Very dubious Anakee 2 grip

[Montrose Sun]

I have a 2009 GSA registered 1st August 2009 and have have just changed the OE Metzler Tourance EXP's for Anakee 2's at 7300 miles.

The Metzlers were absolutely bolloxed but after 500 miles, i still am VERY sceptical about the level of grip offered by the BRAND NEW Anakee 2's - the fecked Metz's were FAR better. No problem in the dry but in the wet the michelins are borderline scary.

I run with 3 alu boxes, which would each be 75 % full all the time (work stuff) and have the tyre pressures set to (from day 1) 2.5 bar front and 2.7 rear on the tyre pressure monitoring computer thingwejig.

Has anyone had similar probs and if so what did you do to combat / fix it?

Thanks, Dave

 

[Blackal]

Throw the Anakees away - and fit Tourance Mk 1 tyres - £175 including fitting, from Strathearn Tyres, Crieff

Al

 

[oblertone]

I found ...

... Anakee 2's very skitish, until I sorted the tyre pressures. If you look in the 'Font of all knowledge' I think you'll find some relevant information. I found they were very sensitive to tyre pressures, but once sorted every bit as good as the Tourances

ps - I got 13K out of my last Anakee 2's (1150GSA) and recommend ultraseal !

 

[Montrose Sun]

Throw the Anakees away - and fit Tourance Mk 1 tyres - £175 including fitting, from Strathearn Tyres, Crieff

Al

I dont have £170 to throw away! Neither do i now have the £175 to fit Mk1 tourances?

 

[g.s.john]

anarkee 2 + ultraseal or what ever the feck they are calling themselves these days nearly nine thousand on the rear and thirteen thousand on the front,
32/36 unloaded/loaded front, 36/42 rear not had any probs wet or dry

 

[nedflanders]

No problems here with Anakee2's, most riding is rather spirited but it is the lighter faster GS rather than the heavier GSA

 

[bose]

annakes

stupid thaught but have you scrubbed em in well ?? most tyres are wonk till scrubbed release agent off from new,mine two have been gr8t for last 5000 and still good for another 3000 easy !!!!!!!! nay probs in the wet either.

 

[nazdravanul]

You probably didn't manage to rub off entirely the initial seal. I alway try to put at least 300 cautious kms on any new tire before testing it's limits (I believe official manufacturers recommendations are around 200 kms) .
I've never had any problems with the Anakee 2, they had really, really good grip. Especially in the wet .

 

[B-Road Explorer]

I recently finished off the rear Tourance EXP on my 2008 GS with 5000 on the odo. I thought they were great and would have gone for the same but my dealer said they were discontinued so I went with a new pair of Continental TrailAttacks. Even before I scrubbed them in they felt miles ahead of the Tourance EXP in grip, and 300 miles later its like I've got a different (better) bike.

My memory of how the Tourances were when the bike was new is pretty faded now, but all the same I feel very strongly that the Contis are a big improvement. This doesn't help with your Anakees but at the rate you seem to be putting on the miles I thought I'd suggest you try TrailAttacks next time.

 

[t'other dave]

I swopped from trusty (old style) tourances after 30,000 miles thought they were the dogs, gave the Anakke 2's a try and I was disapointed for the first 800 miles or so when it was wet. Then as if by magic they became every bit as good as tourances, I'll probably get 7000 out of the rear same as the last tourance, The wet weather grip is fantastic even when total downpour and very enthusiastic riding. Mine is a 1150 and run 32/36 but fully loaded I run 36/42 or the rear weaves at 80mph plus sweeping bends.


The tourance EXP are the new one's.

 

[Montrose Sun]

Thanks for the replies. They have defo been scrubbed in but admitably, the weather and other circumstances have meant that i havnt had a chance to really fling the thing around as i usually do yet - perhaps they'll just 'come to life'!

 

[claw]

I've got tourances on my just aquired replacement GSA, original tyres on the bike at the moment with around 2.5k on them.

I'll be changing back to Anakke's which is what i had on my previous bike, just feel better for me, but what type of tyre one person rates can be totally different for someone else.

 

[kirky1298]

ANAKEE 2

no ,,, disregard this post , im drunk and emotional ... see below

 

[kirky1298]

The tourance EXP are the new one's.

NO NO NO !!! soft as shit ,,,, expect about 3000mls from them if your lucky

 

[The Bede]

... Annakees are far stickier than Tourances, especially in the wet and you can ride them to the edge of the chicken strips even two-up and fully loaded (the bike that is, not the pilot ).

... But, as has been mentioned already, keep the pressures at the upper end of the scale 2.5bar front and 2.9bar at the back even for one-up light running.

 

[The Drug Baron]

I've got a 2008 GSA with Annakees and ran Annakees on my old 1150 Adv too. You need to find the right tyre pressue to suit your style. Try going down 1-2 psi on the front and back tyres and see if it feels more stable. Or try 3-4 psi and see what it feels like. The big difference between Annakees and say Bridgestones or Continentals, at least in my mind, is the profile with the Anakees being a lot squarer and you feel that at higher angles of lean. I've tried lots of different tyres and always come back to Michelins of one sort or another as they are very predictable when leaning over. I run mine about 3-4 psi under recommended as on the mountain roads here in Switzerland where I do my riding I find the predictability of the Annakees when leaned over a lot gives me more control as Annakees do tend to slide around a bit near the edge. But everyone is used to different styles of riding. For instance on my old BMW K100RS the recommended tyre pressure for the front tyre is 32psi but almost since the first 1000 miles I have been riding it with 35 psi where it feels much more planted.
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