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Originally Posted by Flipflop
Is the v-Strom a tubed tyre, if so I’d give the K60s a miss. For me they are the best tyre but the walls are so hard I don’t think you’d be able to change a tube on the road - they’re even hard with machines. If you’re tubeless though......
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The K60 tubeless are super stiff. The ones for tubes are fine though. I had them on my DRZ400 in Africa and they were super easy to get on and off the rim.
TBH, most tubeless tyres are really stiff. They have to be. Why people put tubeless tyres on tubes rims is still beyond me.
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Originally Posted by DLyttle
I tried the TKC 70s on a BMW Adventure mostly sealed road. The rear was good but the front terrible. One set went out of balance and they all "cupped" badly. Still got me up the Dempster highway and back in wet weather. Tried the Motoz Tracionator on a Husky 701 . Poor mans TKC 80. Aussie design made in Thailand. Again the rear good but the front wore out in under 2000 km. Might be Ok on 100% off-road. The TKC 80 are excellent tyres if you are wanting a mix of on and off road. The K 60s I found were good and they are readily available in the south of Chile and they seem to wear well. People say they are slippery but I never noticed. Often comes down to what you can get.
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I think your TKC70 front tyre issue is probably due to tyre pressure or another factor.
I've fitted HUNDREDS of TKC70 tyres to BMW's. (I used to work at a BMW dealer) and I've never seen that before.
I'm guessing your dropped your pressures because you were on the Dempster ? That will do weird things to road tyres. Which is what the 70's really are.
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