redsmartie
Registered user
Back in the day when I rode sports bikes it was (relatively) easy to pick a tyre. It was always going to be a road sports tyre. I just had to select which sticky boots I wanted. Now I'm on the GS this is the first time I have had to put new tyres on and I find myself in two minds which way to go, road or dual sport.
I have had Anakees from new and I have around 1000 miles on them. Much of this will be covered before I set off for the NC500 in May where I expect to cover 1600 miles, so a change will have to be made in the next few weeks. I'm not going to get into the detail of what tyre I would choose as I think I have already made my choice in both road and dual sport tyre, I just need to decide which way its going to fall.
I have, as previously mentioned, rode sports bikes and since getting the GS I was pretty much exclusively been on tarmac. There have been times when touring in the UK and Europe that I have been on some pretty shoddy, gravel covered tracks. I don't think this would constitute as green lining but I do like the freedom to not worry where a turn may take me. That said, I wouldn't want to compromise my time on the road and want to be happy chasing down my mates on sports bikes when needed.
To sum up, I do want the flexibility to feel I can tackle a rough country track but I don't want to do this at the expense of fast corners on tarmac.
I have had Anakees from new and I have around 1000 miles on them. Much of this will be covered before I set off for the NC500 in May where I expect to cover 1600 miles, so a change will have to be made in the next few weeks. I'm not going to get into the detail of what tyre I would choose as I think I have already made my choice in both road and dual sport tyre, I just need to decide which way its going to fall.
I have, as previously mentioned, rode sports bikes and since getting the GS I was pretty much exclusively been on tarmac. There have been times when touring in the UK and Europe that I have been on some pretty shoddy, gravel covered tracks. I don't think this would constitute as green lining but I do like the freedom to not worry where a turn may take me. That said, I wouldn't want to compromise my time on the road and want to be happy chasing down my mates on sports bikes when needed.
To sum up, I do want the flexibility to feel I can tackle a rough country track but I don't want to do this at the expense of fast corners on tarmac.