Description
The new Metzeler Karoo Street tyre is part of the three-tyre Karoo range and is aimed at owners of adventure, ‘enduro street’ and dual purpose bikes looking for sport touring performance when riding on the road without sacrificing off-road capabilities. These are the type of riders who own high-spec machines and ride long-range tours including off–road.
The Karoo Street can also find a suitable home on retro custom and scrambler-style bikes for riders and builders that want the knobbly look and style look with road performance.
- After all, here is a knobbly tyre with significant on-road performance. A 70%-30% on-road to off-road split ratio say the manufacturer.
Metzeler have taken learnings from the track and their sports touring development to create the Karoo Street, dedicating plenty of know-how to wet-use development.
The new silica and carbon black compounds give the Karoo versatility and great wet and dry grip.
The Karoo Street features under the heading of ‘expedition’ in the three-tyre range which Karoo 3 as the more tough off-road biased tyre and Karoo Extreme being the full competition off-road rally option.
