Michelin T63
 

i have the new tenere xtz660 and i use the michelin T63 tyre a good all round tyre off road and on road i done now 1000 mile's on these tyre's and never a problem cost around �65.00 to �70.00....

Had a chat with the Michelin Rep at the dirt bike show about these boots, sure enough they are an alternative to the TKC80.
How do you find the price though compared?
Have you used TKC80 before the T63?

T.

thanks for the heads up - what are they like in the wet? and do they make much noise or affect MPG much?

EDIT, sorry if these are stupid Q's- never had trail tyres before.

"sounds" at slow speeds 40-55 a bit like a army land rover but at 85-100mph i don't know i can't hear a thing. "mpg" i have never tested it. but ok when wet and in snow, i am taking my bike to western sahara this year in fact june so these tyre's will be fine for the job...

Looked on the Michelin web site and it looks like they are no longer in production.... Anyone know any different?:sad11:

They are still in production but you have to look in the "small" motorcycle section on their website. Here you go:
http://two-wheels.michelin.com/2w/fr...130613&lang=EN

danger T63 TIRES
 

i would like to take back all what i said about the T63 my back tire (witch is brand new i have you know) started to break up to day, when the weather gets better i will post up all the pictures for you all to see please if you have these tires on your bike get them off now as they will break up at 80 mph..

Is this with your bike loaded with panniers?

Just rider?

High speed for how many miles/ time?

Ouch. =/ Isn't the T63s S-marked (180km/h)?

"danger" Micheline T63 Tire..........
 

just rider /no panniers/ top speed 75mph 80- 85 in parts.. over 600 mile over time Span "one month".......

please do not buy this tire MICHELINE T63 for your bike.....

a letter has been sent with the tire to Micheline, i have been told it could take anything up to 6 months before i hear anything back "by then many would not have been so lucky as me".

I put a pair of T63s on the XR last year (hell, I've had most tyres on that thing!) and thought they were ok, but they ony lasted less than 2000 miles...

To be fair, the T63s have a pretty open/aggressive tread pattern (especially the rear) and a soft compound, so I'd say on a 180Kg bike at prolonged high speed they are going to deteriorate pretty rapidly... they're not really designed for that kind of use?

For anyone looking for alternatives, the Pirelli MT21 offers similar off-road performance, and the TKC is the better all-round tyre in every rerspect...

Dunlop make the 606 in Tenere sizes, but again, looking at the tread spacing, it isn't going to take much to see those wear/deteriorate at high-speed on-road?

xxx

YAM 6

Any pics of the t63s which broke up on you? Was it lumps breaking off?

Still think i might give these tyres a try.. They are S rated so maybe you just had a duff one?

Hmmm, it is really bad when the tyre breaks away. I have the T63 on my Tenere now for 3500km. I love them and I feel very save especially in case of wet streets. Yes there is some noise but I like it :020:and offroad it doesnt matter. I used them also for a trip to Slovenia - with panniers and tent and and and... packed onto the Tenere - there was/is no problem with the tyres.
I feel good with the T63 and i'm looking forward how much km i can do with them...

Cheers
Thomas

Hi Ernibert - I'm glad you've found no problems with the T63, as you say, for primarily off-road use I'm sure they will work well on the Tenere... I'd just be concerned if anyone planned to do a lot of high speed road miles on them, as Michelin suggest they are for smaller (lightweight) off-road bikes, rather than the weight of the Tenere perhaps?

http://two-wheels.michelin.com/2w/fr...130613&lang=EN

Personally I still think the TKC80 is the definitive all-round on/off road tyre for this bike?

Jenny xx