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n tourism terms Queenstown is often said to be
the adventure capital of the world, so I wasn’t
quite sure what to expect when Metzeler NZ
invited us down to our picturesque lakeside
city for two days of riding. Bungee jumping,
jet boating, rafting and skydiving are your
typical Queenstown fare, but, as it turns out, QT
is also the Kiwi capital for motorcycle riding.
The plan was for us to get a taste of Metzeler’s
current range of tyres. I specifically didn’t say
motorcycle tyres, because Metzeler is the only
tyre brand to solely produce motorcycle tyres.
That’s all it does; no trucks, cars or inflatable toys
to muddy the waters, just tyres for motorcycles.
To be perfectly honest, I’ve not had anything to
do with Metzeler’s tyres for a few years but I do
have a lot of experience with the old Roadtec
Z6 Interact, tyres for which I’ve prised my wallet
open