type of tire?

[giticus]

For those that don't hang the wheels up over winter and continue to commute what is the recommended type of tire for winter, based in Ireland so mostly frosty , rain , and getting caught out in the occasional snow shower and have about 30km of back road untreated then down to single lane stuff .
If there is too much snow or ice in the morning just work from home, but have been caught out on working late and finding roads bleedin lethal late at night.

Something like the anankee 3 which nods to off-road and seem to heat up quickly (currently on bike but need changing)
Pure on-road
Something more off road orientated and potentially higher silica content?
Just go slower the type of black hoop makes toss all difference
etc.

 

[Blackal]

You wont go wrong with the original-pattern Tourance - I reckon.

 

[giticus]

Cheers, see you are in Scotland so you probably get it worse than us a little closer to the equator!

 

[wessie]

I just carry on with whatever tyre is on the bike. For winter I am more concerned about wet weather performance as we get more of that here than icy conditions. On the ADV bikes I have owned in the past I have found that proper, road based, sport touring tyres are better. I'm a fan of the Avon Storm 3D and run them on my R1200RS used for commuting. There is a newer Avon Spirit but not tried that. The Storm 3D grip well, last well and have a significant price advantage in the UK over Michelin PR4.

 

[Deleted account 191119001]

4 tyres better than 2 in the frost, just get an old banger.

 

[JJH]

I cummute all year round. I have about a mile of untreated road which can be lethal. There is a junction about 400 meters from my house and it can ce just polished sheet ice. Another 44 km of treated roads which is grand. I usually use whatever tyer is on the bike and buy the best value I can get in a mainstream brand. I don’t know how you ride 30 miles on untreated roads and I sure don’t know what tyre to recommend. JJH

 

[andylel]

I also commute all year and have used most tyres with no worries. This year I am going to try Anlas Winter Grip + tyres as they now come in sizes for our adventure bikes and have a good reputation with winter performance. They are certified for use where countries have a legal requirement for winter tyres.

 

[Boxerlust]

Best tires in the rain that worked even in the snow on some high passes in the mex Sierra Madres were Metzeler Roadtec 01 (on my TC R1200 GS)...they look like MotoGP rain tires...followed closely by Pirelli Scorpion Trail 2 (which I tried on my LC R1200GS).They also lasted very long...9K miles to the wear indicators.

 

[giticus]

I cummute all year round. I have about a mile of untreated road which can be lethal. There is a junction about 400 meters from my house and it can ce just polished sheet ice. Another 44 km of treated roads which is grand. I usually use whatever tyer is on the bike and buy the best value I can get in a mainstream brand. I don’t know how you ride 30 miles on untreated roads and I sure don’t know what tyre to recommend. JJH

I like back roads! did try the m3 but found idiots passing 120km plus in snow and ice which was nerve wracking, once looked at the gritting plan for meath...man was I bored that day, and wow they have massive gaps and weird choices as to what they grit you are sorted if coming in from Slane and travelling to Navan though!

 

[giticus]

Have to laugh just realised last winter I was on the s1000rr and I am worrying about tires on the GS! that said there wasn't really the opportunity to put something off road focussed on the rr

 

[JJH]

Just to clarify. My road SHOULD be salted and if you look at the map it’s down to be salted. The proxy tractor driver turns round in the village because it’s handier. I hit the m4 in kilkock. Because I’m drifting between Meath and Kildare you might find a stretch of unsalted road if the revelant local authorities deem it unnecessary. Even though the neighboring one has the roads treated. 100kmh in black ice is scarey. JJH

 

[JJH]

On black ice even. JJH

 

[masterman21]

Check Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tyres. Bit noisy but good

 

[Weird Bob]

Ahh sure don’t worry when the salt goes down the GS will be rotted away way before the tyres loose grip

Any high silica based tyre that got good wet rating should be good. That being said I use whatever is on the bike. Did well on original tourance riding the sally gap in the snow a number of years ago.

Nowadays I’m all soft and either work from home on the shitty days or take the car as I’m not arsed spraying the crap off the bike and of me when I get home.

 

[Markyboy]

Scorpion STR RALLY

Check Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tyres. Bit noisy but good

I just got these put on recently and to me they're no more noisy than the original metzeler tyres. I've taken it easy until they're run in but I have to say they are impressive and a much softer compound than I thought they would be. Certainly worth a try.

 

[Morety]

Bridgestone A41's seem to be well received by those who've tried them. Cheap too compared with the competition. Metezeler Roadtech 01 seem to be universally liked, as do the Tourance Next and Pirelli Scorpion II tyres.

I'd be happy to fit any of the above...anything but Anakee 3 tyres.

 

[Dermot.B]

I changed from the original Anakees to tourance next and find them grand all year my commute is in Dublin area though and admittedly if there is a risk of ice I use alternative transport as Ii bruise easily.

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[oxforshirerider]

I just got these put on recently and to me they're no more noisy than the original metzeler tyres. I've taken it easy until they're run in but I have to say they are impressive and a much softer compound than I thought they would be. Certainly worth a try.

I put a set of the Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR on just before the Beast From The East hit earlier this year. 7.5k miles later rear still has some life in it, front has plenty and they have stuck to everything that particularly gross winter period through at them plus the warm spring and summer since.....so yep STR's definitely worth consideration as I haven't found a better all round tyre yet! Better than Anakee, TCX70 and PR4 in my books as work well across most situations.