17 Inch Dual Sport Tires

renogeorge · 03-03-2013, 02:46 PM

I am headed to Alaska this Summer and would like to put on some more dirt friendly tires on my KTM 950 Super Moto. The wide 17' rims are a problem and I am not interested in swapping them out. I don't need knobbies, just something a little better for gravel and an occasional good dirt road.

Stock rear 180/55/17 Stock front 120/70/17.

Any ideas? Thanks!!

kubiak · 03-03-2013, 03:10 PM

how about the dunlop 616 that come on the buells? they are a little more agressive looking.

D.T. · 03-03-2013, 03:11 PM

Avon distansias.

Dave.0 · 03-03-2013, 03:36 PM

I ran Dunlop 616 on my multistrada 1200 with good results. The best dirt tire short of a knobby for 17 inch wheels. Run the tires at 31 psi front and 34 rear. Another option is conti trail attacks - I never tried them but guys with 990 adventures claim some pretty absurd mileage results. One last suggestion - a tkc80 front, and a different tire (Dunlop, conti or avon) on the back.

Dan950ser · 03-03-2013, 09:37 PM

+1 on the distansias

inkfx · 03-03-2013, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kubiak

how about the dunlop 616 that come on the buells? they are a little more agressive looking.

ran these on my 990 smt .. cant say enough about them, they actually give you a decant amount of grip in the dirt and are surprisingly sticky on the road

alongat · 03-04-2013, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renogeorge

I am headed to Alaska this Summer and would like to put on some more dirt friendly tires on my KTM 950 Super Moto. The wide 17' rims are a problem and I am not interested in swapping them out. I don't need knobbies, just something a little better for gravel and an occasional good dirt road.

Stock rear 180/55/17 Stock front 120/70/17.

Any ideas? Thanks!!

TKC80?
http://www.conti-online.com/generato...tkc_80_en.html

genghis9021 · 03-04-2013, 04:15 AM

+2 on Distanzia (rear), maybe a TKC (expensive) on the front.

preppypyro · 03-04-2013, 08:59 PM

I dont think distenzias come wide enough for the rear.

03-03-2013, 02:46 PM	#1
renogeorge ^OP Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Reno Oddometer: 310	17 Inch Dual Sport Tires I am headed to Alaska this Summer and would like to put on some more dirt friendly tires on my KTM 950 Super Moto. The wide 17' rims are a problem and I am not interested in swapping them out. I don't need knobbies, just something a little better for gravel and an occasional good dirt road. Stock rear 180/55/17 Stock front 120/70/17. Any ideas? Thanks!!

03-03-2013, 03:11 PM	#3
D.T. One wheel wonder... Joined: Aug 2004 Location: Moneyapolis, MN Oddometer: 6,285	Avon distansias. __________________ "Tough times don't last, but tough people do." Robert A. Schuler

03-03-2013, 09:37 PM	#5
Dan950ser NW Shredder Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Olympia, WA Oddometer: 197	+1 on the distansias __________________ 2007 KTM 950 Super Enduro R: titanium Q's, CJ Rack, H2W Jetting, Scott's triples and dampner and more to come. 2005 CR 500AFC: Need more be said BEAST!!!

03-04-2013, 04:15 AM	#8
genghis9021 Arak Connoisseur Joined: Jul 2008 Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand & NORCAL Oddometer: 205	+2 on Distanzia (rear), maybe a TKC (expensive) on the front. __________________ 2011 Husky TE 630 2011 Husaberg FE 570S EXC-R 2006 KTM 950 'S' ADV 2005 Suzuki DRZ 400 SM "The perfect is the enemy of the good." Orange, it's the new black Tour.

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03-03-2013, 03:10 PM	#2
kubiak Beastly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: madera california Oddometer: 4,139	how about the dunlop 616 that come on the buells? they are a little more agressive looking.

03-03-2013, 03:36 PM	#4
Dave.0 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: May 2011 Location: The coldest part of Arizona Oddometer: 447	I ran Dunlop 616 on my multistrada 1200 with good results. The best dirt tire short of a knobby for 17 inch wheels. Run the tires at 31 psi front and 34 rear. Another option is conti trail attacks - I never tried them but guys with 990 adventures claim some pretty absurd mileage results. One last suggestion - a tkc80 front, and a different tire (Dunlop, conti or avon) on the back.

03-04-2013, 08:59 PM	#9
preppypyro Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2009 Location: Canada's Best Kept Secret, Saskatchewan Oddometer: 453	I dont think distenzias come wide enough for the rear.