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I wonder ...
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 2:07 pm
by Dave
Just went for a wee lunchtime run on the bike.
Well when I said "run", it was more like a "slide".
I wonder if I can get TKC80s for the FJR
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 5:15 pm
by al
Dave wrote:Just went for a wee lunchtime run on the bike.
Well when I said "run", it was more like a "slide".
I wonder if I can get TKC80s for the FJR
You can but for the love of Dog DON'T!!
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:54 am
by Dave
Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) wrote:Dave wrote:Just went for a wee lunchtime run on the bike.
Well when I said "run", it was more like a "slide".
I wonder if I can get TKC80s for the FJR
You can but for the love of Dog DON'T!!
But they did similar in a Mission Impossible movie
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:13 pm
by al
Yes but those were magic tyres that turned back to normal when the bikes were on tarmac.
If you want the sensation of riding on black all year long then goahead and fit TKC80's.
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:03 pm
by RK6
I had to google them as I hadn't a clue what they were.
Now I want a set for the Hyper so I can do some offroading!
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2017 5:33 pm
by Dave
RK6 wrote:I had to google them as I hadn't a clue what they were.
Now I want a set for the Hyper so I can do some offroading!
I used TKC80s on my KTM990 Adventure, got faf all miles out of the rear tyre !
But lots of fun, very predictable handeling.
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:21 am
by Gazza
I've never had a problem riding on the road with trailies. Even back in the 70's and 80's I remember being astounded as to just how sticky they were.
Admittedly, proper road tyres are better in ideal conditions and I wouldn't use them for track tyres. But I'd certainly show no fear whatsoever of using them on the road. Especially when wet and dirty, as the Scottish roads are half the year.
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:37 am
by al
RK6 wrote:I had to google them as I hadn't a clue what they were.
Now I want a set for the Hyper so I can do some offroading!
If you fit them to your bike you will end up offroading whether you loke it or not as you will slide off the road at the first corner you come to.
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 10:36 am
by Gazza
Read the reviews
https://www.revzilla.com/product/contin ... port-tires
Unless you think you're Marquez they'll be fine on the road.
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:06 am
by Dave
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:29 am
by al
Never believe everything you read. I tried a GS adventure with them fitted and it was the most frightening ride of my life. I had so stop after a few corners and swap back to my own bike.
Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian).
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2017 11:47 pm
by Gazza
Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) wrote:
Never believe everything you read. I tried a GS adventure with them fitted and it was the most frightening ride of my life. I had so stop after a few corners and swap back to my own bike.
Big Kneed Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian).
I've yet to find a bad review of them as road tyres. Nearly every report says they are pretty good or excellent. Maybe there was something else wrong with that GS.
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 12:40 am
by al
Gazza wrote:[quote="Big Kneed Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian)"]
Never believe everything you read. I tried a GS adventure with them fitted and it was the most frightening ride of my life. I had so stop after a few corners and swap back to my own bike.
Big Kneed Big Kneed Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian).
I've yet to find a bad review of them as road tyres. Nearly every report says they are pretty good or excellent. Maybe there was something else wrong with that GS.[/quote]
That wouldn't surprise me. ;-)
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:47 am
by D3LS M
Riding on knoblies on the road if you haven't done so before can be an erse clencher, but as gazza says, once you get used to the movement on them, you can ride them fairly hard. We had an off road weekend a couple years back doing the corrieyarick etc and we all fitted knoblies (I already had them on my ten) one of the guys really struggled on the road on Karoos but also couldn't believe the speed and lean angles I was doing on my ten.
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:25 am
by al
It probably wasn't helped by the fact that I was on my Monster that day so it was like jumping off of a ballerina onto a hippo ..... with ice skates!
Re: I wonder ...
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 5:48 pm
by Dave
Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) wrote:It probably wasn't helped by the fact that I was on my Monster that day so it was like jumping off of a ballerina onto a hippo ..... with ice skates!
Hippos often surprise people with their ability