Longevity of Continental TKC80s

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Winter commuting, 164 miles a day, roads ranging from the A32 (see http://tinyurl.com/58tg49) & a steady 70 on the A3 to pottering through London.

I normally get 10-14k from a set of Tourances.

What am I likely to get from TKC80s, what's an average price for a pair & how much grip do they have on the road?

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You'll do well to get much over 5k miles from a rear TKC. They're quite soft rubber & square off quite badly when you use them for commuting. The handling goes a bit wayward after that... I've killed off a set in 1800 miles before now.
 
Rear TK 3mm left approx 3500 miles includes 11 days in Portugal with 6 of those offroad a day on Salisbury Plain.
Good for 100mph cruising but above that start to weave when loaded,no different in the dry too Tourances but in the wet not so sure footed hate white lines and slippery surfaces the worst drain covers and cattle grids in fact anything metal.
Not sure what they'll be like through the winter will probably change back to the Tourances over the winter.
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I'd be more concerned about the grip available on bends coming out of Corhampton than longevity myself:augie
 
ELIMINATOR said:
I'd be more concerned about the grip available on bends coming out of Corhampton than longevity myself:augie
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A bit compromised in the grip department, are they?

Anyhow, talk of <5k miles from the rear tyre leads me to stick with the Tourances next time my tyres get changed.

Cheers!
 
Trippy said:
Do you go off road much on your ride to work in London?
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No, but I'd like to learn to take the bike off road & there's been mention of the odd bimble about on Salisbury Plains. Might be nice not to have old Tourances on for that & I was just wondering about the viability of buying some TKC80s and using them for the commute and the off road trip.

Still, you just be sarcastic :pullface. I've already given my thanks to those that have provided useful information :)
 
mylovelyhorse said:
Winter commuting, 164 miles a day, roads ranging from the A32 (see http://tinyurl.com/58tg49) & a steady 70 on the A3 to pottering through London.

I normally get 10-14k from a set of Tourances.

What am I likely to get from TKC80s, what's an average price for a pair & how much grip do they have on the road?

Cheers
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Tkc80 are not the best tyres for the wet winter roads probably you will get 5k miles from them but way dont you try the Metziler EXP they are fantastic on commuting through-out London:thumb
 
It was a sensible question as there was no mention of riding off road in your post. I rode on TK's for a couple of years, on road and off road and think their great tyres untill they decide to give way in the wet on day and cost you £3500 like they did me. I'm sure there are plenty of GS's out there (especially 1200's) that have TK's fitted and that never see mud.
 
tony.nottm said:
Heidenau's :thumb2
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I will be using Heidi,s soon, but only in Dry warm conditions, what are they like in the cold and wet?? In RSA we are getting 150/17 Heidis for testing, no not the K76 the other one :) TKC,s last around 3 to 4,000 miles here, I have been using the K76 without issues, but these are not your conditions.

K76 after about 4,000 "hard" miles still 5mm of tread left, but as I said used in warm and dry or warmish (12C and very Wet not greasy).

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Welsh :cool:
 
I had a pair fitted in Istanbul and covered 6ooo miles via Georgia to Armenia and then back here to Germany. They have both worn fairly evenly but have at least another 1000 miles in them. The secret is to keep the speed down (recommend 60mph max if you can live with it) as they wear very quickly at the high temperatures. The back is squared slightly but still good in the curves.
 
I get about 12000 mileas out of a rear tourance, as I ride about 16,500 miles ayear, longevity counts to me. I'm considering going the opposite route to you and going for more road orientated tyres............. but, do they actually last longer?

Latest generation Tourances, from what I've read do not last as long as the first generation.
 
The latest generation of tourances are crap in terms of longevity. They're not that great in terms of grip or handling either. They're an improvement on the old tourance as far as on-road performance goes but are nowhere near as grippy, confidence inspiring or durable as continental trail attacks.
The conti's are fantastic. They give better cold/wet weather grip and confidence than any other tyre I've used:thumb2
Ive had the conti's and metz exp's on bikes at the same time so could ride them back to back IYKWIM :thumb2
And to answer you question- the conti's don't last any longer than the old tourance (around the same for me) but do make a huge difference. Much smoother, quieter and would probably improve fuel economy if the extra confidence they inspire didn't result in more "enthusiastic" riding.
 
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