Is anyone using the Conti Trail Attack tires? They only make a 150/70R-18 - how would that work on the stock 140/80-18 wheel?
Most probably meant for the KTM 950/990 Adventure (which has a wider rear rim). On the G50Xchallenge you will get it on the rear wheel, however it will "balloon" quite some I am afraid.
The BMW G 650 X Challenge has a 3.00 x 18 rear rim iff i'm correct. Definately NOT the right rim for a 150/70-18 tire. ther indeed is no 140/80 R 18 TrailAttack. Fitting a 150 tire on a 3.00 wide rim is going to be a huge P.I.T.A.. I would not recommend it. Greets, Thanas
what's perplexing is that continental shows a 140/80 in their catalog - but nobody seems to be able to get it. http://www.conti-online.com/generat...tires/enduro/trailattack/trail_attack_en.html I did run this idea past a couple of tire shop 'experts' and while they said it wasn't ideal because the dimensions are not exactly the same they said they thought it was close enough and would not expect problems because the tire is only 10mm wider at the rim and that tire tire would be a bit shorter.
Just re-fitted the original Metz Sahara 3's for summer - really good on the road after using MT21's for 5 years and ok on dry, hard packed and rocky trails.................so far Only just clocked 7000 miles, in 5 years, must get out on it more
got redirected to this thread so let me start over, please just got an XCh and am semi-desperate looking for a rear tire after all those years on a Dakar I did not realize 18-inchers are a dying breed what do you recommend for mostly commuting and twisties with some forestry service roads in the mix? does anyone run 120/80-18 or 120/90-18 instead of the stock 140/80-18? pros? cons? since the stock Sahara was pretty much toast when I got the bike, I looked for a moderate tire, Avon Distanzia, Tourance, TW152 or the like the only one available in a wide 18" is MT90A/T, which I ordered last night the trail attack looks very interesting not sure I want to go all-street and mount BT45s, tried that before and they did not last, could tell any off-pavement riding, the wheel spin scrubbed off tread ultra quick <!-- / message -->
Just picked up a 2007 Xcountry. The current tires are very much road tires, with some limited ability to handle fire trails (not sure what brand they are, but a pic is below). I tried to tackle some more aggressive terrain, and was sliding all over the place. So I'm trying to figure out what the best tire is for my needs, which is mainly city driving (in San Fancisco), with the desire to hit trails on weekends (and hit as aggressive a trial as possible). I've also never run a dirt tire on my own bike before, so I'm wondering if they all have tubes, or if any are tubeless... and I'm also wondering if I have to do anything to my rims to run a dirt tire. And lastly, of course, another option would be to just get a completely different set of rims & tires for the weekend... but changing a wheel out is more than a quick job, so I'm reluctant to go that route. So I know I'm looking for completely opposite things (good city & dirt tire) and every tire is a compromise... the best conclusion I've come to so far was from a post by @Venture, who said: "The G650XCh's come with Metzler Sahara's which are a 60/40 on/off tire compared to the Tourance at a 85/15. Metzler Karoo2's would be the next step to a 30/70 and the tires you listed above are street legal knobbies along the lines of 10/90 on/off road. You'll have a hard time getting anything more then 1000-1500 miles out of a rear knobbie of any sort, front may last 3000 miles, but wont be much fun offroad with rounded edges after 1500 miles or so of use." So I looked at Metzler Saharas and even those look more aggressive than what the bike has on there now. (BTW I assume those are tubeless tires since they're basically aggressive road tires?). So I was thinking about just going w/ the Saharas, and airing them down to 16 or 18psi for the weekend... or maybe going for a Metzler Karoo2 on the rear and a Sahara on the front (on the assumption that a front Sahara would give the bike much better road manners). Is the Karoo2 a tubed or tubeless tire? I see a lot of people on this thread talking about tires like the d606, d908, TKC80, etc that are great for dirt, but I unfortunately need my bike to perform true dual duty work, so any advice on how to best accomplish this would be much appreciated!
I have an 08 X-country and bought a set of Trail Attacks last year. They wear like iron! I have 16,000 plus miles on mine! The front tire I really don't care for but they work fine for commuting duty!
Hi guys..and gals. Any thoughts on the Pirelli Scorpion Rallys? Will be doing a mostly of road rally but have to slab it there.. From my mobile
anything road oriented available still? the place where I usually order only has enduro3 Sahara, karoo and heidi scouts. the scouts look similar to the ones available to the 1200. but need something to get around town. nobbies are easier to find :)
I have been looking at these has anyone tried them on their X? http://www.mandhtires.com/Teraflex-Tires/TERAFLEX-140-80-18--M105#.UfaB21Ge6K8
A few thoughts: 1. For someone attempting to "hit as aggressive a trial as possible" changing a wheel out should become a very simple 2 minutes manoeuvre. It's essentially much simpler than patching a tube, which is bound to happen when off-roading. A pair of good quality A60 Excell rims that don't bend like chocolate OEM ones is going to run you some 2 grand (check woodyswheelworks on how to change the rims while reusing your hubs). 2. Tubeless tires require tubeless rims, which could be even more expensive (especially for G650X configuration), and would limit how low you can run the tire pressure (without the risk of loosing all pressure). Most real dirt bikes (not fancy, over bloated GS1200) run tube tires. 3. I've been running D908 on the rear ever since and going to work most days of the season without any reason to complain, while feeling quite comfortable in sandy, rocky or slippery-muddy-foresty trails. The D606 on the front can feel a bit funny on the road and struck you as very noisy, but they handle decently on the streets from my perspective, while they wear out fast. I now run the original Metzler Saharas and they wear like iron, but they are certainly less noisy and also less capable to handle wet forest trails.
Or using http://tubliss.com/ to make your current rims tubeless. There are a lot of threads on ADV about them most that use them like them a lot I haven't tried them yet didn't like the idea of drilling another hole in my rim.
What problems do you have with the front? I'm mostly commuting and usually have to cover an hour to two hrs to get to dirt so I'm looking for a 90-10 street leaning tire. I tend to also do paved twisties since they're closer and though a really knobby tire might not work too well for this. I won'd be on much mud or sand just the occasional fire road. The Trail attacks seem like the right option since most of these tires are still pretty knobby for cornering on pavement. Any other good options for mostly carving pavement on the way to the occasional dirt road?
I keep coming back to TKC80s myself. They are very well behaved on the street and provide plenty of traction for everything I've done offroad with the XCH.
Are they pretty sticky on canyon roads even with their serious tread? Do you feel like you have to back off in the corners? I was looking at the pirelli scorpions but they're a bit spendy and it looks like they only fit the rear The trail attack's looked pretty good too for a 85-15 sort of thing. I'm very new to DS riding so they'll be doing light and infrequent duty. Most of the time I'm going out with friends who have sport bikes so I'd still like to have some good on road grip but I to be able to go off road even if not that well... I'm hoping when they see me take the to trails jealousy will force them to get DS bikes so I can go knobby but not have to ride alone when I want to get on trails
After reading as much as I could about some 50/50 or so tires I decided the tkc 80s were the right tires. I rode a 1200gs with them and they were great on and off road so decided to try them on my X Challenge. They seem a bit squirley. I have tried various air pressures including the BMW recommended pressures and still they seem to have a mind of their own. It is even more pronounced on dirt roads. I'm coming off Metzler Saharas so not much for comparison. Any suggestions as to what may be causing this? Thank you in advance for any help you may have.