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I switched from K270s to Pirelli MT90 Scorpion A/T tires and it was like being handed a sport bike (with three cylinders sawed off). These are the only street tires I have run on my KLR but so far after nearly 4k miles I am very happy with their performance on pavement. I regularly take my KLR on back roads in the NC, VA, and Tn mountains (including "The Dragon") and these tires have been very confidence inspiring. On Sundays I often ride the parking lots of nearby tech companies to practice turns and have yet to break the front end loose, even when leaned over to the very edge of the tread (I usually ride through some dirt on the way there so I can see how much is scrubbed off on the turns). I've managed to break the rear end loose a bit on dry pavement but I have to move way up against the tank, and then hit the gas coming out of a turn. So far they've been great in rain, as well. They purport to have some off-road capability but I'm just not seeing it. Anything but dry dust is just plain scary, but then again I haven't bothered to air them down below street pressures of 26f, 28r. Looks like I might get 5-6k miles out of them. Mike A18 KLR650 tires page: [www.standoutnet.com/extras/mike/motorcy ... r650/tires] -----Original Message----- From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Larry W Menefee Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 10:39 AM To: dsn_klr650@yahoogroups.com Subject: [DSN_KLR650] street tires I run TKC80`s all the time.They hold well on "The Dragon" as well as in the dirt. They cost a little more and you don`t get real good mileage out of them but having fun is never cheap! They seem to ware about half way out them just stop wareing alltogether.-..strange! Larry W. Menefee 1467 Hempwood Drive Columbus, Ohio 43229 (614) 436-9944 ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2 /min or less. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.4/480 - Release Date: 10/17/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.408 / Virus Database: 268.13.5/483 - Release Date: 10/18/2006 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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  Any recommendations for street tires? This is going to be mostly a commuter and errand runner. Thanks Ron K.

TKC 80 Well, they are MY street tires. : ) Robert P. Wichert P.Eng. LEED AP CEPE CEA HERS I/II BPI BA +1 916 966 9060 FAX +1 916 966 9068 On 3/26/2017 11:13 PM, wwotmike@... wwotmike@... [DSN_KLR650] wrote:

Shinko 705s

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Any recommendations for street tires? This is going to be mostly a commuter and errand runner. Thanks Ron K.

If the bulk of your time is on pavement with the occasional dirt road in the mix (not a technical two-track), I might suggest you look at the TKC 70 instead of the TKC 80 that is a knobby type tire. The TKC 70 works really well on pavement, and better than one would expect on a dirt road.

 

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[b]From:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, March 27, 2017 10:31 AM [b]To:[/b] DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com; wwotmike@... [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [DSN_KLR650] Street tires

 

 

TKC 80   Well, they are MY street tires.   :  )      Robert P. Wichert P.Eng. LEED APCEPE CEA HERS I/II BPI BA+1 916 966 9060FAX +1 916 966 9068On 3/26/2017 11:13 PM, wwotmike@... wwotmike@... [DSN_KLR650] wrote:

 

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Any recommendations for street tires? This is going to be mostly a commuter and errand runner. Thanks Ron K.

 

 

Personal favorite IRC GP 110. On 3/26/2017 9:43 PM, rkolarik@... [DSN_KLR650] wrote:

  Any recommendations for street tires? This is going to be mostly a commuter and errand runner. Thanks Ron K.