Another tyre question, only different.

[Warthog]

Hopefully, a little different from the usual tyre queries...

Next year, big trip (argentina/chile), lots of miles (6-10K), some on roads (average condition) some off road (mostly gravel an dirt and possibly some more hostile surfaces at altitude). So arubber thats good on tarmac and competent on dirt.


Would like to get by on one set if possible as on and off road sections will be interspersed and I don't want to swap every 500 miles! any suggestion?

 

[Activmoto]

I have had some good mileages out of Pirelli Scorpion MT 90 MT and AT. I used the AT on a KTM and they are one tough tyre. Made in Brazil and Spain. Not great off road in sticky or loose stuff, worth trying a set before you go.

Look under Offroad here

Steve

 

[G.C.]

So a rubber that's good on tarmac and competent on dirt.

TKC 80’s
Fits the profile, I’ve been using them most of this year, averaging about 3k on the rear and changing the front for every second rear. (Could probably get another thou from the front)
Surprisingly good on the road and confidence inspiring on the dirt.

G C

 

[Schtum]

As Gordon said, Continental TKC80. Boz is currently riding around Argentina on TKC80s. He shipped his bike with a spare rear tyre strapped to it. If you check out his blog link in my sig, you'll see some of the road conditions.

 

[Warthog]

TKC's certainlly seem like a plan, but it sounds like I'd need to either carry or source spares once I'm there. This is something I'd like to avoid if possible (Hence perhaps Tourances, although, I don't know how they are in the dirt/mud, or the new Michelin equivalents as these seem to last an age), as our trip will be south from Buenos Aires down to Ushuaia, and major towns will be less frequent and a decent motorcycle shop with tyres will be a lot harder to find. Having said that, with my off-road experience, I'll need all the help I can get.

 

[Mouse]

Nothing less knobbly than TKCs will be much use in mud, I know from personal experience

And I think you'd be pusing it to do 10k miles on a single set of tyres, of any type.

I tend to agree with the above - use TKCs, keep them at road pressures which should make them last a bit longer, and either take spares or make sure you can find a source en route. Don't go mad on the tarmac and you should get 4k out of a rear I think.