They do look like a good comprimise, the tread pattern is similar to the cheng shins I used on my TTR to get to Morocco and back, they seemed to cope with everything, Sand,Snow,Dirt Mud etc I even had some good fun on a mx track when I got home, they were predictable on the road and you could get the back to slide on mountain hairpins.

I have also found the standard tyres limiting in anything but dry off road conditions.

Now I wonder if cheng shin do a Tenere sized set ???