Had the Michelin Siracs on mine when I got it. but got uncomfortably close to the edges in first few days, (they were part worn) so, to stop me worrying I put two new Anakee2's on. Great on the tarmac. Feel very secure in the wet too. Not ventured off road yet. Recommended for road use though.
Incidentally, The original Siracs, which I believe to be excellent and would definitely fit again... are the only tyres I've ever had on any bike where I've used 100% of the front tyre (no chicken strips at all on the front) is this normal with 21" front's on the road? I've used nearly 100% of the Anakees but feel more secure when cranked right over (prob just in the head)

|Rob

My bike came with Metzler Tourance front and rear and having a sports bike as well I was well impressed on tarmac they even held up better than expected on wet gravel roads. For more off road riding I switched to Michelin T63's front and rear they are holding up well. We were riding on surfaces from Tarmac to wet clay tracks and for a road legal knobbly tire I cant say enough about them. What surprised me was how well they held up on a sealed surface I was able to crank the bike over far enough to scrape my boots :025:

12 months late..but anyway..

These are my top road/dirt tyre for the bigger bikes..
1st.....Shinko 705.
2nd.....Kenda 761 "very good prise"

both these tyre have good size grooves for
foward drive & side bite on the dirt.. but still
have a good amount of rubber on the ground
for good grip on the seal..

"small bikes Dunlop 605"

In my experience Tourance's didn't last as long as the hype suggested but were great on road and ok on gravel when they lasted.
Pirelli MT21's are a great DOT nobbly but the T63's last longer.
Hiedenau K60's out last Tourance's and are better on gravel,as good on dry roads but not so in the wet.

A T63 Rear and MT21 front is what we like the most as the MT21 front is nicer on the road than the T63 front and the T63 rear out lasts the MT21 rear.

After all that , my vote goes to either the T63 or MT21 - depending which one is cheapest at the time.

Our Hiedenau's have only done 3000 miles on road so far but we have 1000 miles of mixed gravel/dirt and tar roads to do in the South Island NZ this week, I'll re-post my findings - not looking forward to mud though.

Paul

TKC 80s all the way for me i'm afraid. Awesome offroad and plenty of feel when cornering on the road quickly.

Hi as a newbie to here I would just like tyre widths as I want to purchase twin duros for mine but want to no if you can go 150/80-17 for rear and 90/90-21 for front and do you get to etc hope you can help!

Replied to your other post on this subject here.