Metzeler ME 888 Marathon Ultra review

“I'm on the 888's now (my first set), 10k and probably have another 10k left on them. They are awesome in the rain, they don't care that the road is wet.”

2024-11-06

“I had the 888s on my Goldwing, two set of rears in fact. Both tires separated. I read in the Goldwing forum that Metzeler had some bad tires. I loved the 888s great grip but keep an eye on the sepration.”

“since Saturday: ME888 Marathon Ultra WWs in the right bias sizes and ratings for my 2014 Chief Desert Horse here. To early to talk about wear ... but I never felt the same confidence in the turns with my factory Dunlops which lasted 23k kms with half of the tread left and needed a change because of the hot tire killing climate here. (dry rubber has lesser and lesser traction) Sent from my SM-N910C using Tapatalk”

2017-01-30

“Dunlop k555 vs Metzeler ME888 marathon ultra I ride a Suzuki Boulevard C50. I need to replace my back tire for the first time since buying the bike. It currently has a Dunlop k555, which has lasted for 18,000 miles. I know the metzeler is highly regarded. Will the ME888 last as long as the dunlop did? Read more”

2025-08-26

“I just bought the exact pair you speak of. Changed the tires myself....note, if you DON'T use zipties to put the rear tire on, you are a masochistic. It took me all of 20 minutes to get the back off and the new 888 on. Compared to the BattleAxe that was on there (2nd one), this tire is a lot stiffer. Nice tread pattern. I won't be able to talk about ride til next week. My brake pads are shot and it's the holiday weekend....perfect. Everything I read about the 888 radials says they last and are sticky enough. I love the Battleaxes, but getting 3.5 k miles out of them is painful. The centers ALWAYS wear out regardless of how I drive. I blame Cincinnati roads which are pittiful. The highways look like files, sawing away my tires. I went a bit tougher....and a little more money to see if I can level the field with the department of transportation. I work alot, so I might not get back to this for a while....but I will try c”

2020-05-24

“I have not, but I went to Metzeler ME888 Marathon Ultra tires...Much better than the crap it came with...Radial Motorcycle tires are not the same as Radial Car tires....They are not as soft in the sidewalls like car tires...So the "ride" is not going to improve that much over the bias tires...I had a Kawasaki with radials...(and bias before)...It didn't improve the ride at all, maybe there was slight improvement in traction but wasn't the improvement I hoped for.”

2026-10-08