Paralever tyres

[VAL. H.]

Decisions! Decisions!

I have Avon Distanzias on my g/s and find them quite good,

didn't know there were two types, will check mine out later,

Kenny, in the workshop man i downloaded from this site (thanks guys) it says something like, tubeless tyres should only be used if the rims have a hump, whatever that means.

avon , tourances, metzeler , mmmmmm! still quite like the looks of the tourances,

thanks again for all the info,what a great site

cheers graham

Assuming you have a Paralever, tubeless is the way to go. Don't wast your time and money on tubes you won't/don't need.

Bollox! They don't last 5 minutes. Vibe like crazy and screw the bikes handling up.

Rob, You should to revisit the world of TKC80's. They are much better than you seem to think.

Yes there is some extra vibration due to the big block make-up of the tread. But not enough to affect the mirrors and once you get used to it you don't even notice it.

The poor ware rate is entirely down to the riders right hand. This usually results in poor mileage from any tyre that person uses.

Jill's 100 is fitted with TKC's (as is my 1200). She's covered over 3500 miles including a 2700 mile trip around the Pyrenees, with no real signs of ware yet.
My 1200 is on it's third set of TKC's and I easily get well over ten thousand from F & R, 'as I've said a few times before'. The same kind of mileage I was getting from the Michelin Anakees originally fitted to the bike. Also my feet regularly touch down in the bendy bits and grip in the wet may not be the best but it's better than most would believe.


Val.

 

[Rob Farmer]

My 1200 is on it's third set of TKC's and I easily get well over ten thousand from F & R, 'as I've said a few times before'. The same kind of mileage I was getting from the Michelin Anakees originally fitted to the bike. Also my feet regularly touch down in the bendy bits and grip in the wet may not be the best but it's better than most would believe.


Val.

I've tried them several times on various bikes and will never be convinced that they are any good as road tyres. I ride bikes for pleasure and really don't want to persist in trying to adapt my style to suit a tyre that's design and charectoristics compromise that pleasure.

Tourances lasted 9-10,000 on my oilheads, TKCs anything from 2.5 to 4k and I'm not a fast rider.

 

[cookie]

recently returned from a 1300 mile trip round the pyrenees, on road and off. not much wear.

as a TKC virgin, i was very sceptical of the on road abilities of them, but after an extended period of trepidation and distrust, i came to realise that they perform far better than i would have guessed.

at first, i thought they had ruined the fine handing i had with Metzeler Enduro's. the TKCs did noticeably slow the steering, but i soon got used to it.

dry grip? oh yes! i'm pretty sure i could have ground the pegs on my g/s with just a bit more effort. never had a slide, maybe a very slight hint of the tread "walking" under extreme duress on baking hot hairpins.

they've not seen rain

only vibration i noticed was wheeling the bike across hard surfaces. nothing while riding.

there was a slight vagueness to holding a line on high speed sweepers, in that the bike could no longer be placed inch perfect with any degree of reliability, but again, all quite manageable.

if you're the sort of rider that has some kind of difficulty coping when their tourance squares off, i'd recommend avoiding TKCs, but i was very impressed.

if i was doing any more off road, i'd fit them again without hesitation. if not, i might anyway as they look so butch

 

[Shep]

TKC's on mine at the moment, very passable in the dry with plenty of 'feel' on nearing the edges.
In the wet they are less confidence inspiring but I can put up with that because it's great to be able nip off down a lane now and again and still have some grip.

I do suspect they may be better than road tyre on gravel on tarmac situations that seem to frequent my commutes, the TKC tends to dig through rather than a 'slicks' tendancy to skate across.

And they do look cool

Shep

 

[cheap'n'cheerful]

When I picked my bike up in 1988 it had enduro 3 sahara's I stuck with those for a couple of years good grip but a fast wear rate .Have tried most of the other big trial bike tyres and stuck with tourances for the last few years ,a mate of mine has tried TCK's on his 990 and said it has made the handling "interesting" especially in the wet .

C'n'C
22 years GS

 

[r100/7]

i have used Metzler Tourances on my r100gs and they work quit well i am looking for one just for all road use

 

[VAL. H.]

recently returned from a 1300 mile trip round the pyrenees, on road and off. not much wear.

as a TKC virgin, i was very sceptical of the on road abilities of them, but after an extended period of trepidation and distrust, i came to realise that they perform far better than i would have guessed.

at first, i thought they had ruined the fine handing i had with Metzeler Enduro's. the TKCs did noticeably slow the steering, but i soon got used to it.

dry grip? oh yes! i'm pretty sure i could have ground the pegs on my g/s with just a bit more effort. never had a slide, maybe a very slight hint of the tread "walking" under extreme duress on baking hot hairpins.

they've not seen rain

only vibration i noticed was wheeling the bike across hard surfaces. nothing while riding.

there was a slight vagueness to holding a line on high speed sweepers, in that the bike could no longer be placed inch perfect with any degree of reliability, but again, all quite manageable.

if you're the sort of rider that has some kind of difficulty coping when their tourance squares off, i'd recommend avoiding TKCs, but i was very impressed.

if i was doing any more off road, i'd fit them again without hesitation. if not, i might anyway as they look so butch

Sounds like you're running them a bit hard. They should be run quite a bit softer than road biased tyres. Try 27psi front, 32 rear. Loaded/pasenger up them by 4-5 psi f&r.

When I picked my bike up in 1988 it had enduro 3 sahara's I stuck with those for a couple of years good grip but a fast wear rate .Have tried most of the other big trial bike tyres and stuck with tourances for the last few years ,a mate of mine has tried TCK's on his 990 and said it has made the handling "interesting" especially in the wet .

C'n'C
22 years GS

You have to learn to trust TKC's. On the 1200 the steering is quite light compared to the 11** bikes. TKC's make it even lighter, which can take some getting used to.


Val.