Not your usual tire thread, tire gurus welcome!
I’m in a bit of pickles since Pirelli discontinued my favorite dual sport tires. I used to run Pirelli Scorpions S/T but apparently they are things of the past now. I need a strong set of dual sport tires that can handle high speed, bad weather, some dirt and don’t cost an arm and a leg.
The scorpions were 100 bucks a piece and didn’t last long at all (the rear at least, 4500 miles) but the traction and the performance was worth every penny. I ran those tires on Dempster highway in northwestern Canada, sands of the Oregon coast and thousands of miles of rainy roads and loved them.
The bike is a GS850GZ which takes 120/90/17 in back and 100/90/19 in front. I want a set of tires that I can run and if I like them, buy a few set to be shipped to me wherever I am on the trip. Keep in mind that the bike is 600lbs, plus it’s going two-up, 4 boxes full of crap and a full dry bag in the back. Total weight would be around 1100lbs fully loaded. The tires have to be able to handle such load plus some more for the stress of the bumps and humps.
What tire would you run if you were riding such a beast and why? Any firsthand experience would be great.
Thanks,
Chris
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