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

[Pikey]

The E09's got me through on sunday

[Taz]

Not too sure on the pressures tbh, the shop fitted them

Dude take ownership of your pressures! Check them regularly. I had a shop fit a tyre and luckily I checked before riding. 63psi FFS!

[ADVGD]

Dude take ownership of your pressures! Check them regularly.

+1 on that

[clint640]

Dude take ownership of your pressures! Check them regularly. I had a shop fit a tyre and luckily I checked before riding. 63psi FFS!

Amen to that. I think it was the 1st new set of tyres I got for the 640, MT70's, rode away from the shop, got up to speed, OMG WTF! These tyres are terrible! Well no actually, it was more that they only had 20 psi in em You would think a KTM dealer might have access to the manual & would set the pressures to the recommended value but no.

On another tyre related note, fitted up my trail ride set of K760's for the 1st time for a while for some dirty fun last weekend, they don't go too bad offroad for a cheapy.

Clint

[Taz]

On another tyre related note, fitted up my trail ride set of K760's for the 1st time for a while for some dirty fun last weekend, they don't go too bad offroad for a cheapy.

Clint

Squirm a little on the road though Eh But still seem to last ok.

[george formby]

What pressures were you running off the seal?

I like them at 20f/18r on the DR. They get quite compliant in the rocks when aired down. In rockier terrain, I'd prefer a 705 rear to an MT21.

Do you use something to pump them up for the trip home?

Serious question.

[NordieBoy]

Do you use something to pump them up for the trip home?

Serious question.

A pump.


Nah. Usually leave them alone and pump them up later.
eg. If fueling up for the ride home...

Hint: If the garage air hose won't fit properly, most of them will bend quite a bit

24f/26r on the road with no luggage and 20f/18r off road/gravel.

If there's a long seal run to or from a ride, I'll run the road pressures to and from but no worries if I forget.

The rears last me about 9,000km and the front > 20,000 so far.

[george formby]

Ta Nordie. I was hoping you had a nifty inflator. After my last outing I'm getting serious & organising a "get myself out the sticky poo" kit for the bikes.

[NordieBoy]

Ta Nordie. I was hoping you had a nifty inflator. After my last outing I'm getting serious & organising a "get myself out the sticky poo" kit for the bikes.

2 way mountain bike pump. For emergency use only.
Takes too long to get from 18 to 26 psi in the rear. Better to stop at a garage.
Coffee, pie, fuel, pump up tyres...

[george formby]

2 way mountain bike pump. For emergency use only.
Takes too long to get from 18 to 26 psi in the rear. Better to stop at a garage.
Coffee, pie, fuel, pump up tyres...

The first garage I see is 2km from home.

[Taz]

The first garage I see is 2km from home.

Then you're not riding far enough.

[Frodo]

Ta Nordie. I was hoping you had a nifty inflator. After my last outing I'm getting serious & organising a "get myself out the sticky poo" kit for the bikes.

I use a Kathmandu bike pump. Fits nicely under my seat and fine for increasing pressures when back on the seal. Wouldn't want to inflate a flat tyre though, but I'd rather have the option as garages aren't always where you want them.

[warewolf]

mtb pump works quite well, even from flat - only takes about 30 secs to fill a front, 3-4 times that for a rear to mid-20s psi.

Riding in these parts tends to be alternating short-ish bursts of seal and gravel, so you'd be forever changing pressures if you were anal about it. Better to choose a tyre that isn't so finicky about pressures, ie pretty much anything but a TKC80 or Karoo!

[Woodman]

mtb pump works quite well, even from flat - only takes about 30 secs to fill a front, 3-4 times that for a rear to mid-20s psi.

Riding in these parts tends to be alternating short-ish bursts of seal and gravel, so you'd be forever changing pressures if you were anal about it. Better to choose a tyre that isn't so finicky about pressures, ie pretty much anything but a TKC80 or Karoo!

Oh no, I,m the worlds worst tyre pressure checker and have a tkc80 sitting in the shed ready to go on when the e09 wears out. Surely they can't be that finnicky???

Also +1 on the mtb pump works fine pumping from flat.

[86GSXR]

Dude take ownership of your pressures! Check them regularly. I had a shop fit a tyre and luckily I checked before riding. 63psi FFS!

+1 on that

Amen to that. I think it was the 1st new set of tyres I got for the 640, MT70's, rode away from the shop, got up to speed, OMG WTF! These tyres are terrible! Well no actually, it was more that they only had 20 psi in em You would think a KTM dealer might have access to the manual & would set the pressures to the recommended value but no.

On another tyre related note, fitted up my trail ride set of K760's for the 1st time for a while for some dirty fun last weekend, they don't go too bad offroad for a cheapy.

Clint

Lol, yeah you're right and I'm ashamed to say I didn't check em They felt good on the road though and I've known the shop guys for years and they know how I ride. Just checked them and the rear was 23 and the front 20, they went on last Friday so probably a pretty good setting. I will be experimenting