My new Tenere came fitted with the tourances, they are only just scrubbing in but intial feedback is good on the road. Agree with the ease of rolling. Even when moving the bike around on the driveway they roll very easily. I did a short off road track yesterday and found they worked well in dry hardpacked conditions.

I will see how these tyres perform and when they wear out I will look at alternatives. I have always been happy with MT 21's on other bikes and I believe michelin do a Rally Raid tyre now designed for more hard pack than the Dakar inspired Michelin Desert.

My usage in the UK will probably always be about 72/25 road/off - road so really I have to have a tyre that works for both. We have very muddy conditions in the winter though when most of the smooth tyres are useless.

I think you have to sacrifice the on road grip for the traction required in slippery conditions.

Having a second set of wheels is by far the best option but then really if you do that you may as well fit the standard wheels with off road tyres and go for super moto wheels for on road for the extra tyre choice.

Will the supermoto wheels from the XT 660 fit onto the Tenere ?
obviously I would have to change the front hub so its a twin disc up front.