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Metzeler ME 880 Marathon Touring Front Tire Item # 36903
Description
- Built to handle the higher loads and handling characteristics of cruiser and touring bikes
- Front tires feature rounded tread profile for smooth, neutral steering
- Computer-designed tread pattern with offset groove alignment for uniform wear characteristics, low noise
- Tread pattern has excellent water displacement ability and stability over rain grooves and under hard braking
**Note: 120/90-17 64S TT tire is a tube type design
Model-Specific Replacement Tires:
- 120/90-17 64S TT = Honda Shadow 750 Aero/ACE/ACE Deluxe
- 140/80-17 69H = Honda VTX1300S & VTX1300R
- 150/80R17 72V = Honda GL1500C Valkyrie
- 130/70B18 63H = Honda GL1500 Gold Wing
- 130/70R18 63H (H Spec) = Honda VTX1800C
- 130/70HR-18 GL = Honda GL1800 Gold Wing
- 150/80VR-17 = Honda VTX1800R
- 150/80H-17 = Honda VTX1800S
- 120/70ZR19 60W = Harley-Davidson V-Rod
- 120/70-21 62V = Yamaha XV1900 Star Raider '08
- 140/75R17 67V = Harley Davidson Fat Boy
- 130/80B-16 = 2009 Harley Davidson FL Touring
- 120/70B17 58V = BMW K1200LT
- 150/80-17 72H = Triumph Rocket 3
Part Numbers for Metzeler ME 880 Marathon Touring Front Tire
Reviews
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Bear from
Safe and durable!
Have tried other tires and always come back to Metzeler tires!
For my '98 Goldwing, I could not ask for a better performing, long lasting with amazing rain weather grip.
Had the front last up to 31,000 kms and the rear 25,000 kms.
Just one thing, I found that if I did not increase the tire pressure to 42 front and 46 rear, cupping was inevitable riding two up and loaded.
Make sure not to buy the Shinko tires. Did only31 kms and found them to be very unsafe, in my 41 yeas of being a motorcyclist.
Ordered Metzelers right away and the Shinko's are now tree swings for my grand-children.
They now like them better than I did!
Date published: 2015-10-18
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Steve from
Awesome
love these tires, good handling in dry and wet conditions. Put a set on my wife's bike and she could not believe the different between the brand she had on her bike and the metzlers. I get about 25000k on the rear and about 40000k on the front.
Date published: 2015-12-05
Rated 5 out of
5
by
divebuddybrian from
Great front tire
Great front tire for aggressive experienced riders. I like to run a Metzeler front tire and a Dunlop rear. The Metzeler front tire is a little softer than the Dunlop front tire and it helps to grab the white/yellow lines when it is col to cold out. I have had issues with the Dunlop front tires on colder mornings on tight corners in the mountains when I touch the center line. The tire will let loose on the center line and slide until it catches the pavement again.
Date published: 2015-08-08
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Hank from
Top Notch Service
This is a great tire for my Yamaha Royal Star Venture. Great handling in dry and especially wet conditions. Just wanted to also add how great the service is from Canada Motorcycle. I have been ordering from them for a few years now. They are always great to deal with and very prompt.
Date published: 2016-08-13
Rated 5 out of
5
by
dpeter1 from
Great on the 1800 Goldwing
I've had trouble with tires on my 1800 Goldwing I pull a small (MC) tent trailer and have had more than 1 rear tire separate on me both Dunlop and Metzler. I now use the ME 880 180 70R 16 which has a higher load and speed rating. No trouble since. I love the ME880 and am afraid it will be replaced by the ME 888.
Date published: 2015-12-06
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Anonymous from
Good, Reliable time tested.
Great all around tire, good in all conditions,worth the shorter wear length.
Date published: 2014-05-31
Rated 4 out of
5
by
JoanieB from
love it
I'm very pleased with the performance and looks of my new tire. Will indeed purchase here again!
Date published: 2015-10-19
Rated 4 out of
5
by
cheif from
good so far
used this tire to replace a mu85 put it on and drove 5500km in 7 and a half days it looks like new and handled fine through the rockies twice. I will say that a couple extra pounds of air will help them last considerably longer.
Date published: 2015-08-10
Questions
Is the 120/70-21 62V a radial tire?
No it is not however the new Metzeler 888 are radials
Date published: 2018-02-21
Is the Metzeler ME 880 Marathon a tube or tubeless tire ?
Hi,
Most of the Metzeler ME 880 Marathon tires are tubeless, except 120/90S-17 tire which is a tube type design.
Thanks!
~Emily, Customer Representative, Canada's Motorcycle
Date published: 2015-04-29
my bike has a 180 70B 16.....can I run a 180 70R 16? what does the B an R mean?
After the speed rating is the tire construction, which has two options: Belted (B) or Radial (R). “Belted” means fiberglass, Kevlar or aramid fiber belts, which has added strength and load capacity. But, if a tire does not have (R), then it is bias-ply, which means that it has multiple, overlapping rubber plies. These overlapping plies form a thick layer that is sensitive to overheating and is less flexible.
Date published: 2017-03-28