Metzeler

{{Short description|German motorcycle tire company}}

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| name = Metzeler Reifen GmbH

| logo = Metzeler logo.svg

| type = Subsidiary

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| fate = Acquired by Pirelli

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| foundation = Munich, Germany ({{Start date and age|1863}})

| founder = Robert Friedrich Metzeler

| defunct = {{end date and age|1975}}

| location_city = Milan

| location_country = Italy

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| area_served = Worldwide

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| industry = motorsport

| products = Motorcycle tyres

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| parent = Pirelli Tyre S.p.A.

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| homepage = http://www.metzeler.com

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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.{{cite web |first= |last= |author= |authorlink= |title= ABOUT US » History |url=http://www.metzelermoto.com/web/about-us/presentation/default.page |publisher=Pirelli Informatica S.p.A. |location= |page= |pages= |language= |format= |doi= |date=2007-04-02 |year= |accessdate=2009-04-21 |quote=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. }}