Michelin Anakee Adventure Not recommended??

WJBertrand

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FWIW, Anakee 3 are also dual compound. I liked the rears, but hated the fronts for the odd wearing and poor handling. Seems like I recall some of the Conti dual sport tires being dual compound too, but I may be thinking of a sport touring tire.
I ran a set of A 3s, didn’t think they were dual compound.


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I had the Anakee 3s' for about 3000 miles then changed them. We, my wife and I couldn't stand the howl at over 55 and twice the bike broke into a weave. The first time we where filtering two up at 20mph, we thought we had a puncture. The second solo at 60 to 70 on a (thankfully) quiet stretch of highway. Pressures where checked both times and where spot on.
I went to Mitch. PR 4 and now have PR 5. I'm a road rider and these are very good dry or wet and also fitted to my other bike.
 

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I ran a set of A 3s, didn’t think they were dual compound.
And you & Don T would be correct, I was wrong about that. Guess I was remembering some other tire. Looks like the Bridgestone A41 front is dual compound, but not the rear. Conti Road Attack 2s are also dual compound, but they are a 100% road tire in Adv fitment sizes.
 
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ballisticexchris

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Michelin makes the Pilot Road 5 and Road 2 which are dual compound. If I was to do 100% pavement one of those would be my choice. I used nothing but Michelin's on my 650 Ninja for over 35,000 miles.

I swear by this brand for the big bikes.
 

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Are there any long term opinions on this tire??? I’ve read of several on this forum mounting this particular tire but nothing in the form of a report. Of the initial responses over on ADVR (mostly GS/KTM) they say the tires are noisy but handle well. My last streety tire was the Pirelli Trail II but looking for something a little more aggressive.
 

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I've got about 6000 miles on a set of them. They've gone from SoCal to Calgary Canada and back, including some dirt/mud roads. I like these tires a lot. They are a better street tire than the Shinko 705s they replaced and are comparable on dirt/gravel roads. Very good handling on-road. I am mystified by the noise complaints, I frankly don't hear anything unusual. Not sure how much more life they have, but I'm guessing tread depth is about 1/2 worn?
 

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The Anakee Adventures on my 2015 ST are now at 6600 mi with about 3mm tread depth left on the rear and 3.5 mm on the front. I figure the rear will be worn out around 8K miles. They've been ridden mostly on paved backroads around the Pacific Northwest with occasional unpaved sections.
Except for the wear, which is a lot less than several sets of Anakee III rears that went 11-12K for me, I generally like the tire. The wear profiles are still reasonably round at 6600 mi; they run smoothly with good grip on wet or dry twisty roads, perform well at highway speeds, and feel comfortable on graveled roads. It's too early to know, but I suspect the fronts won't outlast the rears by a lot, and that's disappointing because most front tires I've used on 2 STs have outlasted the rears by about 2:1 (the Anakee III's being an exception).
These are the first 80:20 tires on the ST for me. I tried Mitas E-07 tires but didn't really nead a 50:50 tire and was disappointed at the mileage -rear centers wore smooth at 10K mi. I also tried Dunlop Roadsmart 3's, which are 100% highway tires, and thought they performed well, but again was disappointed at the mileage -only 7400 on the rear.
 

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Thanks for your thoughts on the new Michelin. All the noise complaints must be from a more “discerning” type of motorist. I’ll start looking for discounts and deals as the close to $400 price tag is painful.
 

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Was curious how these would perform and last, appreciate the updates.

For me, the anakee 3 rear is still the best road focused tire.
 

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I just got back from riding the Dempster up to Tuktoyaktuk on a set of Wilds in the worst conditions imaginable on my 2015. Then on to the Top of the World Highway down to Haynes and back to my starting point in Edmonton. I wore out the rear on a 6000 mile trip. My buddies had them on a 1200 GS and an F800. We all wore out the rear. We ride pretty hard on and off pavement and We had no tire iissues. Wish I had brought an extra rear with me. Next trip I am using Heidenau(spelling?). They wore well on the Tigers.
 

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I have now done just over 2000 miles on them and so far, so good. The handling is as good, if not better than the PR 5's that I did 6k miles on, hardly any chicken strips left on the rear. The downside is that they are noisier when leaning into a fast road bend, on some metaled surfaces more than others (I do wonder if the shape of the front end plastic channels the tyre noise) They are sticky in the rain and track well in what little uneven surfaces I have encountered. I am not a high-speed rider these days, I rarely go over the mid 80's mph, so others may be able to shed light on top-end handling.
 
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ballisticexchris

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I have now done just over 2000 miles on them and so far, so good. The handling is as good, if not better than the PR 5's that I did 6k miles on, hardly any chicken strips left on the rear. The downside is that they are noisier when leaning into a fast road bend, on some metaled surfaces more than others (I do wonder if the shape of the front end plastic channels the tyre noise) They are sticky in the rain and track well in what little uneven surfaces I have encountered. I am not a high-speed rider these days, I rarely go over the mid 80's mph, so others may be able to shed light on top-end handling.
One of the guys in my dual sport club has these tires on his Super Tenere. He is very happy with them.
 
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