new slant on tires
Posted: Thu Oct 12, 2000 11:48 am
well, not many tires are better on street AND dirt than stock, but
apparently, just about anything lasts longer. i've heard great things about
the conti tkc-80. i'll try those next. one good thing about the stock tires
is they're available from dual-star for $100/pair.
your bike ony weighs 350 lbs? wanna trade?? my klr weighs 400 with a full
tank. of course my mountain bike (santacruz superlight) only weighs 23.5, so
maybe it works out.
mw
> -----Original Message----- > From: Leon Droby [mailto:ldroby@...] > Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 6:35 PM > To: KLR Mailing List > Subject: [DSN_klr650] New Slant on Tires > > > I've been on the KLR about a month now and have taken it off > road about > three or four times. While I'm an avid mountain biker, I > haven't been on a > dirt motorcycle for about 25 years. It's a little different > with 350 lbs. > under you instead of 27 lbs. > > With all this talk about tires, I feel the stock ones are > pretty good for > the way I ride (highways and EASY trails). Although, every > now and then, > I'll hit a patch of mud or slime and wish for a little more > knob. But then > I realize they wouldn't give me the ride the stock ones do on > the highway. > > I understand that it's easy to get a better dirt tire or a > better highway > tire but it's always at the expense of the other. My > question is: is there > a tire that is better all around than the stock tire (i.e. > better on the > highway AND on the trails) and lasts as long? > > Thanks, > Leon Droby > A14 > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > >