Oh hai.

[kerunt]

Hey all,

I've been riding street for about four years now (some of you may recognize me from BCSB), and have just picked up my first dual sport (2005 KLR) today, so I thought I'd throw up a few pics and give you all a fair heads up that you'll be seeing a lot of me .

 

[North]

Your Bike looks great.:tup:

 

[motorambler]

Knobby tires say hi!

 

[WestCoast Rider]

Welcome

Your bike looks like Stallone in a tutu with those slicks on it...

 

[Aquafire]

Welcome!!!
Re: the tires: I guess this is what it looks like when a street rider makes the switch to dual-sport. You can't leave it behind cold-turkey; must be a gradual thing.

 

[kerunt]

Thanks everyone. I'm hearing good things about Mita knobbies, so those may very well make their way on to the bike this coming week!

 

[WestCoast Rider]

Check out the D606 or Shinko 244 depending on your ambitions as well... A 50/50 tire would be a good start for dualsport, depending on your offroad ambitions.

 

[dirtrider]

Hi,

Mr Sushi here, Welcome to the dirty side.

Maybe see you on a ride one day.

Look into a Mitas E09 for the rear and a DOT knobby for the front. You get pretty good milage out of them and it works well off road. I cut additional grooves in the rear and it helps alot in the dirt.

 

[Old Phart]

KLR Rubber

KLR Rubber

I found that Dunlop 606's are great for offroad traction but really howl on the highway. I also installed a loud horn that scares the crap outta those lane-changers.

 

[kerunt]

Check out the D606 or Shinko 244 depending on your ambitions as well... A 50/50 tire would be a good start for dualsport, depending on your offroad ambitions.

Will do, thanks!

Check out the D606 or Shinko 244 depending on your ambitions as well... A 50/50 tire would be a good start for dualsport, depending on your offroad ambitions.

Hi,

Mr Sushi here, Welcome to the dirty side.

Maybe see you on a ride one day.

Look into a Mitas E09 for the rear and a DOT knobby for the front. You get pretty good milage out of them and it works well off road. I cut additional grooves in the rear and it helps alot in the dirt.

Heya!

Is mixing tires (front/back) a more or less common/okay thing to do with dual sports? I know with street bikes it's best to avoid that (at least if you plan on riding hard).

I found that Dunlop 606's are great for offroad traction but really howl on the highway. I also installed a loud horn that scares the crap outta those lane-changers.

Hmm... I plan on doing as little highway riding as possible and stick to dirt/gravel/whatever whenever I can, so those tires may be a good option.

 

[WestCoast Rider]

I've got a Dunlop D606 rear and a Pirelli Scorpion XC tire on the front, handles pretty good on the street (not a sportbike, not a sportbike, not a sportbike... *ahem*.... anyway) handles good on the street, I've been told they are amazing in the dirt, I'll find out for myself tomorrow.

I was running the Shinko rear before with the stock deathwing front, and it was great on the street, but would pack up with mud too easily and the front was waaay too vague in loose gravel with about 3000km on it.

 

[dirtrider]

Will do, thanks!





Heya!

Is mixing tires (front/back) a more or less common/okay thing to do with dual sports? I know with street bikes it's best to avoid that (at least if you plan on riding hard).



Hmm... I plan on doing as little highway riding as possible and stick to dirt/gravel/whatever whenever I can, so those tires may be a good option.

For dual sports you set them up for the majority of where you gonna take it. If it is alot of off road then run off road tires. If more for road or commuting then lean towards street treads. You want to have the best available traction for off road when you can since a hilly muddy trail can either stop you or with good tires not stop you. On the road even full knobbies will always have traction. But a street based tire off road wont work as well off road.

 

[kerunt]

Mita knobbies are officially on all around! See you guys tomorrow!

 

[WestCoast Rider]

Awesome, glad to hear you got some real dirty tires.