan 800 last year. Great traction, and a stable ride, at a fairly good price (around $65 each online). I got about 11,000 on the rear and its just about worn out. The front is barely worn.... as usual. Will buy another one.
- Oct 08, 2005

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new to pirelli

- Swump from Cincinnati
Got tired of feelin every road snake and wiggle. mt66's were highly regarded as was metzeler 880, but they were out of metz

big change from stock dunlop, no wiggles, did great on wet roads, and moderate prices..

really a difference

made things a lot more enjoyable on turns and backroads
- Jul 24, 2005

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