TU bliss tyre system

[flashg]

yes I know...

17" will be good....

the CRF going to get IRC 4mm thick tubes

I run in the TTR at the moment...

I have never had a pinch flat, always ran 15psi front and rear in WR and Beta and ran 22psi front and back on XT when adventure riding but traction was never great on any of them unless the tyres were new. WR & XT are on HD tubes just to be safe. Beta is standard tube front and Tu-Bliss on rear. Traction on a worn tyre with Tu-Bliss is way better than a new tyre with tube, thats what i have found. Others may have a different opinion.

[flashg]

Oh yeah i ran with the higher pressures because i didn't want pinch flats. But it's a trade off as far as traction goes.

[pete-blen]

I have never had a pinch flat, always ran 15psi front and rear in WR and Beta and ran 22psi front and back on XT when adventure riding but traction was never great on any of them unless the tyres were new. WR & XT are on HD tubes just to be safe. Beta is standard tube front and Tu-Bliss on rear. Traction on a worn tyre with Tu-Bliss is way better than a new tyre with tube, thats what i have found. Others may have a different opinion.

what I have found with the TTR...
It dosn't have a silly amount of HP to
spin the rear wheel up when not required &
with the Rekluse which seems to "soften"
the way the HP gets to the rear wheel
It will climb hills others are stuck on even
been able to stop & get going again with out
any real issues.. i think a Tubliss could make it
all but unstopable.... " I'm another story.."

now after this rant.... I'll get stuck on every hill
next sunday....





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[flashg]

I would agree about the Rekluse clutch Pete. Grandson Ajays ttr 50 has a centrifugal clutch and was amazing on the hills on the last trail ride, no fear of flipping it either (f--- all power)

[Scubbo]

20% off at torpedo7 atm - https://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/...iss---tyre-kit

[flashg]

20% off at torpedo7 atm - https://www.torpedo7.co.nz/products/...iss---tyre-kit

Cheers Scubbo, just bought one for the WR. Bloody awesome now Beta & WR will have exceptional traction. 30 years younger would help as well.

[puddytat]

Hey ....is anyone using a Hydrid trials tire at all? You know, those ones which are road legal....does anyone in NZ sell them?

[Transalper]

Hey ....is anyone using a Hydrid trials tire at all? You know, those ones which are road legal....does anyone in NZ sell them?

MotoMox for the win again.... Motoz Mountain Hybrid 120/100/18

[Shoshoni]

MotoMox for the win again.... Motoz Mountain Hybrid 120/100/18

That looks like the tyre I was asked to try out a couple of months back, if it's the same one it was horrid - floats on top of gravel so the rear end feels like it's fish tailing around
and the grip lets go way to eazy, also it was wearing rather quickly.

[Trials Rider]

That looks like the tyre I was asked to try out a couple of months back, if it's the same one it was horrid - floats on top of gravel so the rear end feels like it's fish tailing around
and the grip lets go way to eazy, also it was wearing rather quickly.

What bike was the tyre tried on?

[Shoshoni]

What bike was the tyre tried on?

It was on the DR650, it wont fit the Busa

[Trials Rider]

It was on the DR650, it wont fit the Busa

It would look cool on the Busa though.

Yeah I must admit the hybrid is not really a DR650 tyre unless of course you ride trials on the DR650 then thats fine.

The Hybrid is designed for the lighter Enduro and Adventure trail bikes for technical riding but allowing to ride on the road between fun spots.

[puddytat]

So how many kms do you reckon you'd get out of one......3000 or so.? On a 125kg-ish bike with a mix of approx. 50% tarmac with the rest being a mix of gravel & trail....
Its a bit like asking how long is a piece of string eh.

[Trials Rider]

So how many kms do you reckon you'd get out of one......3000 or so.? On a 125kg-ish bike with a mix of approx. 50% tarmac with the rest being a mix of gravel & trail....
Its a bit like asking how long is a piece of string eh.

Ah I am glad you said that, that bloody string again there are so many influences on tyre life, tyre pressures, you style of riding, the ground you ride, two stroke/ 4 stroke, bike capacity and more.

I havent used the hybrid on the Beta 498 but I am using the Tractionator S/T http://www.motomox.co.nz/shop/show_s...t.php?prod=252 which is soft compound on a 500 four stroke, actually I would say the Beta 500 is the most tyre unfriendly bike I have owned, so far the S/T has done about 1700km and its about 1/3 to 1/2 worn so I should get approx 2600km out of it before it becomes useless.

Back to your question, given there is a lot more rubber in contact with the ground logically speaking you should get reasonable km out of it especially being on a lighter bike, are you board yet

Any soft compound tyre is going to disappear quicker but you buy a tyre to suit you needs.

[puddytat]

E knee me knee my knee mo.....

I 'spose Im being a grip freak seeing Ive got a Tublis now....but with the Ac10 I have on the bike now, although its grippy as, Im finding that with such low pressures combined with weak sidewalls it squirms like a pig. Its not anything I cant ride around....
So I thought Id go to something like a T63 next with thicker sidewall construction but thats quite an expensive tyre, especially when compared to the Hybrid & the Tractionator. And the Hybrid has strong sidewall construction.
Its also quite weighty @7.5kg....which if you go by some of the reviews people don't like.....but there is a lot of folk who love 'em.
So ...thank you internet. Yet again I have made making a decision that much harder, when if I just stuck to brand bias & the pictures of tyres which give me wood ...