Who rides motorcycles?

[Milo]

If I rode over 50% off road I'd go with street legal knobbies and just plan on replacing the rear every couple thousand miles or so. That's what I do with my XT250.
For my Tenere 700 I use 80/20 street/off road because I ride it on-road only. The reason I don't go with 100% street tires is because I'm on dirt/gravel roads about 1/2 the time.

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

I keep 100% road, sport touring tires on my adventure bike. I do the occasional gravel, and have found that I am not missing anything offroad that the 80/20-90/10 has to offer. But, the sport touring tires are much better on the road than the road oriented dual sport tires.

On my KLX dual sport I keep street legal knobbies like Milo does.

 

[3930dave]

I keep 100% road, sport touring tires on my adventure bike. I do the occasional gravel, and have found that I am not missing anything offroad that the 80/20-90/10 has to offer. But, the sport touring tires are much better on the road than the road oriented dual sport tires.

On my KLX dual sport I keep street legal knobbies like Milo does.

What make/model of tire do you use on the KLX ? (Got one this year myself ).

Rgds, D.

 

[Cycledude]

Speaking of adventure bike, I am looking at my next set of tires for mine, I do mostly dirt road and the occasionally complete off road, I am thinking l want something around 75 off road / 25 on road. But when I will go crazy and push to the limit of the bike it will be off road, so I am debating about the Motoz Tractionator adventure, rallZ or even the desert for the back...I know the desert is a 100% offroad tire and is pretty loud, up front I am pretty set with the Motorz dual venture. Will I regret if I go with the desert, should I simply go with the Rallz front and back, What you guys think ?

I highly recommend the Dunlop TrailMax Mission tires, they are 50-50 tires that wear very well. Front and rear set for my Super Tenere cost $386 last January. Many riders are claiming to be getting over 20,000 miles per set. Mine currently have over 12,000 miles and here are a couple pictures.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Wow, good reports from the Tenere bunch. I didn't realize there were 3 of you, 4 counting the super sized 1200.

This CP 2 engine has cross plane crank technology and pumps out well over 60 hp, closer to 65 in some models at the rear wheel. They have come a long way from my '78 650 Special, which may have had 25-30 hp guessing.

Here's the flat track bike with the CP 2 engine.

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Cycledude, that front tread pattern just looks weird, maybe even showing more wear than the rear???

 

[Rich B1]

I have had good experience with Avon Dirtriders on my Tiger. Good road tires, awesome gravel tires. Sadly, they are getting hard to acquire

 

[Cycledude]

Cycledude, that front tread pattern just looks weird, maybe even showing more wear than the rear???

Kyle the front tire does have a few hundred miles more than the rear tire, it will be interesting to see what they both look like later in life.

 

[Milo]

Took the V85TT out for an hour and half on this beautiful day, about 50-50 paved and unpaved roads.

 

[Rockbadchild]

well rain and snow in the forecast all next week (off for two weeks) … lots of parts are coming in as well, I was hoping to get a few miles in to make my first oil change worth it… it will be harder to accomplish hopefully i will be able to make it out.