Thanks Chad, should get them fitted next week, do you know if the directional arrows on tyres are ok now, i noticed from earlier threads some where installed with arrow reversed, have sent a e mail to Heidenau just to check
Dave
i fitted vaders as per the arrows and had no complants
just for the record his front has covered nearly 14k now it pretty impressive when you see the amount of shit he loads his bike with on a trip
Feck off,bare essentials
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Had them fitted at vines today.If rain stops a little and roads dry up will try to scrub them in over weekend, they do look the part though..... roll on Dragon rally
Dave
Yeap good tyres but don't drive far at high speeds on Tarmac. Having used them for years and probably the first ***er to put them on a 1200 they literally fell apart on sustained high speed riding.
Great for bimbling around, work well but the blocks literally fly off 'em if you ride them hard.
they still hold up
thats interesting Vader rides at twat speeds all the time and his have been fine . and as he says loaded up with his so called bare essentials
ill let you know how i get on im going to fit some to a 955tiger when i get it in a couple of months ,another heavy bike with plenty of grunt and my lardy arse on the back should be a good test
Destroyed 2 rears in 2000 miles each. Hard 2 up fully loaded in Europe. Killed the rears both times coming up from south of france and not on the Autoroute
Used to find they lasted better than TKC's, but the TKC blocks did not fall off
I think they do grip better than TKC's on Tarmac.
They did not do a 150/70 when I ran them
Destroyed 2 rears in 2000 miles each. Hard 2 up fully loaded in Europe. Killed the rears both times coming up from south of france and not on the Autoroute
Used to find they lasted better than TKC's, but the TKC blocks did not fall off
I think they do grip better than TKC's on Tarmac.
They did not do a 150/70 when I ran them
they are to pricey for that wear rate for me
I ran a set of the originals with a 150 section rear, standard for the oilhead boxer GS's. This was the pattern still shown on the site in smaller sizes for the standard K60. It had no circumferential rib at all. It was then withdrawn as a 150 and modified to produce the pattern shown in the second image above for the rear and was then called the Scout. This was then superseded by the pattern shown in your top image with a very much bigger centre web linking the blocks.
I suspect that the redesign is an attempt to stop the blocks ripping off the carcass of the tyre under the stress of the big boxers etc. which a few people had complained about. It will also give a longer touring life but I don't know what the downside will be in mud. I got over 7,000 miles from the original design so unless the rubber compound has changed the newest version should give exceptional mileage.
I believe that their website is a bit out of date with the intermediate design still showing as the Scout in the tyre detail section but the new and latest design showing as the Scout in the news section
So seeing as i'm an old codger and can't find the new 150/70 scout tyres can some clever soul post the actual link to the actual tyre !! Looks good with the continual tread and I always liked 'em and I need some new semi off road tyres that are better than Tourances etc
gissa min ill slap vader and find out where he got his from
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Got out today, not ideal weather damp patches all over, did about 40 miles, not pushing hard did NOT want to fall on my arse, tyres were very good did not have any slides even with that nice slippery coating on them, went down country roads covered in shite, around and around rounderbouts several times , car drivers think wtf good so far,
Dave
