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

[NordieBoy]

8000ks out of my Shinko 705,s so far, another 1000 - 1500ks on the rear and plenty on the front. They have served me well and do the job offroad and they havent let go when scratching around on the seal.

Radial or bias?

[Skinny_Birdman]

I'm handing in the E-07s I put on the Transalp when I bought it today. They have done 19,000km and I'm only swapping because we have to go up Carricktown in the DB1k next year and I might be a bit short on rear grip. What fab tyres. Needless to say I'm replacing them with another set.

[Mountie]

Radial or bias?

Trai master raidial

[cooneyr]

I'm handing in the E-07s I put on the Transalp when I bought it today. They have done 19,000km and I'm only swapping because we have to go up Carricktown in the DB1k next year and I might be a bit short on rear grip. What fab tyres. Needless to say I'm replacing them with another set.

Get the 140 wide if they will fit. Not silly rib down the middle.

[Transalper]

That's what I've done for Js DR, I like the look of it and want one for my own DR but got another freeby 3/4 warn one to use up first.

[Skinny_Birdman]

Get the 140 wide if they will fit. Not silly rib down the middle.

Ar balls, the deed is done. Wish I had posted earlier. Linton didn't have many left tho....

[10bikekid]

Ar balls, the deed is done. Wish I had posted earlier. Linton didn't have many left tho....

Hey your an X Tuono man, gone the Adventure way now aye, stil got mine but it doesnt get much use now Katies around

[10bikekid]

Well, a thumper anyway.

Little cute thumps but they still count.

more like cute thump wheelie shift thump wheelie no gears left Its amazing what 40cc can do at 13,500rpm

[Skinny_Birdman]

Hey your an X Tuono man, gone the Adventure way now aye, stil got mine but it doesnt get much use now Katies around

Not so much that I have gone the adventure way, more that cost-benefit analysis suggested buying a more expensive adv bike and a cheaper road bike, given how much use they were getting relatively. Can I interest you in a CBR1000? Then you'll be 11bikekid.

[bart]

I was looking at my worn Mitas E-09. It's been a good tyre. 4600km on a DR650, mostly commuting, but it's had a bit of shit chucked at it. Anyway, I'd look at it and think it's rooted, then the next time I'd look, I'd think it'd last another couple of months.

About to change it this arvo, and found massive variation in wear. First photo shows the most wear, second with wheel spun through 180º. No rim lock, and the photos are 90º from the valve and wheel weights.




I've never noticed vibration or anything weird. Any ideas?

Also, anyone tried a Bridgestone TW12?

[_Shrek_]

I was looking at my worn Mitas E-09. It's been a good tyre. 4600km on a DR650, mostly commuting, but it's had a bit of shit chucked at it. Anyway, I'd look at it and think it's rooted, then the next time I'd look, I'd think it'd last another couple of months.

heaps of wear left there bart & if you are still mostly commuting I waited till it got down to where you are now then turnd them around got 9500 k out of the rear

now running Eo10's front & rear

[_Shrek_]

heres the mitas Eo10 rear 150/70 x 17 Tubeless Attachment 214607just arrived at home Saturday, bit more off road orientated than i was expecting, I will wait till the front arrives before fitting them

these work well

I was looking at my worn Mitas E-09. It's been a good tyre. 4600km on a DR650, mostly commuting, but it's had a bit of shit chucked at it. Anyway, I'd look at it and think it's rooted, then the next time I'd look, I'd think it'd last another couple of months.

About to change it this arvo, and found massive variation in wear. First photo shows the most wear, second with wheel spun through 180º. No rim lock, and the photos are 90º from the valve and wheel weights.




I've never noticed vibration or anything weird. Any ideas?

Also, anyone tried a Bridgestone TW12?

my Eo9 had variation in the wear as I was running them at 24psi front & 28 rear on the seal, but have put it up on the 10's on seal & down for off road

[bart]

heaps of wear left there bart & if you are still mostly commuting I waited till it got down to where you are now then turnd them around got 9500 k out of the rear

The photo doesn't show the wear very well. You'll notice in the last photo, the carcass is starting to hit the road.

I've been running about 38 psi

[thepom]

That bridgestone looks good.....was looking at a heidenau on a 690 last week and the guy riding it said they were the best ......they did look knobby and have a stiff sidewall....

[warewolf]

found massive variation in wear.

Happens to me all the time. Worst case was the Kenda K270 which had several mm variance, the tyre was very much egg-shaped with two high points and one very low.

I put it down to balance, or lack thereof; figuring the knobbies shed a lot a rubber rapidly and get unbalanced even if they were balanced when fitted. But that's just an unproven guess.