It would be nice for all new members to go through a presentation
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I' ve ride few days (around 2 weeks - each day around 300kms) on hard roads , passes, some gravel, and rocks on French and Swiss alps this last summer; and no problem with the TKC with the above pressures .... Quietly all ride have been done with pillion and luggages ... The fact is (IMHO) you can deflate easily with TT for off road use. Seems it is one reason involved by Honda to explain this choice . Yes I had 2.5 in the front on my previous Deros, but is not a problem to ride with "only" 2 now, perhaps it is more comfortable and have less parasite returns in the handlebar... We had the same problem in MTB and have to inflate more to maintain tire on the wheel when TL arrived. So not a problem for me for instance , but I keep an eye on this discussion and try to learn of you guys
have discussed hundreds of post on Dero's tires during the last 15 years ... and feeling on tires is something very personal . We had all done hundreds of thousands kilometers on Deros with different tires, and different feelings; and oftenly with the same tire, feelings were differents. We have in France different profiles, and somebody leaving near Paris or in Normandie have a square tire , no need to use the brake on flat roads ; we ride here on very narrow & twisty roads, and sure I'm not so heavy then David or Jyrky (to say about AT drivers ) so sure it also have an influence on tires's pression; (certainly same difference when you ride thru Denmark & Swiss) ; sure I'm not a pilot, riding cool; sure it influence also my feeling on my tires.
The only thing I take from magazines is that they have tested the tire. I find the best advice is to go to a motorcycle shop and find someone who has worked in the parts bit of the shop for years and years and glean from them their views on the range of tires they have. Once I've struck up a personal relationship with the parts man I can get past the sales pitch and start getting to their views on what works better.But at the end of the day I agree with zebulon - you have two very similar riders on the same bike with the same tires and they both have different views. At the end of the day you go with what works for you and your riding preferences. By the way Djairouks, I'm riding through Switzerland in late June
Anyone heard of or used Anlas Capra R tyres ?
Never heard of them.
Interesting just wondering who the 'big manufacturer ' is -- no doubt the answer will appear shortly . So as yet no reports on wear and more importantly on wet grip -- Cambrian list sizes for the AT -- I'm willing to try them for free if they offer they've only got to ask.