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Well I have been trying different tyres on the Tenere, as I mentioned in the first post, the bike came with Dunlop 606’s front and back. I didnt think much of them at the time but now I think maybe they did a good job and I was to hard on them. I used a set of Pirelli MT21’s and got nearly 4000kms from rear with good drive in all conditions much like the 606. The front wore badly because of the low pressure I ran all the way back from Cobar I think. I tried a TCK80 continental rear and it didnt suit myself or the bike or mud :laugh: I got 3500kms from it
As every Adventure ride includes bitumen it can be a compromise finding a tyre that does everything. I like an aggressive front for the dirt but that means it wears quick, I am happy with that but I always end up with the knobs heel and toeing. To explain this the back side of the knob wears back at a sharp angle while the leading edge doesnt seem to wear at all. I have tried different pressures and it just seems that running road legal knobbies will do this :blink: The biggest difference I see with the legal knobbies are the knobs are bigger
I fitted an enduro (non legal) tyre with smaller knobs a while back and tried it. It was awesome on the dirt and seemed ok on the bitumen although I could notice the knobs flex when pushed but you dont ride like that on public roads right.
After some research I found Dunlop do a road legal small knob tyre the Dunlop K907 some good ride ups on ADV. I rang Sutto’s and Scott ordered one in for me, had in the next day. Looks like it would suit the XR more :huh:
My theory is the smaller knobs wont heel and toe. Oh well nothing ventured nothing gained
TB
(Road legal is important for insurance reasons)
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