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

[NordieBoy]

Hi, does anybody knows which road biased Tyres 21' front and 18' rear ( preferable 140) other than Metzeler enduro?

Thanks

Shinko something. I can never remember the number...

[10bikekid]

Must be a good tire if you can strech 7k out of it

Are you suggesting I'm heavy handed

[gpcustom]

oh yea got my new tyres there just waiting to go on

[Eddieb]

I need new tyres for a WOF and Dr's orders says I'm on the road only for the next 6 months so I'm after a set of 90/10 tyres to suit 17"/21" DR650 at a budget price.

I found Pirelli MT90 at Cyclectreads at $144 for a rear and $129 for a front. Anyone know anything about them?
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...f_road_tr.aspx

Any other recommendations? what about your Shinko's Nordie, got a link to a NZ distributor with pics and prices for them?

[JATZ]

I need new tyres for a WOF and Dr's orders says I'm on the road only for the next 6 months so I'm after a set of 90/10 tyres to suit 17"/21" DR650 at a budget price.

I found Pirelli MT90 at Cyclectreads at $144 for a rear and $129 for a front. Anyone know anything about them?
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...f_road_tr.aspx

Any other recommendations? what about your Shinko's Nordie, got a link to a NZ distributor with pics and prices for them?

http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...ort_tyres.aspx ....
The FullBore ones are pretty similar too...
http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product..._adventur.aspx

[NordieBoy]

Yep, 705's from CycleTreads.
$120 for a rear and $102 for a front.

[george formby]

Yep, 705's from CycleTreads.
$120 for a rear and $102 for a front.

I'm threemendously happy with the 704's on the wee DT. Rode tarseal, wet & dry, deep pea gravel, wet & dry clay and single track mish mash yesterday. They never set a foot wrong.
I was on the TDM with 705 rear, almost as drama free but the wet clay & mish mash had me being very gentle on the throttle. The TDM diid very well in the deep gravel, going exacary where I wanted it to with the gas on & ploughed gravel out the way with the front without throttle going exacary where I did not want it to.

[Danger Dave]

Good price on here http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/ab4btyre...yres/2684.aspx and free delivery.

[dino3310]

using this on the XR rear http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/ab4btyre...yres/2681.aspx

[pete-blen]

I like the Shinko 700... will use them again for the DB1 ...

http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/ab4btyre...yres/2683.aspx

[Woodman]

I like the Shinko 700... will use them again for the DB1 ...

http://www.bits4bikes.co.nz/ab4btyre...yres/2683.aspx

Agreed, just put on my second rear and am running a front too. Best compromise tyre I have found so far and so bloody easy to change, almost don't need levers.

[Transalper]

Agreed, just put on my second rear and am running a front too. Best compromise tyre I have found so far and so bloody easy to change, almost don't need levers.

How many km's you expect out of each end?
Mitas E07 a bit pricy now, enough to look at alternatives for the Transalps next tyre set.

[Woodman]

How many km's you expect out of each end?
Mitas E07 a bit pricy now, enough to look at alternatives for the Transalps next tyre set.

Front has been on for about 4000kms and looks like brand new. My first rear which was a 460 and too skinny was replaced at about that 4000km mark with a 510 so should last longer.(1)

(1) I haven't found a rear tyre yet that will last longer than 3500 to 4000kms.

[Magnificent 7]

I liked the Pirelli MT21 on the front & loved the Mitas E09 on the rear of my Serow.
I'm defiantly going to put the Mitas E09 (loves the mud) on the DR650 when its due for tyres.
Got some cheap shinko R244's on the DR650 at the moment. They took awhile to bed in, slippery as initially (Scary moments). I've only used them on gravel & road so far but are they ok. They handled the trip to the Brass no problem. Yet to test them off road.

My Father in law is an ex bike cop from the old days , when they had their own wrench monkey. He used to love getting new tyres on the bike, because the mechanic would used a hard buffing disk on a grinder to take off the shine on the front tyre, and let the cops do a standing burnout leaning it over from, peg to peg, out the back. To remove the dangerous outer layer of rubber. . He said it made a huge difference to new treads on the tight corners and crazy chambers on the Auckland streets.

[fridayflash]

good 'ol days alright...what era of bikes was he riding? i remember the cops having yamaha xj650's and before that honda cb550's, suzuki gt550's etc
before that i guess it was british