Tyre choice advice please

[ducatiparts.110mb]

As a complete offroad novice I put Pilot Roads on my GS when I bought it, and I find them to be excellent for road use, but I've recently been out on the dirt a couple times and their limitations are pretty easy to find.

I'm planning to change them for something a bit more dirt orientated when they wear out (in about 1000miles) and am wondering whats best.

Is something like the Maxxis Detour any good off road or is it really just a road tyre with a chunky look?

If I go with TKC style tyres, are they really any good on the road or am I sacrificing the 90% of the miles I do on the road for the 10% that I may do on the dirt?

I tend to ride 'enthusiastically' on the road so I don't want a tyre that ruins the bikes road manners just for the sake of a couple hours every other weekend offroading.

Thanks,
Mark.

 

[Timolgra]

Get yourself another pair of wheels with Karoos on
Tkc are fine on the road.....but shite offroad unless it's dry btw

 

[ducatiparts.110mb]

Thanks for the heads up on the TKCs - going on the size of the knobs they look like they should be the business.

I have thought about a spare set of wheels - I always do for my road bikes, but for the cost of the wheels and tyres I could buy an old 250 single so I'd rather just make the best of what I've got.

Are the Karoos any good on road then?

 

["Shrek"]

Thanks for the heads up on the TKCs - going on the size of the knobs they look like they should be the business.

I have thought about a spare set of wheels - I always do for my road bikes, but for the cost of the wheels and tyres I could buy an old 250 single so I'd rather just make the best of what I've got.

Are the Karoos any good on road then?

hiya I run the Mitas E-10 for off road & the Eo7's for seal & metal roads off road if its dry & the Eo7's give you great mileage as well & you can get them tubbless now

 

[Boxergs]

For mild green laning then Tourances are capable enough and last/perform well on the road..(old style last longer)

There's also been good reports for Heidenau K60's (knobbly 50-50)

 

[ducatiparts.110mb]

hiya I run the Mitas E-10 for off road & the Eo7's for seal & metal roads off road if its dry & the Eo7's give you great mileage as well & you can get them tubbless now

Thanks, this is exactly what I was looking for. Cheap too.

 

[HarvSki]

I started off with Anakee 2 great on the road but I bit of wet grass and a slope was game over. Then got some TKC80s and rode to Spain and back, fine on dry roads, scary in the wet, great on gravel tracks in Spain. Now just got Heidenau K60 Scout seem much better on the road than TKC80 not as good as the Anakee, perfect on wet grass - only done a few 100 miles and nothing serious offroad but thus far impressed. Off to Spain again on the 26th so see how they go.

go them from http://www.tyres-pneus-online.co.uk/ about £180 delivered in few days from the father land

 

[ahebron]

Nice idea getting an extra set of rims so you can fit tyres to suit your mood.
But my question is are wheels interchangeable throughout the 11xx range if not what can be fitted to the GS. Obviously you would fit a set of cast wheels for road and spokes for offroad use.

Adrian

 

[ducatiparts.110mb]

Obviously you would fit a set of cast wheels for road

Sorry but I can never understand this - much prefer spokes myself