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

**Woodman** · 7th April 2011, 22:58

Originally Posted by clint640

Yeah, the price of E09's has come up to about the same or more than the T-63. I have 1200km on my 1st T-63 rear now & it seems to be wearing better than the E09. Definitely wearing better than an MT21. They are all pretty similar traction wise, the MT-21 maybe has a bit more sideways grip.

No matter what your favourite flavour of adv rubber is you're always best to get em in well before you need em. Nobody holds much stock in NZ.

Cheers
Clint

pretty sure I have posted thid before but a t63 will keep on griping right to the butter end whereas a e09 will give up the goat when the knobs get low.But yeah, t63's are getting pricey so their attractiveness is not as good any more.
Btw , been out on the donut so their may be a few sellinf mistakes.

**NordieBoy** · 8th April 2011, 07:03

Griping about goat butter again?

**george formby** · 8th April 2011, 09:45

Originally Posted by warewolf

Let me Google that for you...

or more specifically using advanced options.

Google is my friend. Google is my friend.

Thank you.

**Taz** · 8th April 2011, 10:04

Goat? Butter?

My favourite from Cary

"we'll play it by air"

WTF?

**snodpete** · 8th April 2011, 16:06

Just got one of these from NorthWest Motorcycles in New Plymouth - in readiness for Waikaremoana Road in a few weeks. Not cheap but should be an improvement over the worn Tourance...

Looking forward to seeing how it goes.

**cold comfort** · 8th April 2011, 16:13

Be interested to see how you find them. I have read quite positive reviews and plan to put them on my Tiger when it arrives in place of the Battlewings. What was the cost as matter of interest? I see they are $167US and $70US respectively in the States.

**pete376403** · 8th April 2011, 16:23

the "butter end" - you been watching "Last Tango in Paris"? (don't think there was a goat involved though, just Marlon Brando.

**snodpete** · 8th April 2011, 16:56

Originally Posted by cold comfort

...What was the cost as matter of interest? I see they are $167US and $70US respectively in the States.

$264 Freight-free couriered to Westport

- Last one in stock apparently, but then they would say that...

**snodpete** · 9th April 2011, 17:37

Took the bike out for a quiet ride to remove some new tire shine. There's a hairpin corner 100m from my house and the bike tipped into it far more easily, I think that's partly due to tyre newness (and round profile) than type - it took some getting used to!

Cruised over some road works (who thought they'd be useful) and hooned through several ks of gravel road, ploughing through the windrow where possible. Heide performed well so far, I quickly grew more confident of its gravel grip anyway.

So far so good. My only points of reference on this bike are the original Trailwings (severely average), the just replaced Tourance front (inspiring on seal) and now the K60. Checking the thin Tourance casing after removal made me feel extra lucky about getting through Rainbow & Molesworth unscathed!