Recommend me some sport touring/commuting tyres for K1300S?

[Mario149]

Bike is currently in having some warranty work and after 2k miles they've noted that the tyres are already close to needing to be replaced. Thought it was a bit odd but then remembered that the dealer I bought it from had put Metzeler Racetec K3s on it which are more performance orientated / mileage limited than what I need!

What would be good replacements? In terms of Metzeler, Roadtec Z8s on paper seem to be a good choice. What else might be good?

[Mario149]

Update:

Went for the Metzeler Roadtec 01 at the recommendation of Bahnstormer. £297 fitted from them while I waited, surprisingly the cheapest in my local area, and they gave my bike a clean First impressions on the 20 mins home: at the same pressures as the Racetec K3, the ride is noticeably busier, although not uncomfortable.



Tread pattern appears reversed on the front tyre which is def going to mess with my OCD a bit Won't post a pic of it as it'll irritate me

Also fitted an MRA vario touring screen the other day, v pleased so far. Looks good and the wind blast on the mmotorway has gone from starting a couple of inches below my collar bones and catching the outer halves of my arms, to just about half way up my helmet. Noise hasn't reduced much but the extra wind protection reduces buffeting of my head at "higher" speed and also keeps me a bit warmer. Doesn't look too bad either and only took 15 mins to fit. Was about £97 delivered which is less than I was expecting to pay tbh.

[Mario149]

Baldbiker73 said:

Hi I've just joined and would be interested to hear how you have got on with the tyres as I will need some on my k1300 and the screen as I had one delivered yesterday.

Tyres have been fine, I don't ride the bike hard enough to notice any difference in grip in performance terms, but they certainly feel okay and the psychological benefit of having tyres with meaningful tread in wet weather is priceless I've not done many miles on them (maybe 1K?) as I haven't been riding into work for a while (Grenfell Tower fire caused massive smoke damage to our building next door so we moved to an office where I couldn't ride in, and have now started a new job where it makes no sense to ride in either), but it seems they're squaring off a lot slower than the K3s.

Screen is still good, although now that there's less wind blast my wrists take more pressure as well as my lower back - so when I haven't ridden for a while I start to feel some discomfort after an hour or so. That said, if I was riding regularly I have no doubt the appropriate muscles would get fitter and it wouldn't be a problem.