For DR650 owners wanting a big upgrade

[marks]

So you are saying that it's not intended to take SERIOUS tyres then?

Not a serious option, eh?

BTW, what's the handling like in the sealed twisties on the 606's and what pressures do you run?

the 606 plus the Jardine can is whats causing problems - one or the other would be fine although the 130 profile 606 is as big a tire as you could get to fit I think. Probably much more tire than the bike needs.

I haven't done much mileage yet on the 606's but so far I was quite impressed with how normal they felt on the road - I was expecting mr marshmellow.

So far run 34 both ends on road and will drop to low 20's off road (haven't got there yet )



how do you like the sort of questions some ex friends are posting on the auction....

"Sounds like you have thrashed this bike unmercifully, flogged all the good bits for your new bike and are trying to recoup your losses by selling this pile of crap. It''s probably only worth scrap value now, would you trade it on 3 rooted trail bikes in parts, a new chinese log splitter (not working) and a sack full of over ripe melons?"

bastards

[Bass]

the 606 plus the Jardine can is whats causing problems - one or the other would be fine although the 130 profile 606 is as big a tire as you could get to fit I think. Probably much more tire than the bike needs.

OK. At last I understand.
Better to have more than you need most of the time than not enough when you REALLY need it though, don't you think? Although, after Oz I suspect that you MAY be a bit disappointed with the mileage that you get, at least in comparason to something with a bit more rubber on the road.
Having said that, on the back, the 606's did better than the 605's although the 605's have more rubber. I suspect that the 605's are pretty soft as, while the one I put on the front in Darwin, surprisingly is still there, it sticks really well in the gravel and the rear only lasted about 2000 km.

how do you like the sort of questions some ex friends are posting on the auction....

"Sounds like you have thrashed this bike unmercifully, flogged all the good bits for your new bike and are trying to recoup your losses by selling this pile of crap. It''s probably only worth scrap value now, would you trade it on 3 rooted trail bikes in parts, a new chinese log splitter (not working) and a sack full of over ripe melons?"

bastards

Sounds pretty accurate to me and a good offer too - what's your problem. It is a KLR you are discussing after all.

[Aslan]

Hi Bass and others - I've been thrilled with the performance of the Pirelli MT21 as a front (5,000 km and just starting to show signs of 'cupping') and the D606 rear - approx 5mm remaining - I guess about 1,000Km having done 5,000km.

Prolly should stick with this combo - abt 22 front and 25 rear all the time - and yes compared to some I'm a 'Nana' rider - cheers Aslan

PS Padmei was generous enough to let me ride his KLR (nice) but the DR works OK for me - could have saved a lot if I'd bought one earlier

[TLDV8]

Prolly should stick with this combo - abt 22 front and 25 rear all the time

Those are the same pressures i ran the last set of D606's at, was very surprised to get 7000 kms from them.
They did not seem very good at higher pressure on the seal.
The current TKC80's are at 3000 kms and the rear centre blocks are down to around 8mm tall.
One thing is the TKC front seems to handle tar seal braking better compared to the D606 front which turned the centre blocks wedged as they distorted under braking.
The D606 is the best buy for me here too.

D606's AU$260 (NZ$328)

TKC80's AU$408!! (NZ$515)

The KLR in question seems like a great buy.

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