► Tyre choices and emergency repairs

[Tim Cullis]

I always ride on TKCs as I can never predict being able to go the life of a Tourance/whatever without wanting to ride offroad.

The mileage depends on your right hand, I got 9000 miles out of a rear TKC80 on my 1200GSA going to/from Senegal.

Tim

 

[(RIP) ugg]

TKC's are not an all out off-road tyre enduro tyre. They are exceptionally good on dry roads and i have found that i can push them as hard as the tourances or battlewings. i had more tank slapping moments in the wet on my tourances but that's probably because i'm more careful and aware with TKC's in the wet. They just won't last a very long time in the summer...but hey, what's 4 tyres per season between friends

read the name wrong

ContiEscape the correct make


A special tyre for riders who are equally at home on tarmac and off-road.

All-round compound for a wide spectrum of weather and street conditions

Good traction, even off road, thanks to the dirt-oriented tread pattern

High mileage for touring

these are the tires im asking about , dont know where i read trial assists from





ugg

 

[Scuba-Sparky]

Hi all
Will be intrested to see how you get on with them 'Conti' tyres. Might even fit some for the mad easter dash to morocco!!

 

[mpower]

Inner Tyre Tube Sizes?

Can somebody please advise what are the correct inner tyre tube sizes for the F800GS front and rear? Thanks.

 

[Ozkiwi]

Heavy duty tubes

I have the Michellin heavy duty tubes fitted with TKC80's and there is no problem with the 140/80 size.
They give a lot more punture resistance than stock tubes.
Cheers from Australia

 

[Timpo]

Hi,

I have been looking in to getting some heavy duty inner tubes for my F800GS. I have found some michelin ones that fit the front apparently (90/90 21) but can't find any for the back (150/70 17). The nearest I can find (from Michelins web site is 140/80 17 which I'm not sure would work). Can anyone point me in the right direction?

Thanks

Adrian

www.wemoto.com

http://shop.wemoto.com/pictures.dyn?k=HL-500320

http://shop.wemoto.com/pictures.dyn?k=MS-TK30021R

Timpo.

 

[philipwal]

i am using Metzler Karoo here in South Africa. Lots of gravelroads but very good tarmac too. Very happy and no doubt 1000% better than the battlewings, what are they doing on a bike like the f800gs out of the factory anyway?

 

[Timpo]

Heidenau K60......?

http://www.reifenwerk-heidenau.de/profil_ausgabe.php?id_profil=38&profil=K60 rear

http://www.reifenwerk-heidenau.de/profil_ausgabe.php?id_profil=38&profil=K60 front

Timpo.

 

[indaba]

I have the Michellin heavy duty tubes fitted with TKC80's and there is no problem with the 140/80 size.
They give a lot more punture resistance than stock tubes.
Cheers from Australia

www.wemoto.com

http://shop.wemoto.com/pictures.dyn?k=HL-500320

http://shop.wemoto.com/pictures.dyn?k=MS-TK30021R

Timpo.

Many thanks to you both for the info and links - will investigate both

Adrian

 

[everywherevirtually]

I'm on TKC80's now thanks to Rudiemoto! What a top bloke, Breakfast, lunch, tyres fitted, wheel cleaning and chain cleaning service. Expert advice and tuition. I am forever endebted

The TKC's feel funny after the battlewings but after half an hour on them I got used to the new sensations. At slow speeds you feel the knobbles but on the loose stuff they are amazing. I rode up this sinle track lane and it had mud and loose gravel mixed with grass in the middle. On the battlewings it would have been clenched buttocks time but I decided to take the slippy stuff on with a renewed confidence like someone who has just discovered the force

The bike writhed through it but didn't deviate enough off course to give me anything to worry about. If anything it's made me hungry for some real off road action

 

[John Armstrong]

Anyone had the front tyre blocks starting to crack, like some of the Tourances did?

 

[Ross Dean]

I have the Michellin heavy duty tubes fitted with TKC80's and there is no problem with the 140/80 size.
They give a lot more punture resistance than stock tubes.
Cheers from Australia

I am only just beginning to look at tubed tyres and have no personal experience of replacement tubes but offer this from Chris Scott's "Adventure Motorcycling Handbook":

"One would think that the thicker the better but I am told that at low pressures the mass of a thick tube gets very hot, soft and so more puncture prone."

This means, I think, that for more extreme off-road riding, thicker tubes may not be so good. At standard and near-standard tyre pressures, however, I assume that thicker tubes are better.

Any thoughts on this? ... I'll get my coat

 

[santrix]

Thicko Imperial Innertube Question...

Thicko Innertube Question...

Ok im a metric boy, but i cant find anywhere how to work out what the imperial size tubes are for the rear 150/70-17. I have an imperial tube with 450/510-17 on it. Will this fit? Anyonw, anyone...? Tah..

 

[Greggers]

Yeah .... bung it in, pump it up ... if it goes 'BANG' you've got your answer !!

seriously though, I reckon you'd be ok ...

G

 

[DaveGSCymro]

I used to use a 4.50 tube in the rear tyre of my offroad bike, the tyre was 110 so I would think you need to go bigger.

Why do you need tubes?

 

[santrix]

Why do you need tubes?

Err... because they only run on tubes... You might find it quite hard to get a tubless tyre to inflate lol..

 

[brassmonkey001]

You can't mix them.
You need imperial tyres to go with imperial tubes and vice versa.
Metric tyres go clockwise and imperial go widdershins.
It'll end in tears.....

 

[santrix]

You can't mix them.
You need imperial tyres to go with imperial tubes and vice versa.
Metric tyres go clockwise and imperial go widdershins.
It'll end in tears....

Damn i thought imperial were only for lateral wheels... now i know, thanks brass...

I did hear that if you cross the equator you have to reverse your tubes, are you telling me all this time i hadnt had to do this?

 

[brassmonkey001]

I did hear that if you cross the equator you have to reverse your tubes, are you telling me all this time i hadnt had to do this?

That is correct.
You also need to change your air as you cross the tropics as well as it's richer in sub-tropical regions hence all the lush vegetation.

 

[DaveGSCymro]

Err... because they only run on tubes... You might find it quite hard to get a tubless tyre to inflate lol..

Is this for the 800?