CDMartin884
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Anyone have any experience with the K76's, iI am thinking about trying as set, but am torn between them and the K60's.
CDMartin884 said:Thanks for the responses, I like the K60's, but I am trying to be more practical to my actual riding. I just hate to put a 50/50 on and ruin them on pavement. Especially with the Ouray trip coming up, I have a 3,600 miles round trip just to get there and back.
no idea how the shinko's compare to the k76's.RoboCop said:Anyone know how the K76's compare to the Shinko 705's?
Thanks Jaxon, sounds K60's it is~TABASCO~ said:Depending on how 'hard' you are on tires, you should get 10-15K out of a set of K60's.... Im going to get 12 out of my rear, and I can get 20 out of my front... The 3600 is just breaking them in
Thanks for saying it better than I could. 50/50 might be the right description of a K60, but it in no way means it is only 50% as good on tarmac as a proper street tire. In fact, with the excellent electronics onboard the Tenere, you can run very aggressive on the street with them. Harder than most ever ride.Don in Lodi said:You know, this whole percentage thing bugs me. 50/50, 80/20, on and on, trade off here, trade off there. When I'm on pavement, I want the tire to give me no surprises. If a slower entry speed is what it takes, so be it. But that 10% off road? I want that tire to give me 100%. A slightly more open patterned street tire isn't going to give me what I need off road, even if my off road is 'only 10%'. To my mind, the percentage of time/miles spent off road has no bearing on tread patterns. To bad we can't come up with a different rating method for these tires. A 50/50 K60 shouldn't out preform a Metzeler 90/10 on all fronts, but it does. It brings the fiction of the percentages right into your face. Sure, we can picture in our minds what a 50/50 should look like, but it sure isn't the whole story.
Sorry, I'm done. ::009::
12,700 on K60 pair, still going with measurable depth at the center rib.
LOL, that being said, I have a pair of M40s waiting in the wings... gotta try 'em.
Mitas Dakarsnakebitten said:Wish there were more tires out there that could match the Heidenaus. I said it before.........The Tenere should come with them OEM. The dang (inferior) GSA comes with knobby!
Has anybody run these long enough for a life expectancy number yet? Good looking tire.greg the pole said:Mitas Dakar
http://thetenerist.wordpress.com/2013/03/02/mitas-dakar-4-ply-tires/
I would test them for you all next month on my trip through California, but i'm taking my vfr instead.
yep one of the inmates on adv rider linky:Don in Lodi said:Has anybody run these long enough for a life expectancy number yet? Good looking tire.