best tyres

[charliegadget]

Hi,

I have a GSA 07... and I would like to know what people would recomend as the best tyre for on road and "green lane'ing"

would rather not have to change the tyre all the time!

Thanks

Charlie

 

[terayon]

Conti TKC80 if your doing plenty of green laning

 

[Captain GSA]

Conti TKC80 if your doing plenty of green laning

...you can't get better advice than that above....

...some good posts on this thread below....

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115598&highlight=Anakee

or do a search?

 

[charliegadget]

yep... thought you would say that!!

Has anyone had any experience on how they perform on the road and (roughly) how long they should last??

Thanks again

Charlie

 

[charliegadget]

...you can't get better advice than that above....

...some good posts on this thread below....

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115598&highlight=Anakee

or do a search?

posted last as you were writing this!!.. Thanks, I will read that thread..

You mention the Pirelli Scorpion... how does that perform on green lanes??

I will probably be doing 85% road and 15% green lanes/rough stuff as I use it to commute to work!

Thanks for the advice

Charlie

 

[Sparky GS'r]

Conti TKC80 if your doing plenty of green laning

Totally agree, they are great off-road and not that bad on-road, tend to spin up a bit in the wet if your ham fisted with the throttle on-road, not too sure on wear, still on my first set. TKC's all the way!

Cheers Stu
Ride Safe & Rock HARD!

 

[Captain GSA]

Conti's great but if you ride hard on the road then you will not like these- if you are steady eddy then they are fab. Did 4,000 miles on a set 2,500 off road....I think you may be better off with the Scorpions as a compromise. You want the best- safety on the road really especially if you say 15% off road which probably transpires to 5-10% in mileage. You are not going to ride when it's goopey anyway are you? You have to be honest really- how hard, fast, conditions etc etc.....

 

[graham h]

Best Tyres

Tourance..........good.......6/10

Distanzia..........very good 8/10

Trail Attack.......stick like Sh*t to Blanket wet or Dry 10/10

 

[too loud man]

Just changed from Annakees to Trail attacks on the GSA;
500 miles on, both wet and dry, one word `transformation`. Quicker steering and totally planted, scrubbed in for 20-30 miles then over to the edges on the rear with a 5mm chicken strip on the front, (never had a front to the edge on a GS).

Mark

 

[adventure-spike]

Just fitted conti road attack to 07 gsa, doing a lot of road touring over next month and find them great especially in corners bike turns drops on its side and is planted all the way thru obviously i dont know how long they will last but first impressions very good

 

[too loud man]

Just changed from Annakees to Trail attacks on the GSA;
500 miles on, both wet and dry, one word `transformation`. Quicker steering and totally planted, scrubbed in for 20-30 miles then over to the edges on the rear with a 5mm chicken strip on the front, (never had a front to the edge on a GS).

Mark

I`ll just amend that, now got rid of the front chicken strips and the back is off the edge. What a bike

 

[charliegadget]

sweet...

they sound good tyre, hope they last ok... with grip like that they sound quite soft... are they??

 

[too loud man]

Time will tell I guess, the side walls are definitely harder, the tyre doesn`t squidge around as much so confidence is much greater.

Mark

 

[jetjock]

Just fitted conti road attack to 07 gsa, doing a lot of road touring over next month and find them great especially in corners bike turns drops on its side and is planted all the way thru obviously i dont know how long they will last but first impressions very good

+1 I agree .Superb on the road .

They even were fine off road .On hard packed dirt and stones I admit(thats the only off road i would ever do on a gs) but still no problem.

 

[Bert]

Weird pattern

for a trail tyre ???
Can't see you getting much grip on anything loose let alone gravel or mud
has anyone tried them in the 'fun' stuff?

 

[Captain GSA]

for a trail tyre ???
Can't see you getting much grip on anything loose let alone gravel or mud
has anyone tried them in the 'fun' stuff?

......Looks like 95% road tyre...........