Re: Tires, pro’s and con’s of what you have fitted please

[Jim Young]

#5745

Hi Harvey

I had Trailwings on my 1150GS when new and hated them, could'nt wait to change them to Tourances, but when I did like Kiwi Adventure the wrong size front was fitted and it was un-nerving to say the least, would drop into corners in a very disturbing way.

When the right size was put on, good as gold.

As Artig says, some of the GS web sites say there seems to have been a bad batch of front Tourances at some stage in the past, especially in the UK.

Usually get about 10.000km from them.

Also tried Enduro 3 but a bit iffy in the wet.

I would also like to try the Bridgestone BT-020 road tyres at some stage, but I would imagine that on your RTW trip you would want more dual purpose jobs.

Hope to catch up with you before you go.
By the way the Paeroa Battle of the streets races are on this Sunday 19th Feb and if you are in the area they are not to be missed.

Cheers

Jim