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I know I will eventually get a GS, but in the meantime, what about dual sport tires? I live on a dirt road and have plenty of good dirt roads in the area.
Am I nuts for trying this? Have any of you done something similar? Recommendations for tires?
Thanks for your wisdom.
Nuts? No! Years ago I did it on my '03 R1150R. I had no need for long travel but wanted good traction on gravel and dirt roads. I recall a little searching to find something that fits and do not remember what tires I found. This was about 15 years ago. But go for it.
Would this be the correct application for the shorter paralever arm Ive seen offered? Was not sure why you would want to shorten this, but if you are going for the tires, this would give you a bit more clearance?
I have an R1150RT and have been thinking the same thing, about the advisability of mounting dual sport tires. Occasionally I encounter gravel or dirt and the bike doesn't like it, either with the PR3s that came on the bike or the Dunlop RS II that are currently on it. I can get Shinko 705s in the right sizes and people say lots of good things about them. They ought to work well enough on the road considering my tame-to-moderate style of riding. Any thoughts about this?
Note: Apologies if I've hijacked this thread. I thought my question was on-topic enough.
Tkc 70’s come in a 17 inch front
I know I will eventually get a GS, but in the meantime, what about dual sport tires? I live on a dirt road and have plenty of good dirt roads in the area.
Am I nuts for trying this? Have any of you done something similar? Recommendations for tires?
Thanks for your wisdom.
Best tires I found for my 04 R1150 RT are Shinko 705 series tires.
What kind of mileage are you getting out of them?? Also, how are they on wet roads, especially the front (which is bias-ply not radial like the rear)? I'm considering trying a set just because they're so affordable. My go-to tires on my y2k RT are Pirelli Angel GTs.
Cheers!
-Art
With the rear I've got over 10K not quite to wear bar. Front, 15K. I live in the mountains, so wet, sometimes snow & black ice... I also travel on gravel. I just wish the rear was available for my K1600gt..
I have an R1150RT and have been thinking the same thing, about the advisability of mounting dual sport tires. Occasionally I encounter gravel or dirt and the bike doesn't like it, either with the PR3s that came on the bike or the Dunlop RS II that are currently on it. I can get Shinko 705s in the right sizes and people say lots of good things about them. They ought to work well enough on the road considering my tame-to-moderate style of riding. Any thoughts about this?
Note: Apologies if I've hijacked this thread. I thought my question was on-topic enough.
Nope, I've never gotten around to it.Hi did you ever put 705s on the RT? I'm thinking about the same thing.
Hi did you ever put 705s on the RT? I'm thinking about the same thing.
I have been using the 705's on my RT for 25k miles now. I like them a lot!
So, do they make an improvement in the bike's off-road handling?