autoteach
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In AC's defense, I have had a set and they are definitely awful as a street tire. but like Tobasco says, as a 50/50 tire they are exactly what the doctor ordered. The problem is that I ended up riding a lot less gravel and dirt and they lasted too long and it got cold here. When my mornings start in the 40's. these tires are NOT GOOD. Reading all the reports of people dragging foot pegs with these tires I thought these might be the answer to all required riding. Instead, I am pushing both tires into a slide as I get on the ramp with about 50% lean angle (leaning off bike like humans should, not bolt up right like my luggage that is bolted to the bike). Even when warmed, we were running up pikes peak with no luggage and a passenger that weighs about 135. He is a racer, I am a.. racer? well, a hack of a racer, but nonetheless, we were getting the tires to do the bias ply oscillation and sliding in almost every corner with both of us leaning off with about 60% lean angle used. He started freaking out and hitting me on the shoulder. A quick discussion led us to set that point of traction as the maximum that we would try, so we did that the rest of the way up.
Now I understand 50/50 tires, and tires in general. I have worked on bikes as a mechanic for the last 8 years and have scrubbed in my share of various tires- almost threw a 1976 xl250 away on a power slide that was very unintended, and for all purpose should have been considered nearly impossible with the MASSIVE hp honda gave that hotrod ::025:: I guess, with all the hype I had read here I expected more. I can honestly say that another set of k60's will go on my bike. I can honestly say that will occur when, and only when, I go on long distance trips in excess of 7-8k miles or that require long stretches of off road (prudhoe? I hope). If you are not going to ride gravel or dirt on a regular occasion, or even remotely ride off road, I DO NOT BELIEVE that k60's are a tire that bring the performance that modern tires should to the table for the performance of the machine that you are putting them on. Now, if you have a KLR650, well, that may just work. PR3's for me this next time.
Now I understand 50/50 tires, and tires in general. I have worked on bikes as a mechanic for the last 8 years and have scrubbed in my share of various tires- almost threw a 1976 xl250 away on a power slide that was very unintended, and for all purpose should have been considered nearly impossible with the MASSIVE hp honda gave that hotrod ::025:: I guess, with all the hype I had read here I expected more. I can honestly say that another set of k60's will go on my bike. I can honestly say that will occur when, and only when, I go on long distance trips in excess of 7-8k miles or that require long stretches of off road (prudhoe? I hope). If you are not going to ride gravel or dirt on a regular occasion, or even remotely ride off road, I DO NOT BELIEVE that k60's are a tire that bring the performance that modern tires should to the table for the performance of the machine that you are putting them on. Now, if you have a KLR650, well, that may just work. PR3's for me this next time.