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April 25, 2014 at 7:17 pm #256169Jeffro wrote:Anyone had experience with Rally Raid D908 tyres?
I hate the rears , shittiest tyre in sand you will ever use on any rim narrower than a 950 Adv rim .
Fronts are OK when fresh , once they loose their sharp edges they are below average for grip and they also scallop pretty seriously .
April 25, 2014 at 9:45 pm #256170Jeffro wrote:Anyone had experience with Rally Raid D908 tyres?They will lock up and slide through a T intersection just like any other tyre mate :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Good to have you home Jeffro, shame I won’t be able to catch up mate, maybe next time.
PTW
April 25, 2014 at 10:35 pm #256171Jeffro wrote:Anyone had experience with Rally Raid D908 tyres?Hey there Jeffro,
Nice 690 there mate!
As for the 908’s I have been using them of late on my KTM 640. The fronts are quite soft in their knobs and tent to squirm under the front and give you a little un settled feel until you get used to it, however the wear rat is not too bad. if I can get hold of a MX-71 Dunlop before the High Country I will change it as I used one during a recent ride with TB and loved it.
As for the rear they seem to wear ok, however once you get to around 30 to 40% worn and lose the radial grooves in the blocks they become a bit of a paddle tyre where braking and drive is still ok, however there is very little lateral grip. The last one I used I grooved the blocks and it was heaps better, however the wear rate went through the roof. Using a Michelin UHD tube you can run low pressures as they have quite a stiff side wall and good puncture resistance.
I hope this helps as they are quite expensive. Best value for money is a Dunlop 606 Rear IMO.
Cheers, Lefty
April 26, 2014 at 2:10 am #254373I’ve just got home from the shops , New D 742 Front tyre
, new Winter Enduro gloves ….. Waterproof and insulated
, new fleece vest and longjohns in Merino wool
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All set once I do a final bike check
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April 26, 2014 at 2:58 am #256193Lefty wrote:Jeffro wrote:Anyone had experience with Rally Raid D908 tyres?Hey there Jeffro,
Nice 690 there mate!
As for the 908’s I have been using them of late on my KTM 640. The fronts are quite soft in their knobs and tent to squirm under the front and give you a little un settled feel until you get used to it, however the wear rat is not too bad. if I can get hold of a MX-71 Dunlop before the High Country I will change it as I used one during a recent ride with TB and loved it.
As for the rear they seem to wear ok, however once you get to around 30 to 40% worn and lose the radial grooves in the blocks they become a bit of a paddle tyre where braking and drive is still ok, however there is very little lateral grip. The last one I used I grooved the blocks and it was heaps better, however the wear rate went through the roof. Using a Michelin UHD tube you can run low pressures as they have quite a stiff side wall and good puncture resistance.
I hope this helps as they are quite expensive. Best value for money is a Dunlop 606 Rear IMO.
Cheers, Lefty
Thanks Lefty,
I will give them a test run tomorrow if the weather is ok. I have only done a little bit of dirt so far and wasn’t really impressed but the pressures were around 25psi so not a fair test I don’t think. On the road once you get over 100kph the front is all over the place shaking the whole bike. I have experienced it before on other bikes and tyres but nowhere near as bad as this was.
If I am not happy with them I will throw a set of the 606’s at it. Will need to get the suspension done as well the guy that had it had tekniks set it up for h and he is apparently much smaller than me, probably won’t get time before the high country thouhhApril 26, 2014 at 4:45 am #256197Hey Jeffro,
Just make sure you balance the tyres. This is probably the shaking that you are experiencing.
Front 18-22psi Rear 12-16psi (Don’t tell TB though!!)
Cheers,
LeftyApril 26, 2014 at 6:09 am #256198The wheels are balanced Lefty. It is not so much a vibration type shake it is where the bars wobble back and forth sort of like a high speed wobble.
April 26, 2014 at 6:11 am #256196The wheels are balanced Lefty. It is not so much a vibration type shake it is where the bars wobble back and forth sort of like a high speed wobble.
You coming out tomorrow Al? If not I will give you a call and we can sort out what we are doing next week for the trip dpwn
April 26, 2014 at 7:01 am #256200Jeffro wrote:The wheels are balanced Lefty. It is not so much a vibration type shake it is where the bars wobble back and forth sort of like a high speed wobble.:huh: maybe 690 head shake mate. :unsure: have you got a steering damper?
640 seems to be ok, but I have never ridden a 690.Left one
April 26, 2014 at 7:15 am #256207Lefty wrote:Jeffro wrote:The wheels are balanced Lefty. It is not so much a vibration type shake it is where the bars wobble back and forth sort of like a high speed wobble.:huh: maybe 690 head shake mate. :unsure: have you got a steering damper?
640 seems to be ok, but I have never ridden a 690.Left one
Rims balanced maybe, but have they been re balanced since fitting the new rubber ?? Could that be the difference :whistle:
I haven`t rebalanced mine since fitting new tyres the past 4 changes of the front, but have had no evidence of shake (I do have a damper fitted though)April 26, 2014 at 7:22 am #254374Hey Jeffro,
I will throw in my screwdrivers I use to adjust the clickers etc into the backpack for tomorrow if you want.
I have the settings as far as standard, sport and full load if that is any use in the short term before getting the suspension retuned :whistle:The preload and sag adjustments would be out for you too mate, that makes a big difference to the rear (especially if old mate was a small bloke) :dry:
I can email you the pdf file for the workshop manuals if you don’t have them also
Pm me you email address mate and I`ll send those tonightApril 26, 2014 at 8:11 am #256209Thanks mate but I have the manual with the settings.
April 26, 2014 at 8:14 am #254375All good then
We played with the clickers & HS rebound when Deano first got his on a ride one day and he was more comfortable with the results.
Al is coming tomorrow , See ya at 9am mate
April 26, 2014 at 8:21 am #256192pete the wulf wrote:Jeffro wrote:Anyone had experience with Rally Raid D908 tyres?They will lock up and slide through a T intersection just like any other tyre mate :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Good to have you home Jeffro, shame I won’t be able to catch up mate, maybe next time.
PTW
I remember that footage. Jeffro on the charge and then “Oh F**k, that was close”.
Wigster
April 26, 2014 at 8:40 am #254376No heated grips for me on the Tenere. I could take the Trumpy which has Oxford heated grips, but I’ve just put a set of 606’s on the Ten so I’ll just have to man up and use a secret weapon from my mountaineering days. Much cheaper at 4 bucks a pop too.
I’ll be cruising down from the Northern Beaches in Sydney on Thursday if anyone wants to hook up.
Wigster
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