Paletes3
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+1 on thesePirelli Scorpion Trail II, great in the wet...
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+1 on thesePirelli Scorpion Trail II, great in the wet...
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+1 on these
Trailsmarts look like paved roads only.
Had the Trailsmarts on my KLR, great street tire but I wouldn't wander much past gravel/hard-packed dry dirt with them......definitely in the 90/10 realm, about same off road capability as the stock Battle Wings.I tend to agree, but one of the articles I saw tried rating it as a 70/30 tire. My opinion is that it's a 90/10 tire. I'm hoping Fennellg keeps us updated. I like the looks of them. They LOOK like they would give good grip all the way to the sidewall.
I'll 3rd, 4th, 5th, whatever it's up to by now, this is my favorite tire right now. I live in Louisiana, it's wet a lot and these feel just as solid on wet as on dry. Haven't much off road though, lots of gravel and dirt road and it does fine.Pirelli Scorpion Trail II, great in the wet...
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I have had my oem tires replaced yesterday with Continental trai attack 3.Update on the Bridgestone A-41. They started out good. The first front tire that I've ever had get a puncture. Patch/plugged the hole, and have had no issues for 7K-ish miles. These are also the first set of tires that the front has worn out before the rear. I normally wear out two rears for every one front. The front wear bars are even with the tread, and there's mild cupping. The pictures don't really show it, but it is very easy to see where the hard center compound meets the softer side compounds.
My personal opinion is that the accelerated front tire wear is due to the combined weight of the bike, and I, and heavy braking. I think the tires would be fine for smaller/lighter bikes. I can only imagine how fast they would wear if the bike was loaded heavy with two passengers.
My next set of tires is going to be a set of Dunlop Roadsmarts. I'll see how those hold up.
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Well, this is a follow up to my original post. I underestimated the life left in the Bridgestone A41s and they took me to Holland, Germany and Poland, a trip of just over 2200 miles and they gave me just over 8000 miles in total before the rear was getting close to the wear bars in the tread although the front had plenty of rubber left. I decided to stay with what I knew and had a pair of Michelin PR5 Trails fitted and I have been very happy with them. I am getting about 8000 miles from the rear while the front has almost double that so 1 rear to 2 fronts is pretty much what I am getting. The Michelin’s have been brilliant in wet and the occasional dry day we get here in Wales and I can’t see me wanting to change to any other brand any time soon.I’ve been a Michelinman for about 10 years, tried Anakees when I had a BMW R1150GS, then PR3 on my Buell Ulysses before PR3 then PR4s on two Honda ST1300s and PR4s on my Kawasaki Versys 1000.
I reckon I have 2000 - 3000 miles left on the Bridgestones on my SuperTen but as 99% of my riding is on tarmac so now I am wondering whether to go for PR5s or the Metzler 01 Roadtecs. Continental Evo2 s are a left-field outsider but I’d be happy to listen to recommendations from anyone who has used the tyres on my short-list.
Did I read this wrong? Are you getting 16k miles out of the front? Which would then be 2 rears tires for every front?. . . . I am getting about 8000 miles from the rear while the front has almost double that so 1 rear to 2 fronts is pretty much what I am getting. . . .
I also had scalloping too, and look from shocks, bearings, tire pressure on the high side too and still had it.I just mounted Conti’s TKC 70’s. I’ve only run a tank full on them but really like them so far.
Rebates being offered too along with a couple of others.
I have read reports of the front scalloping but I’ve had good luck with varying the psi to manage this on other tires, we’ll see on these.
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Not quite 16000, I said “almost” which as I check means actually 12000 - 13000, sorry if I didn’t make that clear.Did I read this wrong? Are you getting 16k miles out of the front? Which would then be 2 rears tires for every front?
Ok, but, doesn't that still mean that your fronts are lasting longer than the rears?Not quite 16000, I said “almost” which as I check means actually 12000 - 13000, sorry if I didn’t make that clear.
Yes, my fronts are lasting much longer than the rears.Ok, but, doesn't that still mean that your fronts are lasting longer than the rears?
I'm like most and seem to be the other way around, the fronts wear faster than the rear which although not worn out is squared off enough to warrant changing the pair, I have to say it was the same on my V-strom.Yes, my fronts are lasting much longer than the rears.