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Replacement front tyre

AlanNZ

AlanNZ

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I will soon be changing the front OEM Pirelli Scorpion Trail after 25,000km from new. The tyre still has about 2mm tread in the middle but is quite stepped on the sides (I run 36 psi). I have never liked these tyres in the wet.
I have a Michellin Anakee 111 on the rear (which I also run on my Quota) so will probably put one on the front. I like the Anakee as a road tyre, and excellent in the wet, but I'm starting to do more gravel road riding so wondering whether I go for something with more off-road capability? I had a low-speed off recently when the rear wheel drifted into a damp ditch on a metal road.
Is there such a tyre out there that is a reasonable gravel road tyre and also good for fast riding through the twisties? What's a good compromise?
Regards
Alan NZ
 
AlanNZ said:
Is there such a tyre out there that is a reasonable gravel road tyre and also good for fast riding through the twisties? What's a good compromise?
Regards
Alan NZ
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The Conti TKC70 looks interesting. Some good reviews.
 
mrcanns said:
Highly recommend hidenau k60 now on my third set
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I must relate my experience with the Heidenau K60 Scout. Fitted front and rear to my '12 Suzuki V Strom loaded for a trip, headed off up a mountain, in the rain, no problem, tyres had done 200km by this stage. Having survived the mountain twisties, headed across mountain still on damp roads. Rode over a patched road dimple at 120kmh in a straight line,when front bars got a massive tank slapper and down I went. I was OK but bike hit a bank and was totalled.

Other riders told me the loved the tyres but were shit in the wet. As I found out.

I have been using Metzler Tourance and love them for their road grip and versatility on the gravel.
 
Ron Pescud said:
Has anyone tried the Michelin Anakee Wild. Good looking 50/50 tyre
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I have not tried that tire but a recent review that I read said that it is very noisy on pavement at high speed. The review went so far as to recommend that you wear hearing protection when using this tire on the highway.
I am going to try the Pirelli Scorpion Trail 2 for my next replacement.
 
As a veteran of a large ADV bike and hopefully a soon-to-be Stelvio owner, I would add this:

Think carefully about how you are going to ride and on what surfaces, and how much of that is really, honestly, truthfully going to be on bad roads, off-road, or trail. Lots of us (including me in my earlier ADV days) think we'll be on surfaces that call for aggressive tires at least 50% of the time - and if that were true, the Wilds would be good, or the TKC 80s, or any such DOT knobbies.

In reality, we find ourselves on pavement (although sometimes of questionable quality) at least 80 or 90% of the time, and we'd be better served with a tire designed that way. You can learn to ride an 80/20 tire on a 50/50 road far more easily than trying to make a 50/50 tire into a paved road confidence-builder.
 
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