Best Adventure Motorcycle Tires of 2019 | Buyer's Guide
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- We had a look at the best best adventure tires on the market and put together a short guide for everyone who wants to start the motorcycle season fresh. Our list includes Michelin Anakee, Continental TKC, Pirelli Scorpion Trail, Metzeler Tourance Next and Karoo 3, Mitas E -07, Heidenau K60 Scout. We've tested all of them in our adventure rides and we figured we could share some impressions with you, and maybe shed some light on the things you should consider when buying new adventure tires. Hope you'll find it useful.
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My experience with these tyres:
Continental TKC70, I used this one from Belgium to Australia and did around 40000km on a single set but at the end they were pretty much like slicks. Very good on road, okay offroad, bad in the sand.
Metzeler Karoo 3, I used this one in Australia and Patagonia. The rear tire lasted about 8000km, the front 20000km. Good on road, good offroad, okay/good in the sand.
Heidenau K60 scout, I have this one in the back with the karoo 3 in the front and am using it from chile to Colombia so far with 10000km on it and it still has a lot of thread.
Good on road, good offroad, okay in the sand, okayish in wet conditions.
Mitas E-07, I probably will get this one in the front as my karoo 3 is finished but I can't say anything yet about this tire.
Hello Solewu what do you have to say about the Mitas 07+?
Awesome. Please update to include Bridgestone AX41, Dunlop Trailmax Mission and Motoz Adventure Tyres 🤔
This is a really good overview of some of the main contenders - I would have liked to have seen both front & rear and to also know is the mileage you were referring to was that of the rear - most likely it was. Impressions from a seasoned rider such as yourself are really quite valuable and I so appreciate so much these types of informative posts... I also think that the Metzeler Karoo Street would have been a good addition to this lineup - what I can tell you with certainty is these are Very sticky having a marked percentage of both Carbon Black and Silicone rubber compounds - the result is a tire that is very nimble and planted on road work, even when wet - trade-off is of course lifespan of the rear where I really only got barely 4000 miles (6.4k km) - the front still looking good, likely will go 8k miles (12.8k km) - off-road the Karoo Streets only slightly better then the street ADV tires in this review, having slightly more space between tread blocks, slightly more open in the center of the tires, drawing closer together on the sides for stunning cornering traction under brute force acceleration (if you just happen to occasionally be in the mood) - I did notice when running full pressure in the Karoo Streets that they tend to glare off rocks so reducing pressure is best when in rough off-road - and I have taken my R1200GSA into some pretty demanding, rocky stuff with these and they worked reasonably well. The price is on par with the other offerings from the big players... I recently got in an unusual ADV tire (rear) that I could Not find a single review on anywhere so will let you know a bit about that if it is worth anything at all... should be interesting... In any case thanks so much for all you do!
Thanks for the review! You guys are my favorite for ride reviews. My experience with the Heidenau K60 was the reverse of the Mitas E07 in your review. I found the E07 front to feel less planted with my 1200GSA and the rear buried more easily than the K60's, but it all depends on your bike, weight etc. Thanks again for the great ride reviews you guys do
I love the K60's on and off-road, the front is a little noise/shakey/vibration but that's the trade-off to have 50/50 tyres in my view - I hated the Anakee WILDS
I went from k60 scouts to mitas e09 and the mitas are much better off road and barely any difference on road. Both struggle in the wet. The mitas is a bit more terrifying when leant all the way over as you really feel the gaps but it's fine.
I'd like to see your thoughts on more aggressive tyres .
Good review of popular 90/10, 70/30 and 50/50 tires. For anyone looking for something with a bit more off-road capability than the 90/10 tires--say an 80/20 tire--try the Metzeler Karoo Street or the Bridgestone Trailwing or the Shinko 705.
Still one of the best motorcycle channels! Heidenau k60s is usually my go to. The problems I have seen people have on them usually comes from under inflation
Good video but you should have specified that the wear differs hugely front vs. rear for the same tire model! I replaced three rear TKC 80s for one front TKC 80 (KTM 1090 R). The huge torque of an adv bike is the biggest enemy of a 50/50 tire.
well you missed out on the Continental Trail attack 3 which are out. I'm actually using Road attack 3s on my Tiger explorer for road only and will never change them. best tire on the market for touring.
hi DriveMag a tyre you should try that I found to be excellent much better than the Anakee or Tourance for grip in the dry and especially in the wet and also good for dirt roads is the Avon Trail Rider. This tyre is excellent.
William The Great I'll keep that in mind. Cristian
Let's rephrase @3:45 - "I would not recommend this tyre because a different tyre form a different manufacturer wore out fast!" What?
Thanks for your very informativ report. I use Heidenau rear tyre with 50 nails on winther ice and snow conditions in Norway on my Transalp. Front is a Michelin with rough knobs as you show. Also 50 nails, which are shrewed in by a special pipe, and unshreved in spring. No noice issue, as sound is part of the riding experience. The Transalp is slightly trimmed, and make funny noices anyway when riding. I would like to compare Mitas next time. About kilometers i dont care, but the best grip on snowriding and ice is most important. When much snow, i use a selfmade chain , 5 mm and 12 crossovers to get a good snowgrip. This is maybe offtopic, but i want the best tyre for winther and snow use. Thanks for good ideas.
Mitas is ok but Pirreli STR mucn much better!!!! You should to try it. Best tire so far! Last more then 10k km
And what about new Karoo STR?
Oleg Volobujev Didn't try it, unfortunately
@@DriveMagRiders when you try the Pirelli STR and Karoo STR, please give us some review!
@@DriveMagRiders me too. But I see some riders start to use it in Africa twin! Is, only tires I like to try! Pirreli STR a very good tires , I use it whole last year and nothing can beat it for now. Only karoo str maybe can be a alternative.
Did you do someone offroad with the STR?
I have tried it, it is fantastic on the road, wet road and light off-road. The issue is only with any type of mud or rocks, where the sharp rocks can punch the tire little bit more easier than with Karoo 3.
Why Anlas don't this list? Anlas Carpa RD is great road tire, made in Turkey.
Great review my friend but can you do a review of the Shinko 705 Trail Master? Riders of GS bikes are putting 25-30k on the front and 15-18 on the back. Mitas E07 is a great 50/50 tire but be careful on the wet roads.
What about the temperatures you are riding in, I live in Tropical Nth Queensland. It’s not weight that effects tyre (tyre) grip and wear, it’s the ambient temperature.
A European soft tyre just about melts up here. Our winter is hotter than most of Europe summer’s.
If you go off pavement at all, Motoz Tractionator Adventure is very hard to beat. Fantastic in the dirt & gravel, far better durability than TKC80 (even bitter is), and great grip on the pavement.
These tyres shown here are pretty tame, not at all suited to real offroad. I got better mileage with my K60 Scouts, but how they perform is incomparable.
But its not a pinch on TKC80 for those tar sections.
mld ...sounds like you had the first version, they were prone to cupping, but the later version is not. I’ve only done 6000km on the rear, and it’s about half worn, which is pretty good mileage on a 230kg 160hp bike. Around 50% of that has been on gravel roof offroad.
I used Anakee 3’s for a few years now - they’re decent - but I put the Pilot 5’s (trail on front, GT rear) on my 90/10 V-Strom and it feels excellent. I’ve burned through two sets of Pilot 4’s on my VFR and love them, so I figured the 5’s trail/GT combo on the ‘Strom may be worth a try. I’d love to hear opinions about this combo from anyone who has tried it . . . thanks.
Perfect!!! As always.
excellent information as always!
I really wanna try the mefo explorer. It looks bad ass. Just got in my Motoz tractionator adventure and I can’t wait to mount them. 6000 mile projected life expectancy and supposed to be good in every situation.
You didn’t hit any of the tires I’m interested in but appreciate the tires you did do. I hated the mitas eo7. It was just ok on the road and shit in the woods. I didn’t even get 2500 miles out of the rear tire.
very interested in the Karoo 3 handling on-road, I know it will feel more knobbly, but the grip in the wet is my concern being in the UK. Seems the Karoo Streets are not very good off-road, but great on-road - probably more like the TKC70 (80/20 tyre)
another good vid
Thanks. Clear, well presented and explained.
What? No Shinko's? Thanks but I will stick with my 804/805's. Great 50/50 tire and great price!
Good review, but I have to disagree on one point regarding the Anakee wild: the noise. I personally didn't find them so noisy on my GSA compare to others. I did highway with them and honestly they weren't that noisy. But they wear fast, I did 4500 km before changing. I heard recently that the new Bridgestone AX41 are good on and off road, but don't know about longevity
Pirelli Scorpion Trail made my GS very unstable at high speeds so I don't recomend it. I heard from another GS owner that he had same experience with Pirelli tyres.
I liked this video and thanks for all the information
Karoo3 is seriously dangerous, I've had poor experience with the front giving way numerous times and a friend of mine has had 2 serious incidents running Karoo3 front and rear. TKC80 or 70 everytime for us now, living to the end of a ride is more important than tyre wear. Karoo3 front is very noisy too. GS1200.
Appreciate the feedback. I have been over six months reviewing tires and reading forums trying to figure out what to replace the stock tire on my Wr250r with. For our six month riding season I have a 200 km daily commute on pavement, but on the weekends love hitting th forest roads and non technical trails (gravel, light mud, stone, sand). I had settled on the k60 or the .e07, but finally planned to order the e07 as I heard the k60 and read often it w as slippery up front in ththe wet. But you say that about th e07 And am hearing it from you for first time. Want something long life due to high mileage hwy but we do get a lot of rain also. Which one is more slippery of these two or can you r commend an even better tiRe than these two for my purposes? Really value and appreciate the work from you and the team!
Cycle Cruza on youtube has LOVED his wr250r for years. Have you picked his brain about it yet? IF so, perhaps it's a good idea. Cheers.
Expeditionary Ranger if you don't like the K60 SCOUT then you should consider the Pirelli Scorpion STR.
Informative video, would you recommend the EO7 for front combined with the Anakee Wild 3 as a set? I do quite a bit of off road riding....
Gordon Smith SA If you want to switch to Mitas E-07, I'd suggest you to pick both front and rear - you need traction in off-road and the E-07 rear doesn't wear that much
What is your opinion about the Shinko 705 and the Bridgestone AX41? Have you tested it? Thanks.
The Anakee 3 is a good tyre. Really? This tyre is made of concrete. First thing I changed on my GSA. Riding the Dunlop Trailsmart Max now. Good tyre and sporty as well.
Next tyre is going to be the Pirelli Scorpion Trail 2 again, best tyre. You showed the old one in the video.
Really? I rented a GS (own a vstrom) and the grip it had was amazing. I'm looking for a second set of tires for my wee strom, I was thinking about the anakee.
What do you recommend? I do 90% road. I want something really gripy that will hold fine on dirt roads and light off road. I thought the Anakee 3 or anakee adv would be great for that.
Muchas gracias por el informe y la comparación entre los distintos modelos... Las imágenes de tus travesías son muy buenas!!
My v strom 650XT was happy with A40, can long last 22000km. I just upgrade to A41, let hope will be better than that.
Can you put an Anakee 3 on a vstrom 650?
I rented a GS and the grip inspired confidence, I loved them
Also, in terms of grip in the street, how does it compare to the Anakee Adv.?
Im more confused now than ever...choosing adventure tires has become now like choosing a new lightbulb...too many choices, brands,categories ,styles, features and options...unreal
I don't know how you managed to get 10000km out of that Mitas E07 , mines last about 6000km (back). Offroad capability only the first 4000km. I've switched to the E07+ now, to get more grip in mud, but that comes at a cost of another 1000km less life. ( KTM 1190R ) Luckily they aren't that expensive... I've got 2 new E07+ sets in the garage, maybe after that, I'm going to give those Metzlers Karoo 3 a try. And about road noise... put a decent exhaust on your bike, put a MX helmet on, and you wont hear the tires any more :-)
MISTAKE. In the Karoo 3 section, you sais you tested the tire on the launch of the BMW 1250 Adventure in Spain. Then you show a shot with a CHAIN (5.20 min.). Really ?
Karoo 3 gone in 5000km?
Rear - sure.
Front - I have serious doubts. Same for TKC-80. I mean, people are reporting 8000+, and most often it's 10000+ with TKC-80s. I know with the right style it's possible to toast some tires extremely quick, but I think we should stick to "reasonable values".
Unfortunately left out a lot of good tires including the Shinko 705 and 805
Jeff Carr Next time we'll bring more tires to discussion. Didn't test the Shinko tires yet
I realize you can't test every motorcycle tire but I thought I'd throw out the Shinko 705 as a great Tire. thanks for your input
Jeff Carr we'll try it asap
Shinko 805 are good. They make the TKC80 in the same factory for continental.
Good review! What about Mitas E10?
Excellent !
Very strange you only got 18k out of the Tourance Next. My experience on a 1290 Super-Adventure T, with a pillion, luggage (and me being fat) was close to 25k. And even then, the rear was done, the front could've done a bit more.
Should I get the scorpion trail for me kle 500 or the Mitas E08?
I have the MT90 AT up front, I cannot match it with an MT90 AT at the rear since they dont have it in 17 inches.
It had the scorpion trail rear and scorpion mt90at when i bought it.
I just want to replace the rear tire.
May I ask why you included the Anakee Adventure in this overview if you had no chance to test it (contrary to what you claim in the intro text)??
Instead you "compare" it with the TKC 70 - and simply assume the Anakee will have the same weaknesses? What kind of test is that? So, based on your experience with the TKC 70 you would not recommend to use the Anakee?? Say what??
Rather leave out whatever you had no chance to test yourself. Otherwise you may just damage your credibility.
Is this Borat?
So the front anakee is loud? So why did you play a clip with wack ass violin playing instead of a clip showing the tire on the highway with sound. 🤔 guess I'll see what Bret tracks or that motojitsu guy have to say on the subject. Next!
How is the longevity of anakee adv ? Dos any one tried it ?
Great video.....thanks!..... Have you been able to test the Anakee Adventure tires? I'm looking for a 70/30 tire, and was going to buy the TKC70, but now I'm Little reluctant since I've seen many reviews about vibration, uneven wear and wobble, so I was wondering how the Anakee Adventure behave on both on and off road…..Thanks!
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What about the Avon Trekrider?
Question, any experience with the Bridgestone A41? In comparison with the Scorpion trail 2 or tourance next?
Pedro Taveira hello. Unfortunately, I never tried the Bridgestone A41
I had the A41 on my 1250gsa for about 2 weeks. No good off road. I replaced them with shinko e805.
@@DriveMagRiders Thanks for the reply! My question stands because I have Scorpion trail 2 and I'm checking the market, and the A41 is now OEM in the 1250GS... so... wondering if it makes sense...
For my gs adventure '16 i have Pirelli scorpion 2..is it top
Mezeler after 6000km is not good
R1250 came out recently so you must of had an R1200 GS wally
I'm enjoying the Karoo street.Your views?Thks
Bruce Kendall didn't try it
I did 900km with Karoo 3 on ktm 990 adventure! lol
Any Noise issues on the 1200 GS LC with the heidenau scout?
Front tire is very noisy and wobbly at higher speeds, rear tire I like a lot.
Has anyone ever tried the Avon 50/50 or 70/30 ???
What do You think about avon trailrider?
Hello. Didn't try them,
@@DriveMagRiders Thanks for answer
@@bezcz They grip well and outlast everything else.
The Trek rider doesn't get much praise. I've had gripsters and distanzia a thought they were fine even in the wet. Very confidence inspiring
Gonna buy the mitas i feel like they will last 4 ever xD
18k km on a front tire ... you mean front wire ...
20.000 Km with a tire on a GS LC?? I made 9000 maximum
I did more than 20 000 km on on rear anakee 3
Beard is not for everyone...
I would not go to unknown countries with slippery tires even though they last forever!!!
My k60 lasted me 3500 miles
@mld i put a 130/80r17. On my -06 Honda xr650L, it lasted me 3500 highway miles
@mld San diego.... i believe it lasted me for 2 months, October-November. Sides where still new.
K60's on tiger 8.000 miles (13.000kmts) half tread., 90% highway use. High speed no problems, very trusty tire.
Зачем этот русский парень так мучает себя английским? )
I think his English is oké. Greetings from the Netherlands.