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

[10bikekid]

naa mate, low on the pingers for a while till the CC gets back in the black.
plus i wont pay for rides.
not sure if the e07 are made that big but i wouldn't think them to be any good on the soft stuff

All good, will catch up soon, best you think of a good place for me to test MR BIG out down your way

PS, you didnt think I was doing over a 120mph on the soft sand did you

you got to wait till the tide is full out and then run the gauntlet

[Woodman]

Done about 700kms on my shinko 244 rear and I hate the friggen thing so far. Can't wait for it to wear out. Will have to spin it up a lot on the db.

I like mt21 front and rears Nordie,

Quoting myself, but after the Dustybutt my opinion has changed. Its a great tyre and I will get another one. 3200kms so far and its 3/4 worn so thats about par for course.

[dino3310]

Quoting myself, but after the Dustybutt my opinion has changed. Its a great tyre and I will get another one. 3200kms so far and its 3/4 worn so thats about par for course.

2oookms on mine and nearly half worn

[10bikekid]

2oookms on mine and nearly half worn

You boys must be throttle jockeys

About the same milliage I get out of the 760 trackmaster, replacing it at just under 4000ks with 500ks of tread left

[dino3310]

You boys must be throttle jockeys

About the same milliage I get out of the 760 trackmaster, replacing it at just under 4000ks with 500ks of tread left

not so much throttle , more to do with weight
127kgs dry so she's light in the arse.... just how i like my bikes
760's a good aggressive tyre, triboys had one on the back of his XR for the last year

[Howie]

Has anyone tried these tyres? http://www.northern.co.nz/products/1...rail_tyre.aspx if so what were they like?

[NordieBoy]

Sound sweet, "Made for the true adventurer".

[.chris]

Has anyone tried these tyres? http://www.northern.co.nz/products/1...rail_tyre.aspx if so what were they like?

Yep I ran one last year, got about 6000km out of it, was ok, prefer a TKC80 since they are about the same price ( I got 8000km out of the TKC ) both run in a 140/80

[Howie]

Thanks, I'm just starting to look around or new tyres, been using up all my half worn out ones.

[pete-blen]

The Shinko 700 done OK on the DB1k..
It lost about 25% of its rubber over 1600km
would have been 50/50 gravel/seal...
4000 kms seem possable if replaced at 75% worn...
Has a soft rubber so grips well on hard surfaces..
no chunks riped out & nobbs retained there leading edges quite well..
130/17 is $150

[george formby]

That sounds positive. Looks like the DT will be getting a shinko 704 on the rear in the very near future. I'm at a loss to explain why the current tire has worn so quickly. It's a vee rubber with a similar tread pattern to the 705, I thought it would last forever. Seemed to have loads of tread left but when I gave the bike a once over after a couple of enthusiastic gravel & tar seal runs recently it's down to 2mm or so. Munted.

[dino3310]

Goldenboy/shinko244 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-559643185.htm

[Howie]

The Shinko 700 done OK on the DB1k..
It lost about 25% of its rubber over 1600km
would have been 50/50 gravel/seal...
4000 kms seem possable if replaced at 75% worn...
Has a soft rubber so grips well on hard surfaces..
no chunks riped out & nobbs retained there leading edges quite well..
130/17 is $150

I've run about 4 of these on yhe back of the KLR. Never had a problem with them. Not that great in sand or mud, but ok.Best km would be about 4500, and worst was about 3500.

not sure they come in a 130 profile for 17" rims, I normally get the 5.10 / 17. Just picked a new one up today for $118 (not fitted)

[irsh]

Hi folks ...sorry this has probably been asked before but just want a fresh opinion for peace of mind . i have gone through alot of this thread and cant make up my mind
I just bought a DRZ 400 and it's running a kenda k270 on the rear and TW41 on the front . would like to go more aggressive on the front for better off road handling . what could you recommend ...was looking at a kenda k670 but not too sure . I'm fairly new to getting off the hard stuff so want as much confidence in the front end as i can get . will only use the bike for the odd fair weather commute and to get to the trails of course so happy to sacrifice on road capability for more off road .
basically looking for a good all rounder for the welly region .. if such a thing exists

[dino3310]

mitchy AC10 or K760