‘They’re born grippy’

TESTED MILEAGE: 4500 COST: £234pr

You’ll be amazed by what you can do with a set of Tourance Next on tarmac and trails. On the road they provide peg-scraping levels of grip and even on a big adventure bike you’ll see 5000 miles of seriously hard use from a rear. In normal road use they warm up very fast and they have proved themselves stable to in excess of 130mph on a fully-laden GS. While the profile is reasonably aggressive and sporty, there’s no hint of weave or wobble. They’re also impressive in the wet. The rear Metzeler remains completely planted, and capable of delivering full power to the tarmac without any hint of traction issues, and there’s no less grip from the front.

It’s not an aggressive offroad tyre, but is perfectly capable of light, dry, trail riding, and makes easy work of stony or gravelly terrain. If the going gets properly muddy they reach the end of their abilities, although they’ll take you a lot further than you might expect.