Many interesting photos come through with the RemoteMoto tyre reviews but this review photo from NickW on the Heidenau K60 Scout is a classic!! Great review and great photo NickW
Review link: Heidenau K60 Scout
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Interesting, but there is an inherent problem with tyre reviews like these (and it is no reflection on the great website) - it depends on what the writers definition of expressions like "off road" are, and also the bike it's being used on.
Hi Oscar, you have isolated two key variables that presented a significant challenge when developing the RemoteMoto tyre reviewer.
Tyres will most certainly differ in performance/longevity based on both bike and rider. Developing code to counteract this is feasible however it would result in an overcomplicated system that would be unpleasant to use.
Huge amounts of time and development went into this tyre reviewer (even though it may seem very simple on the surface) to provide a system that is easy for a rider to review a tyre, and equally as easy for a rider to read these reviews.
The reviews intentionally display the rider and the rider’s bike for two reasons:
Firstly, you can see what type of bike they are using and if this is a similar machine to what you ride (noting riders can place multiple reviews if they own various sizes/types of bikes). This way you get more of an accurate picture of how the tyre will perform on your bike.
Secondly, you can see who the rider is so if you know their riding style is similar to yours, then this is a good indication that it will likely perform/last similarly.
The main drive behind building the RemoteMoto tyre reviewer was that I looooove trying out new tyres but wading through hundreds of pages on forums proved a cumbersome way for me to find out how a tyre performs and if it is worth trying. No one wants to shell out for a tyre that is no good for their riding style/bike or worse yet, part with hard eared money for a lemon. Although forums are a great medium to extract information from other riders, it is very time sensitive regarding who is online and available to post in that small window while the post is “fresh”.
After spending over 15 years as a programmer I can confidently say there is no perfect solution to a tyre reviewer to correctly address all bike types and all rider styles however the RemoteMoto tyre reviewer is as close as it gets while still remaining simple and easy to use.
What will help increase the accuracy of the RemoteMoto tyre reviewer is if everyone joined in and reviewed their tyres. This will help build a large knowledge base to draw from.
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Michelin new version of the big block knobbly....
http://www.advpulse.com/adv-products...l-sport-tires/
Pete
90% of all Harleys built are still on the road... The other 10% made it back home...
Ducati... Makeing riders into mechaincs since 1964...
Rider, bike power, bike weight and terrain all are factors for sure, and I think we know that. I rode a Karoo 3 in aussie on GS1200 and it went through mud, sand, hard pack rock etc and I was impressed, so when back in NZ...I put one on my 690 as a tyre generally for slabbing it and gravel stuff. The tyre is fine on the road and great in the corners, but off road and especially gravel...I hate it with a passion. Under acceleration it struggles to hook up, and under fast breaking into corners it's even worse as it slides out far more than I expected...I think this is where the chevron-esk pattern isn't working as you are effectiveyl expecting to work in the opposite direction.
I'm currently thrashing the shit out of it, so I can bin it, and about to go back to my MT21 as well as the Mitas E09....BUT now seeing this wild, I might check it. One thing for sure, 690 needs knobs...well for the way I like to ride
...back in the saddle, and getting a little!
Happy with the MotoZ Tractionator's on my 690 so far. Haven't tried them in the wet though.
"Age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill"
Cycletreads seem to be getting out of the Kendas
For that matter their whole range of road legal knobblies seems to be a bit lacking at the minute.
Has anyone had the hidenau k60 scouts sand/mud? I've got 3000k on mine so far and there are great, factory claims 13000k rear 15000k front, wet or dry, mud & sand
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I mentioned vegetables once, but I think I got away with it...........
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