Not so good, though knobblies will always be noisy on tarmac. The TCK is probably quieter as its made with a softer compound than the Mitas. Just for comparison, I used a E-07 rear on my DR650 which lasted really well, I felt I could have got most of the way from Oz to the UK on it but I was riding solo.
It was good in the (dry) dirt but on some of the twisty tarmac SE Asia roads, it felt a little slippery on the corners (but that could have been how my bike was loaded, ie quite high - and the crud that's generally to be found on these roads) however that's the accepted trade off for having a hard wearing tyre which will last a long time. The E-07 suited me as I wanted a long lasting tyre as I knew getting replacements would be tricky. Softer/stickier tyres will obviously wear more quickly.
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