What tyres does your S10 wear?

Longdog Cymru

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I used Torrance’s some 15 years ago when I had my BMW R1150GS and I was perfectly happy with them, both grip and mileage, but I changed to Michelin Anakees and never looked back. For the record, I have never had “cupping” on any of the tyres on any of the bikes that I have owned. I often wonder if “cupping” is caused by incorrect tyre pressures and/or incorrect suspension settings whether it is damping or pre-load.
 

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I had the Anakee on my Tiger 800. Nice tire but too much noise. I have had most of the top 90/10 type tires and without a doubt the Trailmax Meridian are the best. It's almost like a sport touring tire with deep grooves.
 

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I run the Shinko 804/805 as my primary tire but I’ve used a set of the Scorpion Trail 2’s and really enjoyed them. The Pirelli was super sticky, lasted over 8K miles (no unusual wear) and rode very quiet. Probably could have got the rear tire to 10K but had a need for knobbies and swapped in the Shinkos. My only complaint of the Scorpion Trail was/is the price.
 

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For most of the life of my S10 I've run Shinko 705's. Back in 2018 I put a set of Mitas E07's on for a trip, and really liked them for touring. When Mitas changed to the E07+ I went back to the Shinkos. Now that Mitas has reintroduced the original formula for the E07, I just reinstalled a set of those.
 

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I am still on the battlewings but looking to switch to a 80/20 this summer.

I was thiking anakee adventure.



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Anakee 3's for about 55 of the 60k miles on my S10, I've never had an issue with noise or vibrations, and i find them quite quick to turn in but more importantly just super predictable in all conditions, get about 6k out of a pair before the rear is square and the front is chamfered.

Now my 701 is kitted out the S10 won't do anythign more than hard-pack dirt in the dry (not that it did a tonne more than that beforehand) so I might try something a bit more roady & long lasting next time.
 

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Currently running the Motoz Tractionator GPS front and rear. They're wearing well: at 5K plus the rear is @ half way through, front not even touched. Not a fan though, bit too noisy and viby for me (mostly tarmac riding).

Going to burn the rear off on an up-coming cross country trip and then it's back to the Shinko 705's for me. Say what you want about the Shinkos, I get 10K from a rear and 20K from the front, never experienced any of the Shinko failure horror stories (close to 40K total so far on 705's including a cross country trip or two) and for less than $180 I can have a fresh set delivered to my door.
 

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I don't get anywhere close to that mileage out of my Shinko tires (more like half that), but I do find them to be a pretty decent all around tire for me. Guys on line complain about how they ride in the wet but I've never experienced that, and I've seen my share of wet weather on two wheels. My only real gripe with them is that some of my front tires have worn in weird ways. After about 6000 miles on the last one, I started getting a shimmy in the handlebars, and the odd wear pattern was easily visible on the tire. The shimmy went away as soon as I put the new front E07 on.
 

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Just had a pair of anakee wilds fitted. Can’t ride it yet, still recovering and mostly bed bound but she’s there waiting for me when I’m ready



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They look the part Matt ... do you do much off road? they look like they would cope no worries!
 

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Never done any so far but plan to start this summer with some mild stuff


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Hi Matt, sorry to hear that you are ill, hope you recover soon mate! This Anakees look the business, what end can have you got ?
I’m just about fully recovered now thanks. Going back to work next week for a couple of days to ease back into it.
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Finally done a few miles on the new Anakee wilds. I have to say at the moment, I don’t like them. The bike feels jittery on corners and try’s to throw its self into them faster than I intend. I’ve heard some else in here say they take a few miles to settle down so I’ll give them a chance. I’ve got them inflated to OEM pressures at the moment, is that correct?


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I used Torrance’s some 15 years ago when I had my BMW R1150GS and I was perfectly happy with them, both grip and mileage, but I changed to Michelin Anakees and never looked back. For the record, I have never had “cupping” on any of the tyres on any of the bikes that I have owned. I often wonder if “cupping” is caused by incorrect tyre pressures and/or incorrect suspension settings whether it is damping or pre-load.
....unbalanced tyres and harsh front brake use (although with linked brakes I would have thought this is a non-issue)
 

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For the record, I have never had “cupping” on any of the tyres on any of the bikes that I have owned. I often wonder if “cupping” is caused by incorrect tyre pressures and/or incorrect suspension settings whether it is damping or pre-load.
Yes and possibly. I've spoken at length with several moto tire company peeps over the years about cupping and other topics. I've been fortunate to have access to not just a sales or customer service rep, but engineers and testing guys too. The common threads on cupping are braking into corners and low tire pressure. Braking into corners, especially on a down hill one, induces cupping type wear. Low tire pressures really aggravate that wear. Obviously, other factors like suspension issues/settings can also aggravate or even cause that wear.

This is the kicker though, once cupping wear starts, you can't really get rid of it and it's just going to get worse over time/miles.

I once badly cupped a front tire in a single day ride. I had picked up a small nail and didn't realize it, so tire pressure was in the low 30's falling to upper 20's during the day instead of my usual 36 psi. I was riding with some SoCal locals and we spent the entire day briskly riding old wagon trails that were all 10-20 mph corners. I never got into 3rd gear on some roads and spent a LOT of time in 2nd. For my normal riding pleasure, 2nd gear is how you get to 3rd gear, not a gear I travel in. Note that this was on a FJR1300, not the Super Ten, so all paved that day. The trifecta of riding in a group and the dynamic of more often having to brake because the guy in front of you isn't going as fast as you wanted to, low tire pressure and all the elevation changes and t-i-g-h-t corners did bad things to that tire. By the time I got home to Portland, OR it was so bad that I bought a new tire even though I only had 4k on that one and I normally would have gotten 15k or so from that tire.

If your riding style is slowing before the corners and ride thru them w/o being on the brakes, so setting your corner speed before the actual corner, you tend to not cup tires. On street riding, I use the brakes when I'm stopping or avoiding hazards, hardly ever any other time. I'm adjusting my speed up and down with throttle and gear changes as needed. Follow me and you rarely see my tail light out on the open road. Here are a couple of articles worth reading: Riding The Pace & The Pace 2.0
 

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The trifecta of riding in a group and the dynamic of more often having to brake because the guy in front of you isn't going as fast as you wanted to, low tire pressure and all the elevation changes and t-i-g-h-t corners did bad things to that tire. By the time I got home to Portland, OR it was so bad that I bought a new tire even though I only had 4k on that one and I normally would have gotten 15k or so from that tire.
Surely realising within one or two corners that the lead vehicle enters slower and adjust your following distance would be a better response? No point "having to brake" when you know what the guy in front is going to do...
 
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