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[simplisitas]

Help! I just got a used KLR650. The rear tire is almost gone. I am new to dualsport bikes (always had a cruiser-> big mistake.) I am going on a trip NYC- San Antonio- LA- and back to NYC. I would like a street tire that would handle all these miles. Please recommend something that would fit the rear 17" and last the longest (for the money.) Thanks.

[Michael Silverstein]

This might help: [www.mindspring.com/~mssilverstein/motor ... r650/tires Mike A18

> -----Original Message----- > From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of simplisitas > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 2:33 AM > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Tire advise for a newbie!?? > > > Help! I just got a used KLR650. The rear tire is almost gone. > I am new to dualsport bikes (always had a cruiser-> big > mistake.) I am going on a trip NYC- San Antonio- LA- and back > to NYC. I would > like a street tire that would handle all these miles. Please > recommend > something that would fit the rear 17" and last the longest (for the > money.) Thanks. >

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[Mike Peplinski]

Welcome to the fold. two points; first off, you will get 50 different answers from 50 listeners. Truth is that there really isn't a bad tire out there. Everything you read and hear about is testimonial from actual users. You're getting their opinion. I didn't like the Gripster but many riders love them. I like Kendas. They are pretty good all around. Some riders don't like them. Rule of thumb; knobbies wear faster than road tread. The bigger the lug the more noise and worse wear. Traction-wise knobbie types (Kenda 270) are far more grippy on pavement than I would have guessed. But they are getting noisy and squirmy after about 5000 miles. Expensive European tires seem to last longer. In some cases lots longer, making them a better choice from a financial point. Some tires have clear advantages and disadvantages but even this varies from rider to rider. My second point is that you obviously haven't found the KLR FAQ. This is the best single source for information for newbie. This list is pretty good but sometimes the answer is more perplexing than the question. Have fun. This is an excellent all around bike. Ride often and ride safe. Oh yeh; the FAQ website, here you go www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html

>From: "simplisitas" >To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Tire advise for a newbie!?? >Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 07:32:44 -0000 > >Help! I just got a used KLR650. The rear tire is almost gone. >I am new to dualsport bikes (always had a cruiser-> big mistake.) >I am going on a trip NYC- San Antonio- LA- and back to NYC. I would >like a street tire that would handle all these miles. Please recommend >something that would fit the rear 17" and last the longest (for the >money.) Thanks. > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[Walter Mitty]

Yep, ask three guys about tires and you'll get four opinions. I have been using the Pirelli MT90 ST (Scorpion) for the last 30,000 miles or so. They are a good 90/10 street/off-road tire that last very well. Rears have gone about 15,000 miles for me and fronts about twice that long. They cost a little more than some of the others ($148 the pair delivered from southwestmoto) but their cost per mile is in line. simplisitas wrote: Help! I just got a used KLR650. The rear tire is almost gone. I am new to dualsport bikes (always had a cruiser-> big mistake.) I am going on a trip NYC- San Antonio- LA- and back to NYC. I would like a street tire that would handle all these miles. Please recommend something that would fit the rear 17" and last the longest (for the money.) Thanks. Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 Yahoo! Groups Links --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover Photo Books. You design it and we ll bind it! [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Eric Lee Green]

simplisitas wrote:

> Help! I just got a used KLR650. The rear tire is almost gone. > I am new to dualsport bikes (always had a cruiser-> big mistake.) > I am going on a trip NYC- San Antonio- LA- and back to NYC. I would > like a street tire that would handle all these miles. Please recommend > something that would fit the rear 17" and last the longest (for the > money.) Thanks. >

Avon Gripsters. That way if you run across any gravel road you want to explore, you don't have to pass it up. _E

[JRC]

Based on your description of your intended use, you need a mostly street tire. For primarily street use, like 90/10 street, I am pleased with Dunlop 607's. They are the same tire the Vstrom uses.

[Mike Peplinski]

Walter, how do you find the wet traction on the Scorp's? I like the Kendas (270 front, 671 rear) but the bike is getting sort of squirmy on tight corners. It may be the 270. The 671 cost me about $55, not the big a bargain. Wet traction is probably my biggest concern.

>From: Walter Mitty >To: simplisitas , DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Tire advise for a newbie!?? >Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:09:19 -0800 (PST) > >Yep, ask three guys about tires and you'll get four opinions. I have been >using the Pirelli MT90 ST (Scorpion) for the last 30,000 miles or so. They >are a good 90/10 street/off-road tire that last very well. Rears have gone >about 15,000 miles for me and fronts about twice that long. They cost a >little more than some of the others ($148 the pair delivered from >southwestmoto) but their cost per mile is in line. > >simplisitas wrote: Help! I just got a used KLR650. >The rear tire is almost gone. >I am new to dualsport bikes (always had a cruiser-> big mistake.) >I am going on a trip NYC- San Antonio- LA- and back to NYC. I would >like a street tire that would handle all these miles. Please recommend >something that would fit the rear 17" and last the longest (for the >money.) Thanks. > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! Photos Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > Photo Books. You design it and we ll bind it! > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

[Walter Mitty]

Wet traction for the Pirelli MT90 ST is very good. I spent a couple of days and about a thousand miles riding in torential rains and they did an excellent job. Dry traction is damned good, too. Same trip I took them for a couple of passes at Deal's gap. Came up behind a couple of guys on brand new R6s. They finally just waved me on through . . . and this is with enough camping gear on the back to look like the Beverly Hillbillies. Mike Peplinski wrote: Walter, how do you find the wet traction on the Scorp's? I like the Kendas (270 front, 671 rear) but the bike is getting sort of squirmy on tight corners. It may be the 270. The 671 cost me about $55, not the big a bargain. Wet traction is probably my biggest concern.

>From: Walter Mitty >To: simplisitas , DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [DSN_KLR650] Tire advise for a newbie!?? >Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 08:09:19 -0800 (PST) > >Yep, ask three guys about tires and you'll get four opinions. I have been >using the Pirelli MT90 ST (Scorpion) for the last 30,000 miles or so. They >are a good 90/10 street/off-road tire that last very well. Rears have gone >about 15,000 miles for me and fronts about twice that long. They cost a >little more than some of the others ($148 the pair delivered from >southwestmoto) but their cost per mile is in line. > >simplisitas wrote: Help! I just got a used KLR650. >The rear tire is almost gone. >I am new to dualsport bikes (always had a cruiser-> big mistake.) >I am going on a trip NYC- San Antonio- LA- and back to NYC. I would >like a street tire that would handle all these miles. Please recommend >something that would fit the rear 17" and last the longest (for the >money.) Thanks. > > > > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > >--------------------------------- >Yahoo! Photos Showcase holiday pictures in hardcover > Photo Books. You design it and we ll bind it! > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > >Archive Quicksearch at: >http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html >List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com >List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html >Member Map at: http://www.frappr.com/dsnklr650 >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >

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