longtime lurker, first time poster. (tire issue)
Hi everyone, ive never had the need to post before. There is so much info already online I have always been able to search and answer my questions. First off, I'm riding a 99 klr 650. I've been riding it for 2.5 years and I love the bike. I'm stepping it up this year and I am going from Alaska (where I live ) to as far south as the funds will take me. Hopefully all the way to Argentina, but we shall see. I have about 50,000 miles on the bike and I'm going to spend the summer doing a complete rebuild, then depart at the end of September. Anyway, thanks for that spare part thread, best one I've read in a while. My issue is this, ive ridden much more dirt than highway in my life. I can't find a tire I like. I love leaning her over on the switch backs and I love ripping on the gravel roads and singletracks. I haven't found a tire that I like at all. not even close. I really hoped to have solved this issue by now, and I'm beginning to think that the issue is my expectations. It comes down to this, I want a tire I can count on in tight turns,and wet highway conditions. I also want to have great off road and gravel performance. Also, longevity would be nice. I honestly thought that my first big issue would be something different. I'm out of time for experimentation and I haven't gotten anywhere. Any thoughts?
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