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

[BMWST?]

Nope,same pressure for tar and gravel

[dino3310]

Nope,same pressure for tar and gravel

yup same here

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[Odakyu-sen]

Who here actually stops and adjusts their pressures up or down when the road surface changes?

I do* (* if I know that I'll be riding around on unsealed roads for the next half hour or more).

Obviously, if it's just a couple of km, I'm not going to bother, but if it's the start of a 30 km-or-so stretch, then I'll drop a couple of psi. Maybe when my unsealed road riding skills get better, I'll no longer bother, but until then...

[bart]

Who here actually stops and adjusts their pressures up or down when the road surface changes?

I run mine hard. I aim for about 30 something psi then add a couple for good luck. If the front feels a little squirmy, I stick a small stone in the valve and count to five. I count slow if it’s real squirmy, or fast if it’s not too bad. Works for me.

You guys get a lttle carried away with tyre choice and tyre pressure. I realise it’s more important on larger bikes, but there are much more important things to worry about...like what oil to use...

[Trials Rider]

Yup, put a rear on the KLR for the last Dustybutt. Best grippy and best wearing rear so far. Paired with a mt21 front was a great combo.

But does it float?

[10bikekid]

Who here actually stops and adjusts their pressures up or down when the road surface changes?

I run mine hard. I aim for about 30 something psi then add a couple for good luck. If the front feels a little squirmy, I stick a small stone in the valve and count to five. I count slow if it’s real squirmy, or fast if it’s not too bad. Works for me.

You guys get a lttle carried away with tyre choice and tyre pressure. I realise it’s more important on larger bikes, but there are much more important things to worry about...like what oil to use...

Depends on the situation, and who you are riding with

Big bike and other fast punters your most likely gona crash with 34psi in the front tire of your near 1000cc pretend dirt bike

PS, Bigger Adv bikes usually do higher mileages and the tires cost more so when you are on the road you pump them up for economy reasons but it aint worth saving a little coin on tires if you have metal rash all over it from not making adjustments for the longer gravel rides, EG KTM950 runs 34-37 Road 24-26 Gravel, will still work ok on the road at the lower pressures but will wear out in about half the time so you could save about $150-$200 a set of tires by adjusting them back up after your sliding fun.

Like Dino, with the DRBig I don't change pressures just run 27-32 all the time (unless really serious)

Also tires are a part of the suspension so if you run them to hard you get a buck wash ride in the stones (as I think someone else mentioned)

Bart, I Never use oil on my tires

[NordieBoy]

I use gravel pressures unless there's more than an hour's road riding to get to the gravel.

For the Denniston ride, I used road pressures to get to the bridge and gravel pressures from there.

I'm more likely to air down at the gravel and leave it from there. Rather than air up later.

[fridayflash]

nordie, have you or anyone else for that matter, posted a ride report on a deniston trip? im interested to explore it later this year with my brother.

[Padmei]

nordie, have you or anyone else for that matter, posted a ride report on a deniston trip? im interested to explore it later this year with my brother.

Check out Rmotos thread on advrider. He gives a goo writeup on it. (we should keep it out of this tyre only thread )

[Padmei]

it aint worth saving a little coin on tires if you have metal rash all over it from not making adjustments for the longer gravel rides,

How many times have I wished I had dropped a bit of pressure as I crap myself halfway round a messy gravel corner

[NordieBoy]

How many times have I wished I had dropped a bit of pressure as I crap myself halfway round a messy gravel corner

Tyre pressure, not bowel pressure.

[Woodman]

How many times have I wished I had dropped a bit of pressure as I crap myself halfway round a messy gravel corner

I don't know , how many? Two last weekend that I know of.

Have a lovely set of Metzeler Sahara3s sitting in the shed to go on the GS. Don't know much about them really, but they look the biz.
The sticker on my bike says that they are recommended by BMW for my GS so they must be ok I spose

Anyone have any experience with them?

[Box'a'bits]

Fairly sure Chris had some on his KTM 690 & liked them

[Oscar]

Fairly sure Chris had some on his KTM 690 & liked them

I got one'a dose on the back of me 950.

It's pretty good.

[dino3310]

good deal for you Marlborough lads

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-763586691.htm