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METZELER KAROO 4 & TOURANCE NEXT 2 LAUNCH A gripping adventure

THERE ARE THREE THINGS CRUCIAL TO a motorcyclist’s ongoing happiness – lawyers, oil, and tyres. A man should never skimp on any of them. Always hire the best lawyer, always use the best oil, and always buy the best tyres – and price should never be a consideration.

Especially with tyres. Those two palm-sized patches of uber-rubber are all that stand between you and… well, an unpleasant outcome. Do not compromise on tyres, because you’ll end up paying for it in other ways.

It was with this hard-wired programming I presented myself at the press launch for Metzeler’s new Karoo 4 and Tourance Next2 tyres.

Just between you and me, I’m a bit of a Metzeler fan, and have been for a while. No amount of free food and nice hotel rooms was going to influence my position there. And the moment the industry works out I’d sleep under a tree wrapped in newspapers to sample its wares, the worse off I’ll be in terms of comfort. But I’d still go to the launch, for I

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