dimitri0411
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hi I have a 2018 R nine T Classic. I wanted to start doing a bit of trail riding. What tires would you suggest. Also would you change bars etc
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hi I have a 2018 R nine T Classic. I wanted to start doing a bit of trail riding. What tires would you suggest. Also would you change bars etc
you could always trade it in
Thank you for the advice.
Seriously, shaggy dog stories and piss-taking aside, the only logical option for a trail-worthy 17 inch front is a TKC 80.
That is not necessary. I'm old enough to have enjoyed rideing a standard motorcycle not much different than yours all over back roads, dirt back roads with the stock street tires of the time. Adventure riding cliche had not yet been coined. No dual sport bikes existed.
My longest ride was from Vermont around New Foundlland. Camping on river banks (fewer bugs in the wind) 4000 miles with over 1000 dirt. (Honda CX500)
Enjoy your bike, don't let marketing and the "look" drive you to spend unnecessary money.
It is the rider and not the bike that makes the adventure.
Most of the 80/20 or 90/10 adv tires are really road tires with slightly more open tread...still worthless in mud and wet grass. Don't waste your money.
Examine the tread pattern of the Continental K112 and RB2 and compare those to a modern tire like a Michelin Pilot Road and become amazed at the difference. We have gone from tread that works on gravel and grass to slicks with a few rain grooves. So using a "sport touring" street tire today is not the same as way back then in the darker ages. Which argues for a more dual sport tire to do what the OP said he wondered about.
I wonder what kind of tires they're using:
https://youtu.be/sZCk566TIS0
Maybe off roading is not all about the tire?
/Guenther
I wonder what kind of tires they're using:
https://youtu.be/sZCk566TIS0
Maybe off roading is not all about the tire?
/Guenther