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[clarkbench_bob]

Looking for a good replacement set of tires for my KLR650. Any more I seem to be spending more time on hard pavement, but of course still have the need to get off the stuff I can't find the Dunlop K750 tires and would like to replace mine with tires like those or maybe just a little more geared towards the hard road purpose than the K750's where. Any ideas???

[Larry]

You can get the stock K750 from Ron Ayers for $40/frt and $42/rr plus $9 shipping in the US. It is a Kawasaki part number and you will find them on the parts fiche. LB In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "clarkbench_bob" wrote:

> > Looking for a good replacement set of tires for my KLR650. Any

more I

> seem to be spending more time on hard pavement, but of course still > have the need to get off the stuff I can't find the Dunlop K750

tires

> and would like to replace mine with tires like those or maybe just

a

> little more geared towards the hard road purpose than the K750's

where.

> > Any ideas??? >

[Spike55]

Clarkbench Bob: Interesting statistic stated here by Larry. Now I know why the K750s are usually worn out by 3000 miles (not dirt-worthy anymore). Many of the aftermarket tire suggestions you'll get here, whether more dirt or road oriented, will probably last 6000 miles or more for $50 to $100+ a tire. This minimizes your down-time and costs of changing tires and balancing the wheel. I liked my OEM set of K750s but ... More street oriented tires will forever compromise your dirt roading abilities, especially if there is any muddy surfaces to deal with. My brother and I run the MEFO Explorer Sport 99s and they are +/- $100 / tire for 6000-7000 dirt-worthy miles. You could probably get 10000 staying on the hard road but a KLR sage once said '90% of your tire problems occur in the last 10% of tire tread'. I've modified it a bit to the good old 80 / 20 rule and replace my tires when there is 20% of the tread left. It doesn't seem worth it to me to put yourself and $7000+ of bike, gear, and farkle at risk of a blow out or spin out because you're trying to get that last dime's worth tread life. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" wrote: > > You can get the stock K750 from Ron Ayers for $40/frt and $42/rr plus > $9 shipping in the US. It is a Kawasaki part number and you will find > them on the parts fiche. > LB > > > In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "clarkbench_bob" > wrote: > > > > Looking for a good replacement set of tires for my KLR650. Any > more I > > seem to be spending more time on hard pavement, but of course still > > have the need to get off the stuff I can't find the Dunlop K750 > tires > > and would like to replace mine with tires like those or maybe just > a > > little more geared towards the hard road purpose than the K750's > where. > > > > Any ideas??? > > >

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

Dunlop 606's are a great street approved knobby. They work great in mud and loose stuff but don't seem to slip much on street. Pricey though. I don't skimp on tires, chains or brake stuff. Criswell

On Feb 28, 2009, at 5:08 AM, Spike55 wrote: > Clarkbench Bob: > Interesting statistic stated here by Larry. Now I know why the K750s > are usually worn out by 3000 miles (not dirt-worthy anymore). Many > of the aftermarket tire suggestions you'll get here, whether more > dirt or road oriented, will probably last 6000 miles or more for $50 > to $100+ a tire. This minimizes your down-time and costs of changing > tires and balancing the wheel. I liked my OEM set of K750s but ... > > More street oriented tires will forever compromise your dirt roading > abilities, especially if there is any muddy surfaces to deal with. > My brother and I run the MEFO Explorer Sport 99s and they are +/- > $100 / tire for 6000-7000 dirt-worthy miles. You could probably get > 10000 staying on the hard road but a KLR sage once said '90% of your > tire problems occur in the last 10% of tire tread'. I've modified it > a bit to the good old 80 / 20 rule and replace my tires when there is > 20% of the tread left. It doesn't seem worth it to me to put > yourself and $7000+ of bike, gear, and farkle at risk of a blow out > or spin out because you're trying to get that last dime's worth tread > life. > > Don R100, A6F > > --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" wrote: > > > > You can get the stock K750 from Ron Ayers for $40/frt and $42/rr > plus > > $9 shipping in the US. It is a Kawasaki part number and you will > find > > them on the parts fiche. > > LB > > > > > > In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "clarkbench_bob" > > wrote: > > > > > > Looking for a good replacement set of tires for my KLR650. Any > > more I > > > seem to be spending more time on hard pavement, but of course > still > > > have the need to get off the stuff I can't find the Dunlop K750 > > tires > > > and would like to replace mine with tires like those or maybe > just > > a > > > little more geared towards the hard road purpose than the K750's > > where. > > > > > > Any ideas??? > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[greg saunders]

Last summer my son and I rode the CDR trail. For some reason every report I've read of someone riding the CDR there are pictures of them changing tires at some point. When we left St. Paul, MN I was riding on Dunlap D-606 tires that had about a thousand miles on them. We put over 4,000 miles on that trip (only did the Northern half of the CDR) without a single bit of tire problems. And there is still a quarter inch of tread left on those tires. I think that paying for quality tires is always worth the cost. As the Snap-on Tools man says: quality is not expensive, it's priceless. Ride safe, Greg To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com From: spike55_bmw@... Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 11:08:40 +0000 Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Replacements for the KLR - K750 tires. Clarkbench Bob: Interesting statistic stated here by Larry. Now I know why the K750s are usually worn out by 3000 miles (not dirt-worthy anymore). Many of the aftermarket tire suggestions you'll get here, whether more dirt or road oriented, will probably last 6000 miles or more for $50 to $100+ a tire. This minimizes your down-time and costs of changing tires and balancing the wheel. I liked my OEM set of K750s but ... More street oriented tires will forever compromise your dirt roading abilities, especially if there is any muddy surfaces to deal with. My brother and I run the MEFO Explorer Sport 99s and they are +/- $100 / tire for 6000-7000 dirt-worthy miles. You could probably get 10000 staying on the hard road but a KLR sage once said '90% of your tire problems occur in the last 10% of tire tread'. I've modified it a bit to the good old 80 / 20 rule and replace my tires when there is 20% of the tread left. It doesn't seem worth it to me to put yourself and $7000+ of bike, gear, and farkle at risk of a blow out or spin out because you're trying to get that last dime's worth tread life. Don R100, A6F

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Larry" wrote: > > You can get the stock K750 from Ron Ayers for $40/frt and $42/rr plus > $9 shipping in the US. It is a Kawasaki part number and you will find > them on the parts fiche. > LB > > > In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "clarkbench_bob" > wrote: > > > > Looking for a good replacement set of tires for my KLR650. Any > more I > > seem to be spending more time on hard pavement, but of course still > > have the need to get off the stuff I can't find the Dunlop K750 > tires > > and would like to replace mine with tires like those or maybe just > a > > little more geared towards the hard road purpose than the K750's > where. > > > > Any ideas??? > > > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail is up to 70% faster. Now good news travels really fast. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_70faster_032009 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "roncriswell@..." wrote:

> > Dunlop 606's are a great street approved knobby. They work great

in

> mud and loose stuff but don't seem to slip much on street. Pricey > though. I don't skimp on tires, chains or brake stuff. > > > Criswell

Dear Tire(d) sages, Ah, the perennial tire discussion! Not that I am a tire expert, but I have ridden/wore-out 3 different brands--and liked them all, and disliked them all. These are my observations. Dunlop 706 (?) OEM: Worked well! smile. Wore out fast;

[LDHunter]

I'm a big believer in having the right tire for the job and that it's far more critical on a motorcycle than a car or pickup to have precisely the right tire for the job. My riding on my KLR consists of about 50/50 and I'm EXTREMELY satisfied with the Dunlop D606. They dig like crazy in sand and mud and are hell for tough. When you air them down for sand riding, they yield traction and cornering ability that is not expected out of a DOT rated tire. On the road I've never had a problem with them and they seem to be pretty darn good on dry pavement and they've never cut loose on me in the rain. They're reported to be able to run with no air in them and I've really not checked that out but once I aired down both tires to 10 pounds and rode it around and it seemed a bit wobbly on pavement but the sidewalls held the tires up fine. It was great in the dirt! This could be a lifesaver if you ever got a flat in the middle of nowhere and were too lazy or underequipped to fix your own. There is one caution though. If you ride the rear tire too low on air and gun the motor you could spin the rear tire and tube and end up tearing off the valve stem from the tube. $bob$ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[stevedyer@cox.net]

Rev, Like new D607s came on my used '99. Very confidence-inspiring on the street, wet or dry, and with all that rubber on the ground I'd think they would last awhile. Seemed to be OK in gravel and light off-roading, but took them off and sold them as they were quite squirrely in sand and grass and I felt I could trade some streetability for a little more casual off-road grip. Put on TKC-80s and while they grabbed better in all off-road conditions I immediately got the dreaded handlebar oscillations at 60-65+. Tried all manner of fork, shock and tire adjustments but to no avail. Anyway, have become more accustomed to the wiggly bars at speed but still miss the stability of the D607s. The guy I sold the D607s to put them on his KLR and -loves- them. Steve in Norman, OK ---------------------- The D607 If you are counting tire numbers, this is #4--which I have not ridden yet. I have a set of D607 spooned on to a spare set of wheels that I am going to try out as soon as the snow melts and the temps hit 40F (should be around 1 July at this rate) for most-strictly pavement; the tires are suggested a 90/10 tire. shrug. Except for sand, mud, they should work just fine on gravel, and should be interesting in dry gumbo soils. Jeff Saline suggested that these tires will move your fall down speed up 20+ mph. I have yet to hear anyone say they have tried these tires--and am anxious to give them a try. What would really be fun is to take them to an ashpalt track and really give them a go.

[Rick McCauley]

The K750 is available from Kawasaki. I buy a new one every year for $55.00 Rick

--- On Fri, 2/27/09, clarkbench_bob wrote: From: clarkbench_bob Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Replacements for the KLR - K750 tires. To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 7:43 PM Looking for a good replacement set of tires for my KLR650. Any more I seem to be spending more time on hard pavement, but of course still have the need to get off the stuff I can't find the Dunlop K750 tires and would like to replace mine with tires like those or maybe just a little more geared towards the hard road purpose than the K750's where. Any ideas??? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Larry]

FWIW.I read a lot of negative comments on the K750 and I guess they are well founded when it comes to dirt riding. On pavement, I find no fault with them other than the rear wears quickly. The front has a slightly wider than normal tread width for a 90/90 tire and gives great steering feel and good stability at higher speeds. I have no issues in the dirt other than you have to slow down a bit more for turns than with a more dirt oriented tire. I use an Avon Gripster on the rear which is better in dirt than the K750 and delivers up to 3 times the tread life. Been reading up on Kenda 761's and they sound like a pretty decent road oriented tire for the price. I may give them a try next tire change. LB - In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCauley wrote:

> > The K750 is available from Kawasaki. > I buy a new one every year for $55.00 > > Rick > > --- On Fri, 2/27/09, clarkbench_bob wrote: > > From: clarkbench_bob > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Replacements for the KLR - K750 tires. > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com > Date: Friday, February 27, 2009, 7:43 PM > > > > > > > Looking for a good replacement set of tires for my KLR650. Any more

I

> seem to be spending more time on hard pavement, but of course still > have the need to get off the stuff I can't find the Dunlop K750

tires

> and would like to replace mine with tires like those or maybe just

a

> little more geared towards the hard road purpose than the K750's

where.

> > Any ideas??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >