Best Adventure and Dual Sport Motorcycle Tires of 2017

hello I'm Ryan f9 these are my favorite ABV and dual-sport Donuts what surface do you ride on and how often do you do it that's the question we need to ask because ATV tires are classified by the ratio of on road to off-road use let's start with an 80/20 tire 80% tarmac Terminator 20% trail Trotter this is the michelin Anik III and I chose it because it's super fast the tread design looks strange because it's rare and typically you only find tires like this in the supermoto world that gives us a good clue as to what this tire is good at cramped corners low lean angles whiplash acceleration and braking I told you this was a fast tire if you ride your 600 to 1200 cc adventure bike like a big supermoto then the anok III is the only tire you should buy has quick but linear turnings was very controllable and it has really confidence-inspiring grip as well it can hang with the sport or is no problem I'm one complaint with this is that it's a single rubber compound it's as hard here as it is here so it can feel a little bit plasticky at the very limit bring your rubber out of the Stone Age Michelin and you'll turn this a tire into an A+ so the N key 3 is fast but for touring it's just mediocre the silica compound means low rolling resistance and roughly 17,000 clicks of longevity which is fine silica also creates a polar surface which likes to push through h2o and bite the pavement instead and that's obviously beneficial for rainy rides but the anok III is loud as above 100 kilometers an hour so I still wouldn't take one across Canada it's also pretty mediocre for off-roading and these grooves hook up fine on dry fire roads they churn sand ok but on wet dirt they kick up instantly michelin cut some inner notches to improve mud evacuation which was a cute effort but the ana.k 3 is still totally helpless on damp dirt also the puncture strength is weak so you won't want to take this on sharp terrain but for a peg grinding tire that also lets you do a little bit of light off-roading there's nothing better than the Aniki 3 now moving towards the dirt there aren't many 7030 tires to choose from I think the Shingo 705 and Continental tkc 70 matched that ratio best butt of the two save your money and get the Shenko for one it's almost a hundred dollars cheaper plus it handles better in the dirt wet mud is a challenge but it still evacuates a lot better than the tkc 70 with its solid center Bend the 705 is also reasonably long lasting I'd expect 12,000 kilometers on a bike like my v-strom which is a little bit less than the TK z 70 but not enough to justify going up that price bracket I also think the Shingo handles itself respectively on pavement not as loud as you might expect and the profile is surprisingly aggressive just be careful at the very limit because cornering grip is predictable but not plentiful a lot of people get tempted towards the TK c70 because it comes in more radial sizes and that's rare for a 70/30 tire also it has a dual compound construction so it's cornering edges are a bit grippier than those on the Shenko plus it's smoother and longer-lasting on the straightaways with this smooth centre belt but the TK c 70 has a nasty secret the front tire wobbles on some motorcycles which is downright dangerous so don't buy it get the Shingo 705 instead the next tire is a 50-50 split and ratios aside it is the best piece of rubber in this video meet the Motors traction ater GPS what's cool about the traction ater is that it's reversible wear it this way for 50 percent on-road 50% off-road abuse but if you flip it around you get a mostly off-road tire Motels is being vague in their wording so I won't be mostly off-road amounts to a tire that is bumpy and loud on the pavement but pulls like a train on the soft stuff off-road cornering and lateral grip won't be affected much but in this rotation the tire does turn in a straight line and that's useful because most tyres with the slick centre belt like the heidenau k60 scout they struggle and generating upright traction on wet surfaces the Moto's doesn't have that problem at all in mostly off-road mode although it does struggle a little bit like the k60 scout in the regular 50/50 orientation also similar to my beloved case 60s is the wear behavior this tire feels and lasts like it's made of iron early reports actually put it ahead of the hide enough for mileage meaning numbers are creeping above 20,000 kilometers and that is a ridiculous for such a competent off-roader the traction energy PS lasts so long because of the tread depth is probably the deepest I've ever seen on an adventure tire also this smooth centre belt spreads the weight across the largest possible surface area obviously that gives a civilized ride on the highway but it's good for longevity too two warnings the traction aider takes a really long time to warm up so don't push it until that plasticky feeling goes away also it has slightly less grip at the very limit when compared to the k60 scout so if you're coming off high now's be careful of that otherwise this is a better 5050 tired every respect more durable versatile and grippy on the trails longer-lasting on the pavement you can't beat it now what if I'm not concerned with mileage I want a haul ass on the pavement haul ass on the trails I don't care if I have to replace my tires 8,000 kilometers later well there are two ultra sticky fast wearing 4060 options there's the classic og Continentals T kcat and then there's this Korean ripoff shrinko Z 805 notice that I've already chosen the shink oh why well it usually costs $50 less and that adds up when we're talking about short-lived tires also the Shenko organises its tread blocks into a paddle formation which makes it smoother and quieter on the pavement it'll also last slightly longer than the T kcat for that reason and when it comes to cornering grip it's a wash both tires carve equally well on the pavement because they both employ a soft rubber compound that's why these 4060 tires actually handle better on pavement than the more Road oriented traction a Tory just saw it's just they're terrible longevity on the road that earns them that forty percent on roads sixty percent off road classification speaking of off-road I put the Shenko ahead of the T kcat there as well the paddle formation hooks up better in the soft stuff churning harder through the mud climbing higher on the sand dunes I will say however the horizontal tread does create a lack of lateral grip on the rear so the Shenko likes to slide sideways while the t kcat runs more true but I value mileage and the ability to get out of a muddy hole more than I hate fish tailing so I choose this chinko 805 over the T kcat and I keep my $50.00 thank you very much continental put down civilians brats vas and get to work because Shingo has you beat I'm going to close this video with options for lighter dual sport bikes typically 650 CCS and under for a 50/50 split I'd choose between the Kenda k2 70 and the Shenko 244 upon visual inspection there's not much between them obviously somebody has copied someone else's design here but let's not point fingers and just decide which tire is the right choice both run blamelessly on and off-road yes they're a little loud and bumpy on the pavement yes they're both sloppy in the mud but that just comes with the territory for a 50/50 tire both boots offer insane mileage for the money KL our guys report around 10,000 kilometers for either tire in terms of cost Kenda's are always aggressively priced but Shenko can play the cheap game all day long so both tires are equally affordable alas the only difference lies in the cornering knobs the Kenda's are softer thanks to these cutout supports and they have more edges thanks to the secondary tread grooves that means the K 270 is more progressive to corner in the dirt when you throw it into a berm you'll feel like grip here and then release and grip again and then release you get better feedback on the limit of grip the Shenko 244 on the other hand has stiffer edge knobs with fewer secondary ridges that means it's more reliable on a paved curve it's less likely to fold under and low side so the choice is simple choose the Shingo if you like to push it on the pavement and the Kenda if you ride more aggressively offroad but if you ride really aggressively off-road and have a light dual sport bike then you should get an 80% offer on 20% on road tire like the Dunlop D 606 or the Pirelli Mt 21 I've reviewed these two before so here's the sparknotes version d 606 last longer corners better on the pavement and is less likely to get punctured the MT 21 on the other hand is stickier on the pavement in a straight line it corners better than the D 606 in the dirt and it's easier to change by hand only tiebreaker is that the D 606 front has a bit of a bad reputation for chasing ruts and for wandering on wet roads personally I run an MT 21 front with a D 606 rear and love it but if you don't like mating tires just get a pair of the Pirellis and that's it for my favourite ATV and dual sport tires thanks for watching you

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Length: 9min 12sec (552 seconds)

Published: Tue Jan 17 2017