Pdrhound
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Moto Z GPS Tractionator or Heidenau K60 Scout will both do double that easily. Both are 50/50 bias ply tires. The GPS Tractionator is better in the rain, but the K60 doesn't suck, except when literally brand new. 50 miles in, no issue for many.Ok. Good info on the load info, i will check. I got a 7000mile trip in sept and i want to mount a tite that will go the distance. 150/70-17 the e07 no longer exist but they do in 140/80-17
You poor Brits don't get it. That's Ok mate. No insurance issues here in the States. No MOT. A tyre is a tire is a tyre. Black and round with tread. The manufacturer isn't the last word on anything, just the starting point. He asked the wrong question, but that's what the forum is about, learning and sharing with each other.I don’t get it!
A manufacturer builds a machine, be it a car or a motorcycle, tests the machine and fits the appropriate tyres for the use of that machine and yet people want to fit non-standard size, non-approved tyres which can affect your road worthiness and insurance and ultimately your safety.
Why, after spending a considerable amount of money on your vehicle of choice would you compromise yourself? Just to save a few £s/$s/€s!
I've run 10 sets of K60s on my Super Ten, all since 2012. Failures? Lately? You're talking about 2012/13 era. Changes were made. Got links if you have seen recent stuff?There have been some bad reports lately on K60 failures. To tell you the truth they look scary as hell. Lotsa pics of pre mature cracks in the tractionator
So longdog who are these brilliant people you speak of that know what they're talking about. Are they one's that built the S10 headlight wiring harness and had to replace thousand that either burnt up or were about to? Are they same brains that took two years to figure out the S10 had a faulty clutch basket? Or what about the cam chain tensioners, if they're so damn smart how did they screw that up the first time around? Then there's the main wiring harness that it took them six years to figure out was a bad design.RCinNC and EricV, gentlemen, I fall at your feet at your far superior knowledge and development and testing procedures when compared to Yamaha or indeed any other motorcycle manufacturer out there, but I would rather put my trust and confidence in people who know what they are talking about. Here’s a surprise for you guys, but although tyres may very well be black and round, they certainly aren’t all the same.
I just knew that as soon as I pressed the very first key of my previous post that the full weight of American knowledge would descend on me, but what the heck, you guys also voted for Trump! LOL