This may just be the dumbest idea I’ve seen come to motorcycle tires. Metzeler’s new Sportec tires feature a 1-5 range molded into the tire to measure the rider’s chicken strip i.e. how far the rider is leaning the motorcycle in a corner.
This encourages novice riders to deliberately find the edges of their tires and brag to their squidly buddies.
The worst part is Metzeler thoroughly understands what turns a motorcycle safely. However instead of encouraging proper technique and body position, they’d rather encourage dangerous riding as a marketing ploy.
