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

[k14]

T63 $159 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-444646141.htm

AC10 $99 http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/moto...-444620636.htm

That T63 is cheap. Paid $220 for my D606 in december and it is at least 1/2 gone after the DB.

[Buddha#81:Me]

makes feel good about 3/4 wearing a $90 MotoZ on the dusty

[Woodman]

My brand new rear MT21 is 2/3 worn after the db which was 2300kms by the time I got home. It is less worn than the useless TKC80 is at 700kms

Was running about 30psi and performed very well in all conditions.
Almost no chunking or cracking at all which is odd considering the feedback from other mt21 users. Now my rear of choice. Similar on/off road performance to a t63 or an e09, but not as much fun as an e09 on gravel.

At $140 fitted was very good value.

[NordieBoy]

The 3000km old, rear Shinko 705 went well at 20psi. No rim creep either.
The front was a bit dodgy in the Lammermoor slush but no horizontal moments at all.

Tempted to pull the new front off and put the 22,000km one back on to get the last 5,000km or so out of it.

[chasio]

What's current best pick for a good value road-biased tyre?

I'm doing an AMCC training day at Puke in April so need something that is very confident on seal (wet and dry) and will be at least OK in the gravel (roads, not traps, I hope). I'm after a 100/90-19 or equivalent. I'm running E-07's now but will go back to my Tourance on the back for this gig, so for the front my shortlist right now is:

Shinko 705 - $152
Fullbore M40 - $129 (Same tyre as above?)
B/Stone TW101 - $136
Mitas E-08's (price? got a bit up there I think)

Any thoughts?

[pete-blen]

What's current best pick for a good value road-biased tyre?

I'm doing an AMCC training day at Puke in April so need something that is very confident on seal (wet and dry) and will be at least OK in the gravel (roads, not traps, I hope). I'm after a 100/90-19 or equivalent. I'm running E-07's now but will go back to my Tourance on the back for this gig, so for the front my shortlist right now is:

Shinko 705 - $152
Fullbore M40 - $129 (Same tyre as above?)
B/Stone TW101 - $136
Mitas E-08's (price? got a bit up there I think)

Any thoughts?

Shinko or Fullbore..
I have a fullbore front / shinko rear..
run them right to edge of the tread
with no sign of them letting go..

[chasio]

Shinko or Fullbore..
I have a fullbore front / shinko rear..
run them right to edge of the tread
with no sign of them letting go..

Thanks. I know a lot of you rate the Shinkos and it's good to hear the Fullbores are indeed just as good. They're odds-on favourite right now, especially with Cycletreads just down the road...

[.chris]

I see that Cycletreads have added the Metzler Enduro3 (Sahara) tires to their catalog. Pretty limited sizes listed as available tho. I have enquired about a 140/80 -18. As at $219 that would be pretty good buying IMO.

[clint640]

I see that Cycletreads have added the Metzler Enduro3 (Sahara) tires to their catalog. Pretty limited sizes listed as available tho. I have enquired about a 140/80 -18. As at $219 that would be pretty good buying IMO.

Especially with the escalating price of E0-7's... Anybody run both that can give us a comparo?

Cheers
Clint

[cooneyr]

Especially with the escalating price of E0-7's... Anybody run both that can give us a comparo?

Cheers
Clint

I remember Warewolf saying once that Sahara's were de rigour RTW tyres at one point in time.

I was looking at them instead of E07's for the 950 ADV cause they look like they might be a little more open. Never bothered to find any though given the price and availability of E07's a couple of years back.

[.chris]

Especially with the escalating price of E0-7's... Anybody run both that can give us a comparo?

Cheers
Clint

I have run both.
I got about 12,000km out of the rear Sahara3, I have about 10,00km out of the E-07 so far, I would estimate another 2-4000km left in it.
I would rate the E-07 as slighty better in the dirt, but not much better. On road, I would say the Sahara was better, my E-07 at 10,000km is very square profiled, the Sahara kept its shape better wearing out.
I do remember the Sahara3 being great in the sand.

[Steelie]

I have run both.
I got about 12,000km out of the rear Sahara3, I have about 10,00km out of the E-07 so far, I would estimate another 2-4000km left in it.
I would rate the E-07 as slighty better in the dirt, but not much better. On road, I would say the Sahara was better, my E-07 at 10,000km is very square profiled, the Sahara kept its shape better wearing out.
I do remember the Sahara3 being great in the sand.

Chris, you must have limited movement in your right wrist to acheive that many kms from a tyre.

[cooneyr]

Chris, you must have limited movement in your right wrist to acheive that many kms from a tyre.

I had a E07 on the back of my previous 950 Adv S and got to 10,000km with a little life left and I wasn't particularly gentle on it. The E07's do last a long time. Would be my tyre of choice (or similar pattern) for a RTW trip.

[clint640]

Chris, you must have limited movement in your right wrist to acheive that many kms from a tyre.

Nah, if you go easy on them you get 20K+ according to a RTW DR rider I once met - he definitely had a sedate riding style though

Although I heard a rumour that E0-7's being made as of the last 6 months or so have a slightly softer compound to improve wet grip.

Cheers
Clint

[_Shrek_]

Nah, if you go easy on them you get 20K+

I got 23k out of my last one, (140/70 x17) but it was all tarseal & straight running from Canterbury to Roxburgh return weekly, just waiting for a front so I can fit them both together, & they will be the right size for the Rena, ie 150/70x17 & 110/80x19 tubless so it will be interesting to see how these last with the softer compound