What Tires will you put on your 401?

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dakaroo

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I'm replacing the factory tires on my Svart, I don't know if I just put on the factory ones or try something different?
What have you tried and was it better than the originals?
 
Am gonna go next with Kenda K761 which I loved on my trusty SRX600 (17" also). Tried Bridgestone Trail wings with so-so results..

You do offroad or mostly tar?

Edit: A good review here:

www.advrider.com

Tire Review of Kenda K761

I have gotten to the point it is time to replace the tires. The Bike BMW F650GS Dakar weight 430 lbs Style of drive I am not real aggressive,...
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I would like feed back from anyone that flows the link and views the video on 3 different tires, Michelin's might be the right try
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After 5k km on the bike, almost no offroad use at all, I think I'm going with more street focused tires, but I feel this bike will loose spirit without knobbies. So many options too, but currently looking at mt60rs, anakee 3, mt75, battlax.
 
rr0sp1 said:
After 5k km on the bike, almost no offroad use at all, I think I'm going with more street focused tires, but I feel this bike will loose spirit without knobbies. So many options too, but currently looking at mt60rs, anakee 3, mt75, battlax.
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And which of those is the most street focused? It’s hard for me to compare different tires since info on the manufacturers websites is so bad. It’s much easier to buy mountainbike tires. 😂
 
yonsson said:
And which of those is the most street focused? It’s hard for me to compare different tires since info on the manufacturers websites is so bad. It’s much easier to buy mountainbike tires. 😂
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Am looking at these as I am more street oriented.
Good price, good wear, and I love the look of the tread
My rear tire (stock ps.) is nearing end of life and I
may buy a set of these.

www.cyclegear.com

Shinko 705 Dual Sport Tires - Cycle Gear

Designed for 80% street and 20% trail riding, the Shinko 705 has a versatile tread pattern for everything from the trail to the highway.
www.cyclegear.com www.cyclegear.com


The stock tires are pretty good but expensive and short lived. They stick good on dry/wet payment even with those aggressive tread blocks because of the soft compound used. (I think)
 
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Liteway said:
Am looking at these as I am more street oriented.
Good price, good wear, and I love the look of the tread
My rear tire (stock ps.) is nearing end of life and I
may buy a set of these.

www.cyclegear.com

Shinko 705 Dual Sport Tires - Cycle Gear

Designed for 80% street and 20% trail riding, the Shinko 705 has a versatile tread pattern for everything from the trail to the highway.
www.cyclegear.com www.cyclegear.com


The stock tires are pretty good but expensive and short lived. They stick good on dry/wet payment even with those aggressive tread blocks because of the soft compound used. (I think)
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Sorry, as I look again they are not available in stock size at the rear or 160l60/17
Never mind.
 
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Knobby tires look badass but I wonder how these perform on asphalt. (Continental TKC 80).
 
As you say, they look great but are slightly off road bias, 40/60. I think they would wear fast on the street and be noisy.
And as the Shinkos I mentioned above , they are not available (at least in the U.S.) in our stock size. Closest fit would be a taller 150/70.
Here are a couple of more street oriented dual purpose tires in our stock size, or as I would prefer, available in slightly larger 160/60 /17


Continental TKC 70 Tires​

80/20 street trail
available in 160/60/17.
www.cyclegear.com

Continental TKC 70 Tires - Cycle Gear

Bridging the gap between the more off-road oriented TKC 80 Twinduro Tires and the Trail Attack 2 Tires, the Continental TKC70 Tires make an excellent …
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Continental TKC 70 Rocks Tires​

60/40 street trail available in stock size
www.cyclegear.com

Continental TKC 70 Rocks Tires - Cycle Gear

Bridging the gap between the more off-road oriented TKC 80 Twinduro Tires and the Trail Attack 2 Tires, the Continental TKC70 Rocks Tires make an exce…
www.cyclegear.com www.cyclegear.com

It is easy to check availability and options on the Cycle Gear or Rev Zila sites with lots of reviews though you would probably do better to buy from a Swedish or Euro source.

Not many options in the 401's stock size, at least in knobies.
Later: Oops these are not available in a stock size either, 150/70s not 60s
 
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We had to extend the fender by a few inches unfortunately with brackets.
I'll take a close up shot today and post it..

I love the thread though, cant wait to hit some dirt..
 
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I was considering getting a pair of Dunlop Mutants personally. 80/20ish, I'd say so probably not too wide off the mark but certainly a better fit for on-road handling than the Scorps. Mine are DOT late 21 though so definitely too early to be replacing them this season.
 
I had missed those on the Cycle Gear site as I was looking at dual sports and Cycle Gear lists them as Super Moto.
Excellent reviews, stock sizes and slightly oversize available. Good prices. Decent tread life.
Worth consideration, especially for mostly street
www.cyclegear.com

Dunlop Mutant Tires - Cycle Gear

The all in one Dunlop Mutant Tire takes elements from sports bikes, super motos, powerful cruisers and ADV bikes for full versatility with today's mar…
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Liteway said:
I had missed those on the Cycle Gear site as I was looking at dual sports and Cycle Gear lists them as Super Moto.
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Glad I could help. They seem to be a bit of a well-kept secret for some reason, but they’re definitely what I think I’ll be switching to next season. As you mentioned - stellar reviews, a definite improvement in on-road performance — and the looks still very much match what we know we’re after ;)
 
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