<><><><><><><><> <><><><><><><><> mpowell, You don't say how aggressive you are on pavement but assuming you ride in a safe and sane manner I suggest you consider Kenda K270s. I like the 3.00 x 21 on the front and 5.10 x 17 on the rear. I think the 3.00 allows for faster steering compared with a 3.25 front. I also put extra heavy duty tubes in my Kendas as that's like putting a tire inside a tire. I think you can get the tubes from Fred at www.arrowheadmotorsports.com . Some folks think the rear feels like it is going to walk out on you in a hard corner. I'd agree that when new and for the first 300 or so smiles under aggressive cornering it may feel like that. But that also acts like a self limiter for me which is good. I get about 6,000 smiles from a rear in the type of conditions you describe and I get over 10,000 smiles from a front. I run 32 psi front and 36 psi rear on pavement. Off road I'll either leave it there if it's just a short trip or let it drop to maybe 22-24 front and 26-28 or so rear. I don't think you must change the front when you put a Kenda on the rear but I did. Cost is pretty low when it comes to cost per mile. Best prices I've found for the Kendas when they're in stock is at www.rockymountainatv.com . Another place that may have them but I haven't visited their web site in over a year is www.swmototire.com . Or maybe it's www.swmototires.com . Blake there used to ship for free if you bought two tires. I always had great service from them. Best, Jeff Saline ABC # 4412 South Dakota Airmarshal Airheads Beemer Club www.airheads.org The Beautiful Black Hills of South Dakota 75 R90/6, 03 KLR650, 79 R100RT> I put about 3500 miles on my 2006 KLR-650 last summer. I guess I > spend > about half the time on the road and half off road. My off road use > is > not particularly extreme--mostly logging roads, some rocks and dust > and > gravel with some occasional mud. My rear stock tire is showing a > lot > of wear. My last few rides last year produced a little bit of > slipping > off the road due to the wear. My question is two-fold: > > 1. What recommendations do you have for a good, all-purpose tire > for > the use I described. > 2. Is it necessary to change the front tire as well, even though > it > shows little wear?
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Handsome is as handsome does.> > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, dochstader wrote: > snipp... > ...the V-strom kicks butt... It has to be one of the ugliest bike > >built, though. > > Judging from their current crop, KTM is bent on keeping top honors in > the ugly department. > > __Arden >
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