Karoo Street probably a carbon copy (pardon the pun) of the STR's.....bar the different looking thread pattern.
Tyre question
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They haven't. There is no tyre any better than the others
There are no bad tyres. There are only those you trust.
Just buy those you trust and ignore all the advice you receive on this question.
Most people on this forum have no clue about tyre difference. No one has tried all of those available.
Well that's that settled then!
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Yep. It's not hard to choose some tyres
I like trying different models/brands of tyres on the one bike.
I definitely think there are worse tyres than others.
Each of us like different things in a tyre......so a certain type of tyre might feel "bad" to one particular rider but feel like the best tyre in the world to another.
Horses for courses.
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You have obviously never had two bikes fitted with Dunlop Meridians , one pair on a r1200gsa were binned and replaced at less than 250 miles ( Continental TA3's ) and the pair on my f800gsa replaced and thrown in the bin at 750 miles (Avons were fitted instead ). Once removed both bikes went back to their normal sweet handling selves ,Dunlop seem to have a disproportionate amount of worldwide safety recalls.
Dunlop gave me a free par of Mutants (to replace the Meridians on the 1200 ) I have them on my current r1250gsa and they are an okay tyre in the wet ( better than they are in the dry)
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Didn't I say that?
Perfect example....
I loved the Meridian.....had a couple of sets on my VFR1200X Crosstourer.
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Both sets of mine were faulty , and the Meridians have had at least 2 safety recalls
Hexhead came with Karoo 2 fitted
God awful tyres, noisy and bloody lethal in the wet
The new kid on the block then was the Avon trailrider, a 80/20, dual tyre.
Game changer,
quieter,, and sticky as fuck, longevity wasn't the best, say 6k for the pair
Must have been good, as come replacement time you couldn't get them for love nor money.
So the next recommendation was the Metzler Tourance
Whilst they are a very very good tyre, they have one fault,
They take longer than the trial riders to bed in
Avons 200 miles done
Metzeler 300 miles, ( although the wet roads we had at that time didn't help)
I've had Trailer riders on the Hex head & LC
Tourances on the Hex head, LC & Twincam
When I come to replace them this year it will be either of those
God awful tyres, noisy and bloody lethal in the wet
The new kid on the block then was the Avon trailrider, a 80/20, dual tyre.
Game changer,
quieter,, and sticky as fuck, longevity wasn't the best, say 6k for the pair
Must have been good, as come replacement time you couldn't get them for love nor money.
So the next recommendation was the Metzler Tourance
Whilst they are a very very good tyre, they have one fault,
They take longer than the trial riders to bed in
Avons 200 miles done
Metzeler 300 miles, ( although the wet roads we had at that time didn't help)
I've had Trailer riders on the Hex head & LC
Tourances on the Hex head, LC & Twincam
When I come to replace them this year it will be either of those
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