Bridgestone S22 VS Metzeler M9RR - My thoughts 

One thing maybe some riders don’t think of is, for example, in the case of the Pirelli Supercorsa, if you aren’t riding it very hard to get it up to temp and keep it there, it won’t perform as well as, say, an S22 which will stay in its optimal heat (and therefore grip) range in very spirited road riding. Even carving the twisties, every time you’re behind a car or at an intersection, or not full throttle on every straight and full brakes into every turn, track-oriented tires (and brakes) will cool and lose performance. Food for thought.

Thank you, this really helped me with my purchase decision

Very decent review and you provided me with the impressions I was seeking for. Will go with the S22 because I prefer the turning stability more than a feeling the front end gives you the impression of sliding away due to its higher agility.

Have a ducati1198s running the m9rr and gsxr1000 running rosso corsa ii, I would say the m9rr is a better rd tyre, what i mean by that is here in West Australia our good roads are in the hills, we have pea gravel, loose bluemetal and Honky nuts ( yes thats what they are called) to deal with and i find the PRCii less forgiving when you hit these mid corner, but i think the s22 fronts are the best i may try m9rr rear and s22 later. Pirelli are $60 dearer a tyre than metzeler and Bridgestones but grip wise i find them pretty equal, i think it comes down to what you feel confident on, even the Motoradd track test put Bridgestone 1st and m9rr equal to corsaii, i just think for the road m9rr are more forgiving on less than smooth roads

These are my fun rds... but certainly not at that time of the day. Nice and early 👌

I have no experience with Pierell or Metzler but seems the M9 and Rosso 3/4 are comparable but guess they are sister company or Pie owns Metzler.

Tengo una BMW S1000R 2016 y pienso montar Metzeler M9RR, actualmente llevo Michelin Road 4 adelante y Road 5 atrás, que opinas?. Mi experiencia con Metzeler fue con M5 en una Suzuki GSXR600 K9, saludos desde Guanajuato México 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

Y buy s23but i alwais use the m9rr..We will see the result.

What bike are you riding for this video? For the record, Put me down for the M9RR's. 50K miles on M7RR's on a ZX14R. Ridiculous grip on normal roads if your remotely sane and sublime in the wet. Also fantastic mileage on a 209 rwhp bike in my experience. Your bike sounds glorious 👍.

After running Pirelli Corsa 2s and ContiAttacks for a while I was quite disappointed in the S22s... Slower to get up to temp and even then there is less grip, especially in the cold. Not a bad tire, but far better products are out there.

M9rr is my tyre of choice I can't really fault it other than a bit of extra life would be good.Road looks like duncton hill nice if you can manage to ride it on a very rare traffic free occasion perhaps the same day you've had your unicorns horn polished

You who understand, which one better? rosso IV or M9 Rr, for use more on the road rather than on the track. what is diference between then? Thank you!

M9rr or rosso4?

Emasculated family men in suvs racing the still virile, free male on the road. 😂

Mike, which tire has the more compliant carcass over rough and bumpy roads?

Which one is better for aggressive street riding, wheelies etc.

How about wear / tread life?

Don’t know if I share your views about the grooves in the tire being purely aesthetic they have everything to do with moving the water out from under your tire

I will never trust Bridgestones again. the s22 tires that came on my 2022 mt10 have worn in big flat spots and giant cracks in under 4k miles. Sure a flat spot in the rear on an mt10 is typical but the front was at the point where i could not let go of the handlebars without leaning at a 45 degree angle to keep the bike straight in under 2k miles and got worse from there, the rear had deep cracks going to the cords in at least 10 different spots in between the treads. Bad batch? maybe but one bad batch is the difference between life or death on 2 wheels. I will stick with the Metzelers from now on.

would the m9rr be overkill for a cb500f?

OK its the S23 for me then