Pick the right tire for the application it is to be used for.
A $300 tire is not inherently better than a $80 tire. It all depends on application. Usually you get what you pay for. But the marketing dept has used that to make extra profit.
Back when I was a shop monkey at the Honda shop I learned a few things. Out in the showroom they had the expensive “Honda oils”. Back in the shop they had 55 gallon drums of “not Honda” branded oil. Did they charge less? Hell no.
I’ve seen brand new trucks get different wheels and “mud” tires first thing after they get unloaded. Lift kits and big tires do absolutely nothing to help a 1 ton diesel truck with either it’s pulling capacity or hauling capacity.
Chris your poll is skewed towards your particular opinion and experience as to how “you” ride.
I currently have a motorcycle in my garage with a car tire on it. It works extremely well on that bike. That bikes purpose was strictly a commuter to get from point a to b. Place of employment and back home. It works excellent. Dark side tires have been used for a long while now on many different motorcycles and I have yet to hear of one failure. Just opinions of closed minded people who have never run one.
Changing a tire on the road is one of the last things I ever want to do, unless I have to. Yeah I can do it. But why? I have a nice, warm, dry shop at home. Where I can change a tire and balance it too.
And what if I go on a impulse ride and don’t know where I’ll end up? Some of my best rides are these. I don’t always want to sleep in a hotel.
Your availability of tires in LA is going to be much different in Shoshone Idaho. Most dealers here just carry UTV parts and accessories. They can’t sell adventure bikes or gear or parts.
Your poll is flawed, the Super Tenere is so versatile. Public opinion makes no difference as to what tire I run. If it did I would have big mud terrains on my truck. To drive to the mall and look cool.
A $300 tire is not inherently better than a $80 tire. It all depends on application. Usually you get what you pay for. But the marketing dept has used that to make extra profit.
Back when I was a shop monkey at the Honda shop I learned a few things. Out in the showroom they had the expensive “Honda oils”. Back in the shop they had 55 gallon drums of “not Honda” branded oil. Did they charge less? Hell no.
I’ve seen brand new trucks get different wheels and “mud” tires first thing after they get unloaded. Lift kits and big tires do absolutely nothing to help a 1 ton diesel truck with either it’s pulling capacity or hauling capacity.
Chris your poll is skewed towards your particular opinion and experience as to how “you” ride.
I currently have a motorcycle in my garage with a car tire on it. It works extremely well on that bike. That bikes purpose was strictly a commuter to get from point a to b. Place of employment and back home. It works excellent. Dark side tires have been used for a long while now on many different motorcycles and I have yet to hear of one failure. Just opinions of closed minded people who have never run one.
Changing a tire on the road is one of the last things I ever want to do, unless I have to. Yeah I can do it. But why? I have a nice, warm, dry shop at home. Where I can change a tire and balance it too.
And what if I go on a impulse ride and don’t know where I’ll end up? Some of my best rides are these. I don’t always want to sleep in a hotel.
Your availability of tires in LA is going to be much different in Shoshone Idaho. Most dealers here just carry UTV parts and accessories. They can’t sell adventure bikes or gear or parts.
Your poll is flawed, the Super Tenere is so versatile. Public opinion makes no difference as to what tire I run. If it did I would have big mud terrains on my truck. To drive to the mall and look cool.