I had one of those for the front (sirac) and think i will go for another one when the metz tourance i have one at the moment wears out. It stuck to the ground really well, and was great in all weathers, the metz tourance is just a bit fiffy in the wet, and doesnt give 100% feed back.

Does anyone know what the rear Sirac is like? Never used one but thinking of getting one if i can after my pirelli i have on at the moment wears out.

Enduro Tyres
 

I use the Maxxis M6006 on the rear and have used one on the front ,but it wasnt too good.
Then I tried a Dunlop 606 in the front , which worked well
Now I have a Michilin Desert on the front which is the best tyre I have had on the front.
I am trying to get a Michimin Baja for the rear now, but here in South Africa,they cater mor for the KTM`s that have 18" rear tyres.

Michilin Desert front

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p131/hunday/3.jpg

Dunlop M606

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...nlop-D606c.jpg

What is the Maxxis M6001 Like ?

Maxxis M6006 on the back and Conti TKC in front, works perfect for me...sticks to tar, grip on dirt, floats like butterfly in sand, and stings like bee in mud....

Off Road Tyres
 

Ah ! No more Maxxis M6006`s around , so I put on a Metzler Karoo 140 / 80 / 17 , its taller

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...tzlerKaroo.jpg

, so it messed up my gearing a bit .But it throws big rocks and is awsome on the dirt.
I am not very impressed with it on the tar.When I braked hard , the tyre slides too easily , with the Maxxis it screached and gripped better.
But I dont mind , cause I`m more on the dirt than the tar.
My next tyre is a Michalin T63 130/80/17.

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...chelin_t63.jpg

The Michalin desert 140/80/17 is still not available in South Africa.Bummber !

http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...alindesert.gif

That Desert rear tyre and the T63 look very similar , perhaps the desert is a different compound?

Maxxis still available. I have just ordered 2 for myself through Offroad Cycles in Pta. Stock is on way, should be here in next week. 18" is very popular with my KTM super enduro friends, but with those bikes they dont last long, 2000 or 3000km if your lucky.

Must say i am really impressed with it. Have done nearly 7000km with it, dirt and tarmac, and it can probably last for another 500-1000km if i look after it. Good for "offroad " tyre that does not take the wind out of your wallet. R500
GB:eusa_clap::eusa_clap:

Hi guys
was desperate to get rid of the original Tourance. Great tyre on dry, warm road but a pain when its a bit wet and useless when its wet and cold.
For two years now on Mitas E-07 on my 600Tenere and will never use anything else again. So I thought to try them on the XTR and see how they cope with the extra punch fron the engine. And what can I say? Nearly faultless. You know you are on kobbly tyres at low speed, just as with the TKC80, but push on and you think you are on a road tyre. Excellent in the wet, very predictable. And off road its far better than the OEM tyres but not as good as TKC80. Brilliant compromise!
By the way, my TKC front tyre wore the centre blocks very quikly to a pointy tooth shape. This resulted in an unround shape when viewed side on as the points were sticking up over the other blocks. No problem at speed but rumbly and bumpy when slowing down especially through town traffic. So you guys on TKCs, it will not be the bearings or the brakes in your front its the tyres.

Rob

Very different compound, the T63 must be kept VERY hard, and even then will start to throw knobs after a while with aggressive riding.

Have you tried the D606 rear?

Having just done a 800km tour through the Altas Mountains in Morocco, I gained a lot of experience about the Tourance tyres. Great grip on dry road, surprisingly good grip on wet tarmac, very nervous on gravel, and hopeless in mud...

I also ended up rolling in on the last 10km, as I had had 3 punctures, and the quickfix spray cans had given up on me. The repair had worked very well the first 2 times, but on the third time the foam clogged up the valve completly and it would lose air rather quickly.

Does anyone know how many times you can generally fix a (tube-type) tire with these cans? At some point the tube must have more foam than air in it...

I'll change the tube of course, and have also ordered decent knobbly tires for the upcoming muddy winter season. Let's see how that changes the riding experience.

Cheers
Tim

there is a nice and cheaper copy of T-63

http://www.mitas.cz/index.php?strank...&thread=&size=

i've heard the mileage is even better on czech tyres .bigwink

now, that i have a supermoto wheels, i will put the R wheels the mitas E-09.
than i will post my experience's. :)