The Never Ending Tire Thread.
LIke Fred I think the BW gives the best value for the money. Good traction (not great), decent life (6300 - 6500miles) whether on my Vstrom or Super Ten.
The Heidenou K60 and K76, at least on my VStrom's were ... in my opinion ... overpriced and underqualitied. Got about 5,000 miles out of the rear on both models. Both Squared off fast and I did not like the wet grip at all. ONly the Distanzia had worse girp in the rain and wet than Heidenouu.
Tourance was OK. About same as BW but didn't seem any better or worse. So it was a price issue on what to get next.
Anakee 3 on this trip are the best by far. Wet grip was superb in the 2 straiight days of gully washers I was in riding to Star. No slippage at all!! Dry Grip and (minor dirt in the Badlands) was equally outstanding and at high speeds ... still excellent. Best of all, at 4375 miles between when I spooned them on and to yesterday, I still had almost 6mm tread depth in the rear with almost no squaring.
I suspect like the 3 other bikes that were all wearing Anakee 3 when we left (Tiger Explorer 1200), Tiger 955, and a 2013 Super Tenere we will be sticking with Anakee 3's. We all had the same great traction and life over almost identical mileage and riding roads.