Best tyres for adventure bikes and dual sport bikes?︱Cross Training Adventure

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[Najsed]

Alot of youtubers talk about that how much TIME you spend on/off road should dictate what tire to get. I think that a more appropriate approach is how much you value your time on/offroad. I probably ride 60% on and 40% offroad but i am on knobbies because of the amount of pavement before i get to the good stuff. The good stuff that makes me want to ride 😊

[fmacdonald]

As someone that is an "average" road ride and "below average" off road rider I went down the path of getting more offroad focused tyres (Shinko e804) even though my riding would be 50:50. The logic being I need all the help I can off road but happy to give away the performance onroad as I am more relaxed in that environment.

[DoctorMoo]

I've gone through multiple sets of the following tyres on my KLR650 - Dunlop K850A, Dunlop D605, MotoZ Desert HTs and Maxxis 6006. I've been happy with all of them and would buy any of them again. My philosophy is buy what I feel like and just ride them!

[Wintersdark]

With my undying love of Motoz's tires already covered, I'll absolutely agree: it's genuinely hard to get a bad tire these days. Tire technology has advanced to the point where they're all pretty damn great, and the worst you can do is get a tire that's not so good for you and your specific requirements - if you're honest with yourself about what you want out of a tire, any major manufacturer will have a good option for you.

The problem I find is people aren't honest with themselves about what they want. It's always trade-offs, so you need to know what's important for you.

Ultimately though you can buy a tire based on what it looks like vs the kind of tire performance you want these days and not go wrong doing that.

It's a good time to be a motorcyclist. There really aren't bad tires (at least from major manufacturers, at any rate) anymore. You just need to work out which tire has the right assortment of trade-offs *for you*.

But they're pretty much all good tires these days.

[SimonBrisbane]

Kyle Bradshaw is probably YouTube’s foremost authority on Adventure Tyres but with a disclaimer attached: He will never give negative feedback on a tyre (smart from a potential sponsor perspective) so you need to focus on those he gives the most positive feedback on and recognise some he gives very little or “unconvincing” praise. I took his advice for my rubber and it’s been great 👍🏼

[rotorhead]

I gave the tusk D sport adventure tire a shot on my wr250 because I needed a street legal for inspection here, figuring if I hated it, they were cheap enough I could toss my non street legal knobbies back on and not feel bad about it if I hated them, but I've been pleasantly surprised. You notice the rubber compound is a little hard for the slick rocks, but that is helping with wear from time on the asphalt, so a good compromise, not to mention dirt cheap, like I think 120$ usd for a set.

[bellyacre]

I Really like my trailwing tires. I probably ride 80% in sand, and gravel. But, I have no problems with the trailwings. I also like to ride in rain during hot summer season. If a dirt road is unpassable. The trailwing is not only excellent on wet asphalt. It has excellent wear on asphalt.

[tincho]

Una vez más debo coincidir contigo mi amigo Ausie 👍🏻
En mi zona decimos: “Es el indio, no la flecha” 😉
Saludos desde Argentina

[motoric]

Dude I always lust for these "commercials" @0:59. Always have me cracking! 😂 Cheers!!👍

[pilotdane]

Barry - You are so correct on so many levels, I don't think you realize it. Been riding for about 55 years. Now, THE MIGHTY SUZUKI DR 650 - (I'm 61)

MITAS E-07's are in my opinion an absolutely perfect 50/50 tire - Absolutely LOVED them.
Completely transformed the DR into a completely different bike. "HERE IN ARIZONA"

Now running SHINKO 244's (Golden Boy) and absolutely love these even more. They are definitely a 70/30 tire (as I think you said before) [70% dirt / 30%road] - Less than $100 delivered to your door...

Although most of my riding is in town, due to time, their performance out here in the Arizona Desert cannot be beat - but here, we don't have much mud to speak of.

As you said, this question cannot be

Cheers !!!!

[everydaybiker]

I have ridden 1000s of ks tar and tet on karoo Street, they have been amazingly capable in every situation, only being thwarted by mud. Lasted maybe 13000ks. On a rally raided cb500x. Love the channel guys.
Cheers

[robsonenduro]

tyres are like boots, try many and choose by yourself which fits the best your riding style.

[gottlobwut]

My lightweight experience with XT 600 (151kg).
For Street, long distance and some offroad activities in dry conditions I use CONTI TKC 70. Aggressive, fast riding on dry street is a pleasure, on wet street much better than my brave and in dry offroad conditions good enough for smooth rides and impressive hillclimbs. The durability is fantastic on lightweight bike.
If I ride in difficult or/and wet offroad conditions I use MICHELIN TRACKER. In my opinion best compromise for maximum traction offroad and a fairly small rest of street usability for these kind of knobby (noisy, but not so much, some durability, fairly stable on dry and wet street and legal for 170km/h!).

[keithclarke]

Last back tyre I use was a moto Oz tractionator enduro. 100% single trail and rock hill climbs was every happy with it and its life span.

[adventuristtv]

The best advice I can give in addition to what’s been said is:

Just pick something you think might be close to what you’re looking for. Then based on how it performs, move up or down the tyre spectrum appropriately.

I started with TKC80s on a 1290R and loved them, but needed something more aggressive for more off-road. I’ve tried the Rallz and now moved onto the Desert HT also by Motoz. I’ll probably hang around this area of the spectrum until either my skill level or the type of terrain I ride changes.

[cumnmrmptaaa]

Finally found my go to with Motoz. Could never justify the price, but I went for it and do not regret it. For the knobby-ness compared to longevity, I've never had a tire that comes close. Will definitely buy them again when I find my next bike

[MarkDaleADV]

I find for my sub 600cc dual sport bikes, Motoz extreme hybrid tyres are all I would ever need. One step back from a full knobbly, hard wearing, and no problem at all on the road. Plenty good enough for spirited riding between lanes here in the UK.

[dmytrosavchuk]

Great vid 👍now I’m riding Mitas e-09 on xt1200 and they are fairly good on road with near to none noise at 150 km/h and and they behave pretty nicely off road including mud, gravel and not deep sand.

[olliemacpherson]

Still blown away by the production value of your videos.