Metzeler Reifen GmbH
Company typePrivate (subsidiary of Pirelli)
Industrymotorsport
FoundedMunich, Germany (1863; 161 years ago (1863))
FounderRobert Friedrich Metzeler
Defunct1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Fateacquired
SuccessorBayer Edit this on Wikidata
Headquarters
Milan
,
Italy
Area served
Worldwide
ProductsMotorcycle tyres
ParentPirelli Tyre S.p.A.
Websitehttp://www.metzeler.com
Metzeler elephant mascot of the 1990s

Metzeler is a German motorcycle tyre company founded in 1863. Metzeler originally produced a variety of rubber and plastic products, expanding into aviation in 1890 and automotive and motorcycle tyres in 1892. The factory was destroyed in World War II and rebuilt after the war. In the 1950s and 1960s the American distributor of Metzeler tyres was Berliner Motor Corporation. After 1979, Metzeler focused only on motorcycle tyres, and was acquired by Pirelli in 1986.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ "ABOUT US » History". Pirelli Informatica S.p.A. 2007-04-02. Retrieved 2009-04-21. Robert Friedrich Metzeler opened a commercial firm selling rubber and elastic goods in Munich, Germany. Some of Metzeler's early products included technical and surgical articles, sports equipment, toys and weatherproof clothing.

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