Tyre choice for adventure riding? (Mixing road and off-road)

[tri boy]

Going to get 6000km+ out of the rear TKC80 130/80-17 on the Scrambler.Thanks for the pressure advice Oscar. 36 and 28psi did just fine in 90% of the terrain.
They stick really well on the seal too.
Next will be a E-09 on the rear.

[offrd]

I am just scrubbing in a pair of E-09's on the Beemer... Was a wet day when i rode it out of the workshop after fitting, Gently wound on some power as i pulled out onto the wet road..........

Mate on his Ducati 900 supersport was following me.....

He was pretty sure he was about to witness me turn inside out and dump it in the middle of SH1 as it fish tailed down the road on the wet seal.....

But no, i held onto it , Now the slippery, look nice new tyre stuff has gone they feel ok in the wet, Time will tell, still taking it easy! Best way to get the tyre shine stuff they came on was fang it in the gravel on a dry day!

42 this weekend, Kawhia run end of March and then the reason i bought the tyres in April! The CCA!

[OregonKiwi]

Perrelli MT21's-aggressive
Metzler Tourance-good all round tourer, more street though. (i liked them in the gravel & rocks too.
Anyone tried MEFO's?-all round

[NordieBoy]

Perrelli MT21's-aggressive
Metzler Tourance-good all round tourer, more street though. (i liked them in the gravel & rocks too.
Anyone tried MEFO's?-all round

Which Mefos?

[OregonKiwi]

Which Mefos?

Check this KLR site out Nordieboy.
Thinking of getting these next time.

http://klr650.com/MEFO%20Sport%20Tires.htm

[NordieBoy]

Check this KLR site out Nordieboy.
Thinking of getting these next time.

Mefo Explorers are very similar to the Mitas E-07 tyres most of us here are very happy with. I got 15000km out of the rear with good grip right to the bitter end.
The traction is more a function of the rubber compound than the knob edges with these tyres. If you're not into wheel spinning they're probably. a better tyre for you than a knobbly and they go very well on the seal as well.

[OregonKiwi]

Cheers Nordie, spinning tires... what,me?
I need to stop wheelying off the lights...it is fun though.

[Qkchk:Me]

Cheers Nordie, spinning tires... what,me?
I need to stop wheelying off the lights...it is fun though.

Hahaha just because you can!

[XF650]

As a result of the organisers recconmending "sharp" knobblies for the KTM CCA ride this weekend, I have had these fitted to the DT230.
They are DOT approved to 130km/hr but I imagine cornering at that speed would be quite exciting.
The tyres are reversable and pricing is good @ $80 front & $90 rear.
Haven't really had a chance to scrub them in yet but have noticed the rear is very easy to lock up under brakes, a typical knobbly trait I suppose. Traction in gravel is excellent though, way better than the EO9 that I replaced.

Will be interesting to see how well they handle & wear but I'm being realistic and will re-fit the EO9 for the run to the Brass.

[XF650]

A quick update on the BFGoodrich rear tyre wear.
Rode the bike (loaded) from Blenhim to Plimmerton (yes, via ferry) @ 20psi. Then did the CCA ride where they performed very well @ 15psi. Pumped back up to 20psi to commute around Upper Hutt & Wellington for 4 days. Then rode back to Blenheim, once again loaded.
Measured the rear lugs & only 3mm wear !!
OK, the centre knobs are obviously harder compound plus I probably ride like a nana, but I'm still impressed.

[simonnn]

Doing mostly road i.e. commute every day as well as a gravel road toy and the occassional foray into Woodhill and Riverhead forests on the TTR600 I've used Dunlop D505s (I think) MT21 and TKC80s. The 505s and MT21s were great on gravel and off road but are completely shagged by 6000ks the contis are better on road and last longer. The MT21 front is also hellishly noisy on tarmac at 60ish kmph. Next will be something even more road oriented since I do 96% road 3% gravel and 1% or less off road. It's a game of compromise as with the bikes, and both are good starters for religeous arguments.

You need to try out Michelin Bajas.

Like a hard terrain dirt tyre but they hook up ok on the road although are better suited to the gravel and dirt.

Derived from Paris Dakar tyres I have yet to find a better serious adventure tyre.

[Transalper]

Anyone out there using the Mitas C-02 rear tyre.
If you are, what pressure do you run on sealed road?

Edit:
It's ok now, it was a real walker when new, but now it's broken in it is preforming more like expected and I have got it up to my usual kind of pressures.

[mountainboy65]

I'm running a Dunlop 606 at the back and a TKC 80 on the front (Honda XR650R)...superb combination for all sorts of great adventure riding! Ed

[_Shrek_]

i have been runing Eo7's for nearly two years now averaging 16k on the rear after i sold my Gs650 & bought the Gs1150 i put on a set of Eo8's wanted to see how they went as they looked a bit like a tourance i got 16k out of the rear front has just ticked over 19k still has 5m left on it

i do not reconmend them as they tend to let go on corners wash out on the metal

i put an Eo7 back on the rear & what a differance both on & off the tar seal wet or dry even thow the tyre is smaller than what it came out with ie: 150x17 where as the biggist Eo7 is 140x17 so now the bike responds alot quicker when cornering
as i do 60/40 just in my normal use i have found the Eo7's a great all rounder for what i do so will be putting an Eo7 on the front asap

[Eddieb]

I've just put a set of Vee Rubber VRM163 on the Massey Ferguson G/S so will see how they go.

Mileage when they went on was 5990 miles.

The first few km's were pretty hairy. I had TKC80 on the back that had done 7000 miles and the front was a Trailwing that had been on since before time, well at least 2 owners back anyway. Both tyres were very flat profile and the Vee Rubber is a very round profile so that took some adjusting.

The VRM163's are an adv style tyre, I wanted something a bit more road biased from what I had as I don't tend to get anywhere worse than gravel or hard packed dirt. Cost was $200 even for the pair.