Michelin Anakee 3

[Balmorerider]

::017::

Coming next year; Karoo III

I had them on my a Tiger 800 and was very pleased. Great grip in wet conditions.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

My Karoo IIIs lasted less than 2K miles and had terrible grip in a power slide. They were a one time purchase for me.

 

[Checkswrecks]

My Karoo IIIs lasted less than 2K miles and had terrible grip in a power slide. They were a one time purchase for me.

Having seen on ADV that your experience is not unusual, another name to cross off of my potential list.

 

[low drag]

IMHO. The Anakee 3 Rears are great. The fronts are crap. I like the Anakee 2 fronts better and Anakee 3 rears for best overall. However ,right now I giving Heidanau K60 front and Shinko 705R rear a shot. I'm on my 3rd K60 front and really like those but prefer a smoothie on the back for longer life and better performance on pavement(70%) of my riding. Was very happy with the Anakke 3 rears but just wanted to try the Shinkos at $100. ea. If they're crap ,I'll go back to rear Anakee 3s at $200. ea.

Now that you've had the 705s for a bit how do they wear? I'm thinking of trying a set. Thanks

 

[Checkswrecks]

While I did get a lot of miles, these still howl and I finally am replacing these tires with lots of rear tread remaining.
SO glad to have a new set of tires and get the A3s OFF of my bike! I run out of shoulder tread before the limits of me or the bike, they still howl, and are worthless anywhere a pure street tire would not take me. I don't need or want big blocks, but these have not even gotten to my definition of 80/20.

Note the sideways slide and lack of torn-up ground beneath the tire.

 

[Grumpy]

I also have just changed my Anakees for Michelin PR4's. The rear had lots of rubber left, but the joy of losing the howl was worth the expense

 

[Xt1200zsupertenere]

Repacement My anakee 3 ( because the terrobly howling ::007:: ::007:: ::007:: ) ...... Now i have tourance next ::012:: ::012::

Now the bike is GOOD again

 

[RED CAT]

Now that you've had the 705s for a bit how do they wear? I'm thinking of trying a set. Thanks

Seems you European guys are concerned about a howl which I never experienced with ear plugs on A3s. As for wear on the Shinkos. Too soon to tell. Only have about 4500kms on the rear and looks like it'll go 10,000kms. So for $100. Its a good buy. I tend to ride aggressively both on dirt/gravel and pavement, so am tough on tires. Our group tends to do as much dirt as possible here. Have tried many different brands of tires and can't honestly say one is really any better than the other on dirt or pavement. Don't ride in the rain much. Didn't have any trouble staying ahead of my pals on their 800 Triumphs and 800 GSs in the desert sand in Arizona on my smooth rear Shinko and front Heidanau K60 against their Karoos. The S10 is heavier but a much better dirt bike except for the ground clearance. They beat me in the rocks.

 

[low drag]

Seems you European guys are concerned about a howl which I never experienced with ear plugs on A3s. As for wear on the Shinkos. Too soon to tell. Only have about 4500kms on the rear and looks like it'll go 10,000kms. So for $100. Its a good buy. I tend to ride aggressively both on dirt/gravel and pavement, so am tough on tires. Our group tends to do as much dirt as possible here. Have tried many different brands of tires and can't honestly say one is really any better than the other on dirt or pavement. Don't ride in the rain much. Didn't have any trouble staying ahead of my pals on their 800 Triumphs and 800 GSs in the desert sand in Arizona on my smooth rear Shinko and front Heidanau K60 against their Karoos. The S10 is heavier but a much better dirt bike except for the ground clearance. They beat me in the rocks.

I've replaced my K60s with the 705s and really like them. Sounds like I ride similar terrain as you do, I get to the mountain trails as much as I can in Colorado. However I think the K60 front tracks a little better in the lose stuff.
If I get 6,000 miles out of my rear I'll be tickled to death. I've got about 800 miles in 2 weeks, they're great on the hard packed trails and gravel. They stomp the K60s on pavement and the rounded profile gives me a bigger contact patch on the trails.
I got pointed to Bike Bandit's site, the recommend 36 psi for big bikes like ours so I set them there.
Thanks for the info.

 

[pnelson]

I've got about 4000 miles on my Anakee 3s and they are doing just what I expected them to do. They are a great street tire and do fine on gravel roads here in Oregon. I run Kenda Big Blocks in the summer when I do more serious off-road riding. The Anakee 3s have been a great winter tire (good wet road traction) and I've done quite a few gravel and forest road trips with no complaints. They do not do well in mud or anything slimy where you need big knobby cleats but I didn't expect them to. I wear ear plugs and ride at legal +10 speeds and have never heard any howling but then I'm used to the Big Blocks and they make all kinds of noise. I would buy the Anakee 3s again especially for a longer road trip where I wanted to do some gravel too.

My rear is at about 50% and the front has about 30% left after 4000 miles. I wish there was one tire to do everything but at $181 for a set of Big Blocks, you can buy a lot of those if you need more off-road traction. The Big Blocks really do the job.

 

[pnelson]

I helped a Super Tenere owner mount an Anakee 3 on the front of his ST today. He already had one on the rear. This gave me a chance to get before and after shots of a new front tire vs my used Anakee 3 front which had about 4000 miles on it. I've heard with several tires on the ST that the fronts tend to wear faster and that's true in my case too. The back which also has 4000 on it still looks great and I'm sure it could go 4000 more. The front has cupping and while it still has some tread and performed well, I don't think I'd set off to cross the country on this one. See the photo below.

I'll be heading off on a 6000+ mile trip this fall so after summer's over the Kenda Big Blocks will come off and I'll need a set of road tires with some limited option for forest roads I may see riding from Oregon to Vermont, then to Arkansas and Texas then back through the SW on the way back to Oregon. I'm thinking of another set of Anakee 3s as these did well but am also looking at the new Battlewing A40. See Revzilla video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLsA4NAajeM

 

[cosmic]

Anakee 2 is the best tyre imo. This one is 20kkm old, and could be pushed a bit more. Too bad it's hard to find anymore this days.

 

[TomZ]

Anakee 3 experience

Several tire changes back, I switched from Michelin Pilot Road 4's to Anakee 3's to get longer road mileage from the rears. Having just returned from an 8200 mi tour from WA state to as far east as Asheville NC, I can report that the Anakee 3's gave a great ride and still have plenty of tread left. They also have the advantage over PR4's of the treads not holding pebbles. Apart from some center flattening on the rears from inevitable miles of riding at speed on straight roads (at times about the only way to get across the country while avoiding bad weather), and thanks in part to the use of balancing beads, the tire profiles at 10,000 mi front and 8600 miles rear are still uniform. IMO, they're excellent tires for riders that do long trips on mainly paved roads.

 

[klunsford]

Re: Anakee 3 experience

Thanks for that information. I am always looking for a good 50/50 tire that wears well on pavement. I am running Mitas E07's right now and and getting about the same as you described for tire wear. They are also very good on pavement.

 

[Checkswrecks]

Still consider the A3 one of the worst tires I ever owned.

 

[Dirt_Dad]

Still consider the A3 one of the worst tires I ever owned.

::026:: I'd say the very worst tire tire was the Karoo 3. Anakee 3 was a much better tire than the Karoo 3, but still would never consider another A3.

 

[AVGeek]

I'm amazed at the mileage I've gotten out of my front K60. Installed at 8K miles, and still going strong at 24K.

 

[HDFlyer76]

Michelin Anakee 3 Tire Wear

Is the wear in the attached photo from over inflation as compared to under inflated? The center is squared off, worn completely flat. The tire has approximately 6,400 miles of use. It has been run at 42 psi. I'm 210, riding solo and with full saddle bags. Did make four 600 to 800 mile high speed trips at approximately 80 or so mph. Trying to figure out how to avoid wear with the next tire. Don't say slow down, that's not an option.

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[Dogdaze]

Re: Michelin Anakee 3 Tire Wear

I don't think that is anything unusual, squaring off is normally from highway runs, lack of twisties. The side only really get worn down when leaned over, nothing to do with speed. Tyre temp will account for a small fraction of that, whether from speed or road temp or both. But 6400 miles is not great, also not so bad. I think there are a few tyres that have a new silica band running through the middle that will increase tyre life a little, these have been mentioned on here before.

 

[taskmaster86]

Re: Michelin Anakee 3 Tire Wear

I would agree and say that squaring off the middle of the tires is fairly normal if you do a lot of high speed / highway.

You could increase the rear tire pressure to about 45 and that should help. I would also make sure your suspension is set correctly. The stock suspension on these bikes is pretty soft. From what you told us in your first post, you should have your preload adjustment about level with "hard". Getting the suspension set correctly will increase tire life and decrease irregular tire wear patterns such as cupping in the front and squaring off in the rear.