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I had these tyres on when I bought my Tenere , they had done 2200km when I picked it up. I rode 300km home and was very impressed on the road.
I then road to Sydney ( 780km) and swapped to knobbies for the high country rideI then put them on and rode to Comboyne to meet Greg and Chicken ( 300km ).
So all up they have done 3580km on the tar.
They are a great rode tyre for sure , heaps of all round grip.
I rode from Comboyne through a very wet Bago to Micknmelds house. This was a different story. In the red clay I lacked traction and they filled the grip quickly which made things a bit sketchy.
On the gravel fire roads they were great , heaps of traction and good fun !!
Just avoid clay TT and I reckon you’ll love’em !!!They are still only half worn so I think they are good for about 8000km
Look forward to your thoughts on then
Nick
After my great ride out with Krusty yesterday, I can now safely say that my new K60 tires are scrubbed in for all terrain
By comparison to the last week’s ride over the same convict trail with the Metzeler Tourances, the Heidenau K60 are a huge step forward. They are not knobblies and do struggle a bit in wet Aussie clay but they hook up like there is no tomorrow in dry terrain and was pretty good on the sand and loose gravel patches. I managed to get trough everything without too much trouble and think they are pretty close to ideal for all terrain adventure touring. They also handle sealed roads and fast corners pretty well.
In short, I am pretty happy with my decision and feel that the K60s are perfect for my type of usage.
Below is a photo of the test results
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Folks,
I have now clocked 5000km on the Heidenau K60 Scouts. This is what they look like after 5000km.
Front
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Rear
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My findings are:
On road: They are fine for commuting in all weather in Sydney. They do not railtrack on uneven road seams and grip everywhere I have ridden them on sealed roads. They are fine on fast road surfaces and corners (just ask the guys on their “superbikes” this morning that got left behind in the tight Putty Road corners
)Gravel: Overall they are acceptable on gravel. I would give them 6 out of 10 on loose gravel. Hard packed gravel they are OK. The front does not grip well in off road corner angles and does not instill confidence in off road corners. It does stop bloody well though when upright and in a straigh line (as good as anything I know to be honest). The rear on the orther hand grips when the bike is leaned over but easily looses traction when upright.
Mud: These are not mud tyres and clog easily and make for wide eye rides in slippery mud. They are better that Metzeler Tourances in mud though but still scary.
Overall: I would happily recommend them for on road usage on all surfaces and weather conditions or for long hard pack off road surface tours. This is a very good long lasting 50/50 tyre but certainly not a hard core off road tyre.
Cheers, TT
After 10,000km this is what the Heidenau K60 Scouts look like on my Tenere. I believe they are still good for at least another 2 – 3,000km. All up, not a bad choice if you spend most of your travels on road or hard packed surfaces. Oh, and they still grip like there is no tomorrow in corners on tar surfaces
Rear K60 after 10,000km
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Front K60 after 10,000km
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Cheers, TT
On the recent High Country ride the loan BMW F800 I used was fitted with these and again they were great on the tar and ok on the hard pack but any loose surface on top lead to some sideways action when exiting a corner under heavy throttle.
They struggled for traction with the extra power of the 800 and I think are much better suited to the gentler power delivery of the Tenere ( or i need to fine tune my throttle control skills !!) The one wet area we hit was terrifying and had me changing to MX loops the next day
Boulder, I guess the trick is to roll on the throttle as opposed to treating it like a binary switch with either idle or full throttle as the only two options! :laugh:
Then again, I suspect that many Old Bulls ride that way!
“Fair cop” mate!! :dry:
Its good to see a tyre that gives such good mileage and still grips thanks for sharing it with us.
I have a trip planned in the future with some black top factored in and will keep this post in mind.
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