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

[Woodman]

Changed my Conti TKC80 rear this afternoon. I was absolutly shocked once I read the fine print on the side of the tyre. The old tyre, which I fitted exactly a year ago, had made in Germany written on it. The same tyre, bought a few days ago, says made in Korea.

WTF!!!

Obviously the germans have outsourced their manufacturing.
You can be rest assured that it will be exactly the same quality as the German made one. They have very strict quality control procedures to ensure that the product is not compromised.

Who believes this?????

[jafar]

Obviously the germans have outsourced their manufacturing.
You can be rest assured that it will be exactly the same quality as the German made one. They have very strict quality control procedures to ensure that the product is not compromised.

Who believes this?????

Obviously you do

[MXNUT]

Obviously the germans have outsourced their manufacturing.
You can be rest assured that it will be exactly the same quality as the German made one. They have very strict quality control procedures to ensure that the product is not compromised.

Who believes this?????

NOT ME

[topo]

Anyone tried these?



IRC TR-8
* DOT approved for street use, plus an aggressive designed tread for off-road action.
* TR-8's have an excellent cost performance advantage.
* Great tires for beginners and intermediate riders.

[NordieBoy]

I like the look of the front...

[pete376403]

They look interesting. Whose selling them and how much?

[warewolf]

I'm running a TR8 on the front of the 640A right now. Much more open tread than a TKC80. IIRC someone tried to get one and was told they aren't being brought in to NZ anymore. Price-wise, I'd expect them to be less than half the price of a TKC80.

edit: Seek and ye shall find: post #141 and subsequent discussion.

[Woodman]

They look like they have got a good amount of side grip, unlike Mitas

[Padmei]

Anyone got them recently? Price? locality?

[cynna]

going to have to replace my rear sooner then i expected thanks to my run if with a loose tool (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...56#post1969756)

at the moment i have a dunlop d606 - havent had any issues with it so will probably replace it with the same. will have alook through this thread to have a look at your opinions and other options

where is the best place to go in chch for off road tyres - anyone know if DAS has a good range of tyres or am i best to go to pitlane? will have a ring around and see whats available tomorrow

[cooneyr]

going to have to replace my rear sooner then i expected thanks to my run if with a loose tool (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...56#post1969756)

at the moment i have a dunlop d606 - havent had any issues with it so will probably replace it with the same. will have alook through this thread to have a look at your opinions and other options

where is the best place to go in chch for off road tyres - anyone know if DAS has a good range of tyres or am i best to go to pitlane? will have a ring around and see whats available tomorrow

I use to run D606's on the DR650 and really liked them. They didn't last very long unless you keep the pressures high. The recomended pressures for the DR were 20/22ish and the 606 rear would only last about 2000kms at that pressure. At 30ish the rear would last about 5/6000kms.

DAS do Mitas tyres of which the E-09 is most similar to the D606 in tread pattern. The E-09 aparently lasts a bit longer and has good grip on the seal but grip when leaned over and under power is not as good. I'm about 2500kms into my first one on the XTZ750 and it seems to be last well but I'm not as agressive on the XTZ as I was on the DR so not really compariable. A key reason why I'm using the E09 now as it is the only 17" knobblie that I can find in 140 wide (Mitchy Desert is another but they seem to be impossible to find and the only 1 I've had didn't last well). I know you are using an 18" and the E09 is available in this as well.

Another option is the Mitas C-02 that is more agressive. Popular for the Brass Monkey run last year. Again DAS has these.

Cheers R

[Peril]

Another vote for the C-02.They are magic offroad,grip everywhere - mud,gravel,sand,dirt,brilliant tyre.
Very offroad bias though and quite squirmy on the road,but if you have a spare rear rim you throw on for offroad work,that is the tyre.
Seems the biggest it comes in is a 120/90-18,but with 25mm knobs it'll make the bike slightly higher geared.
Wear doesn't seem too bad either,I'd estimate I've done 500kms so far and I reckon I've only taken the ribs off the end of the knobs and not much else.

[pete376403]

. A key reason why I'm using the E09 now as it is the only 17" knobblie that I can find in 140 wide Cheers R

If "Not For Highway Use" doesn't bother you:
http://www.biketreadz.co.nz/index.ph...rt&F=Rear&R=17
Deestone works pretty well and is a bargain. Not as bad as you might expect on the road, either

[cooneyr]

If "Not For Highway Use" doesn't bother you:
http://www.biketreadz.co.nz/index.ph...rt&F=Rear&R=17
Deestone works pretty well and is a bargain. Not as bad as you might expect on the road, either

Sorry which tyre were you pointing me at, a Deestone D982? 4.6 is about 120 wide from memory so I'd need about a 5.5/5.6 in the old measurement. Never seen anything with this sort of measurement.

Cheers R

[warewolf]

4.6 is about 120 wide from memory so I'd need about a 5.5/5.6 in the old measurement. Never seen anything with this sort of measurement.

Yep, 4.60 is way too small, many tyres are only made up to this size. 5.10 is about the largest you will see, equivalent to a 130/80, and only a few tyres are this big. I've seen 5.60 listed on sizing charts but only on 1 or 2 actual tyres in a catalogue; it is equivalent to a 140/80. Bummer, eh?

Most of the cheaper Asian tyres are only made in the small-middling sizes, because to them 250cc is a big bike!! You have to get into the Euro or US manufacturers to get much choice in the 140s - specially for road legal tyres.

Don't forget a 120/100 is also equivalent to a 140/80.