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At the end of August, I'm departing on a 7500 mile trip. I need some good touring tires that will last the whole way. Any suggestions?
Your opinion on the pavement handling of the K60? I have yet to try them, don't do any serious off road. The battlewings and their ilk work for me on gravel and the little 2 track I have done, but I love playing with this thing on the pavement too. So far really happy with the Battllewings.EricV said:The Heidenau K60s will last. I rode the Iron Butt Rally on them. I consistently see 12k from the rears with mostly pavement riding. That said, if you know all your riding will be pavement, the Michelin Pilot Road 3s, or a PR3 in front and PR2 in the rear will also hold up long enough for your trip, if you avoid excessive high speeds in hot conditions. PR3s don't like over the ton and heat and will disappear quickly under those conditions. Likely not an issue for your trip.
I got 4800 out of Battlewing rears...twice. I wouldn't "trust" it for 7k.Bigbore4 said:If you are going to be tempted by any gravel or dirt, My .02 is the Battlewings. I just removed a front with 10K on it yesterday, got close to that from a rear. They are decent on pavement and gravel.
If you are certain it will be 100% asphalt, Michelin Pilort Road 2 or 3, both are awesome. I have been getting 10 k out of those on my FJR with a heavy right hand. Great in rain, handle great, just an all around awesome sport touring tire. I have not put a set on the Super Tenere yet, but if I know I have a 100% pavement trip, I plan to.
I'll try to be as helpful as possible. If you like large throttle movements and find yourself 'grabbing a handful' often, you probably won't enjoy the K60s. Especially in the wet. You probably won't see 10k from a rear tire, ever, either. If you prefer to accelerate out of corners, especially 'hard', you won't like the K60s and the TCS light will be flashing. If you don't ride with earplugs, the tire noise of the K60s may annoy you.Bigbore4 said:Your opinion on the pavement handling of the K60? I have yet to try them, don't do any serious off road. The battlewings and their ilk work for me on gravel and the little 2 track I have done, but I love playing with this thing on the pavement too. So far really happy with the Battllewings.
But as time goes on I feel like getting more adventurous and would need a better tire for that, your thoughts?
They are harder tires and grip well enough for me. Traction wise, on dry pavement they are fine. When it gets wet, the TC can light up pretty easy.Bigbore4 said:Your opinion on the pavement handling of the K60? I have yet to try them, don't do any serious off road. The battlewings and their ilk work for me on gravel and the little 2 track I have done, but I love playing with this thing on the pavement too. So far really happy with the Battllewings.
But as time goes on I feel like getting more adventurous and would need a better tire for that, your thoughts?
Having the 18"x21" Woody's on my Tenere limits me on the choices of Dual sport tires, the 21" is not as much as an issue as the rear 18".switch said:I've got the Shinko 705s on the bike now. I'm happy with them, but they do produce a little vibration. Do the K60s produce vibration as well due to the tread pattern?
Cuz it's a tire thread?Dallara said:~
How did the OP's original question in this thread about "Long Distance TOURING tires" devolve into a discussion of off-road tires and near-knobbies like the Karoo 3? :question:
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I Tried PR3's on my Tiger 1050 I was an aggressive rider on that bike and they lasted the longest 6500 miles on rear heavy loads and sand paper New Mexico roads.switch said:Motorcycle Superstore has the Pilot Road 3. I don't plan on doing any off roading on the trip, as the guy I'm going with is on a Kawasaki Concours 14.
Any thoughts on the Road 3?
I just rocked a set of those. The rear went 6k miles until the tread was even with the base rubber.markjenn said:I'd go with standard Tourances (not EXP's or Next's).
- Mark