in need of tyres 1200gs any help
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Conti trail attack.
andybharris
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metzeler tourance 
either of the above, but trail attacks for preference.
metzeler tourance
I usually go with these but NOT Tourance EXPs........grip wise I can't tell much of a difference but they will only last about 60% of the mileage of the older standard Tourances.
Mike
I get 6000 miles out of a set of ESP I would never get that on the standard Tourance
Will you ever go any where near a dirt track??
If not, then put pure road rubber on ....
What he said.
Just coming to the end of a set of PR3 on mine - impressed with them
Country Bumpkin
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tyres
Tourance - good in dry & wet, very wet and 'has anybody seen Noah' weather.
CB
Tourance - good in dry & wet, very wet and 'has anybody seen Noah' weather.
CB
gahewson
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tyres
Standard tourance for me. Tried the EXP's and they we crap. Had two replaced for reduced cost as the edges started to perish.
Haven't tried the conti attack though.
Standard tourance for me. Tried the EXP's and they we crap. Had two replaced for reduced cost as the edges started to perish.
Haven't tried the conti attack though.
Reddivedog
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Pilot Road 3s
Two weeks into a lap of the Baltics and Scandanavia. I left with a new set of Michelin Pilot Road 3s, and have only praise so far. They are sure footed on a 2-up, fully loaded GSA including on the broken Tarmac and cobbles of Poland.
They supposed to excel in the wet, but thankfully haven't needed to test that yet, and I can't comment on longevity yet. As a pure road tyre though, I find them to be much more confidence-inspiring than Tourances EXPs.
Hope that helps to some degree...
Reddivedog
Two weeks into a lap of the Baltics and Scandanavia. I left with a new set of Michelin Pilot Road 3s, and have only praise so far. They are sure footed on a 2-up, fully loaded GSA including on the broken Tarmac and cobbles of Poland.
They supposed to excel in the wet, but thankfully haven't needed to test that yet, and I can't comment on longevity yet. As a pure road tyre though, I find them to be much more confidence-inspiring than Tourances EXPs.
Hope that helps to some degree...
Reddivedog
For road use I ran Roadsmarts, great tyres with loads of grip in any conditions, wet or dry, hot or cold, ideal for Alpine Touring.
As long as you plan on nothing more off-road than a gravel track they work fine (took to a few unpaved roads on mine)
Roadsmart 2's should be available in GS sizes by now, as should Pilot Road 3's.
From what I have read in magazines and on the net the Dunlop is better in the dry, but the PR3 a shade better in the wet.
Both would far outperfrom any dual purpose tyre on tarmac and should last a bit longer too.
As long as you plan on nothing more off-road than a gravel track they work fine (took to a few unpaved roads on mine)
Roadsmart 2's should be available in GS sizes by now, as should Pilot Road 3's.
From what I have read in magazines and on the net the Dunlop is better in the dry, but the PR3 a shade better in the wet.
Both would far outperfrom any dual purpose tyre on tarmac and should last a bit longer too.
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