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

**.chris** · 24th October 2010, 11:54

MT91 fitted and ready, predictions of how many km's I shall get out of this one?

(and see the other half of my garage is not so messy)

By far the knobbliest tire I have fitted on the 690, should be good fun, farm tracks/beach here I come. Just hope it survives the tarmac getting there.

**NordieBoy** · 24th October 2010, 12:45

Originally Posted by warewolf

It was a 130 equivalent. Shame it wasn't a 140 18".

That one is a 110/100x18.
The 130 equivalent in 17" is a 130/90x17.

According to the sidewall on the one on my GSX.

**dino3310** · 24th October 2010, 15:17

just an update:
AC10 fronts got 4k on it and still looking under half worn

, and its reverseable so i still got that option.
TW30 got 2500k and looking a little sad be gone by 3.5k

will prolly use another AC10 front after this one

**nooles** · 24th October 2010, 21:13

Got the E-07 fitted last weekend to the KTM, now the bloody thing is another inch taller. The guy at LMS told me if I wear it out in under 3500km to bring it back, I thought sweet, he said no no I'll put a heavyier spring in that bloody throttle cable

nice guy he owns a DR650.
Went up the street to AFC to get it fitted, he said if you want to take it off yourself it will save you money, I had it on his table in 2 mins.After fitting the tyre I said what do I owe you, he said na na your right I do it all day mate this ones a free bee

I think I will start using them as my KTM dealer

I then ripped up SH1 to Waiouru across fields track down to Wanganui and home.Tyre hooks up bloody well on the gravel but I cant touch the ground now

**NordieBoy** · 24th October 2010, 21:31

Hmmm...

The 640A has a 2.5" rear rim, yes?

What is the "proper" tyre width for a 2.5" rim?

**NordieBoy** · 24th October 2010, 21:36

Originally Posted by nooles

Tyre hooks up bloody well on the gravel but I cant touch the ground now

There were these 3 dwarf kings or Tarse's.

The Mountain Tarse, the River Tarse and the Shore Tarse...

**warewolf** · 24th October 2010, 21:48

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

The 640A has a 2.5" rear rim, yes?

What is the "proper" tyre width for a 2.5" rim?

Hard to say... I've only seen charts for road bikes, and they are way different. The 640E specifies a 130/80, and the 640A a 140/80... both on the 2.5" rim (aka 110/100 and 120/100.)

My 200EXC has a 2.15" rim and 120/90 tyre (100/100) but I've seen 450s & bigger running 140/80s on 2.15" rims... ex-factory.

**NordieBoy** · 24th October 2010, 21:51

Originally Posted by warewolf

Hard to say... I've only seen charts for road bikes, and they are way different. The 640E specifies a 130/80, and the 640A a 140/80... both on the 2.5" rim (aka 110/100 and 120/100.)

My 200EXC has a 2.15" rim and 120/90 tyre (100/100) but I've seen 450s & bigger running 140/80s on 2.15" rims... ex-factory.

Stock for the DR is 120 on a 2.5" rim.

**nooles** · 24th October 2010, 22:27

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Hmmm...

The 640A has a 2.5" rear rim, yes?

What is the "proper" tyre width for a 2.5" rim?

Yep it's a 2.5" rear rim with the 140/80/18 E-07, the 4.60x18 Sirac that I had on there was a teeny weeny tyre but I could lean that bitch right over, this 140 not so much.

**dino3310** · 24th October 2010, 22:47

Originally Posted by junkmanjoe

new shoes fitted sat morn..
rear 150-70-18
..

shite now every thing is wide on that bike rear end..

Groovy looking tyre but

**cooneyr** · 25th October 2010, 06:01

I've got a 140 wide E07 on the back of the 950. Done about 6k and still about 1/2 tread. Gets a bit of a thrashing but not too bad. Just been for a play on some steep rocky tracks with a bit of mud and snow thrown it. Did bloody well. Good adv touring tyre.