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Originally Posted by Chris Scott
Rubbery greetings. I would be interested to know what tyres you all use on your travels (not regular riding). Could not find anything similar on the HUBB but may have missed it (269 docs with 'which tyres'...)
Chris S
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1993 BMW K75s....
Front Metzeler ME 880 23,000miles
Rear Metzeler ME 88 12,000miles(due to split from overinflation)
Rear Michelin Anakess 12,000miles
The ME88 was a solid tire and due to its reinforced sidewalls that are 5 ply...it held a load of 375kg at low pressures without issues. I accidentally overinfalted it in the beginning in Morocco and ended up replacing it when I got to Turkey...
It took the sharp Sahara rocks without an issue and behaved very confortably in all types of sand, when pressure was lowered.
The Michelin Anakee, although it couldn't hold as heavy of a load at low pressures as the ME 88, it performed extremely well BUT wore out very quickly when it reached the last 25% of its tread.
Both tires were extremely resistant to punctures of sharp rocks, etc.
60% on road 40% off road(sand, gravel ,mud)
No punctures whatsoever in 35,000 miles...I replaced tires again in North America...ME880 front and ME88 rear.
HTH