Off road capable tyres have extra strength layers built in. Like an AT truck tyre they're way thicker all round. If it doesn't say it's a reinforced tyre, it's not. Michelin Anakee Wild is reinforced and it works well on road. It's not a touring tyre, but is safe all round, will get you home every time.
Thank You. Been saying this for years, the Noobs cant seem to fathom it. Knobbies are actually worse on dirt roads and gravel cuz there is less tire in contact. Broader, wider knobs like a D605 grip way better. Especially air'd down a little.
I took all my street bikes on street tires on dirt and gravel roads, what you are saying is absolutely true, mud and sand is where traction matters even if you're not racing. The first time I did a hillclimb on rocks after a rivercrossing after years on a 300 with solid knobbies on my 701 on almost bald 50/50 tires I did slide back into the river without the traction😂
Actually I am finding that my 4×4 utility with AT tyres that are more like road tyres than Off Road tyres, get me home & safe just fine. So I'm having a serious rethink when it comes time to replace them. Even though my house is in the bush, down a dirt road and across a creek, the current tyres do it all & in all weather.
Who's running knobbies on their Gold Wing out in NW USA? He dropped it a few times, got it stuck some, had to retrieve it when it broke, but he had fun and got views.
I’ve been rocking trailmax missions for about 80k km on my bmw.
These things are amazing. Sure they aren’t ideal for super loose climbs or deep mud, but with a little skill and a lot of sweat you can get anywhere a 70% off-road tire can get you
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I wouldn't take Dusty's advice on much.
Off road capable tyres have extra strength layers built in. Like an AT truck tyre they're way thicker all round. If it doesn't say it's a reinforced tyre, it's not. Michelin Anakee Wild is reinforced and it works well on road. It's not a touring tyre, but is safe all round, will get you home every time.
Good council….Better to have them and not need them, than need them and not have them.
Dirt and gravel roads are not off road. Those are despite what peaple think.. in fact roads
Thank You. Been saying this for years, the Noobs cant seem to fathom it. Knobbies are actually worse on dirt roads and gravel cuz there is less tire in contact. Broader, wider knobs like a D605 grip way better. Especially air'd down a little.
He's not wrong, but it's also like saying you don't need an umbrella when it's raining but you'll get wet.
Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North and South Carolina…..
hey Dusty, do I need an 800lbs dirtbike to ride offroad?
so 50-50's are fine for non sandy deserts then?
Get in mud one time with 50/50 and you will regret it …. You must be ready for the worst condition not the best
Nope, don’t agree! Motoz tractionators for the win!
"You don't NEED knobby tires" proceeds to have some of the largest block knobby tires money can buy…
I would ride 99 miles of street on my motoz tractionators just to get to one mile of dirt.
You don't need Mosko Moto riding gear to ride on or off-road either.
Thks. In the past I would take my R90 with Metzlers on any road I pleased.
I took all my street bikes on street tires on dirt and gravel roads, what you are saying is absolutely true, mud and sand is where traction matters even if you're not racing. The first time I did a hillclimb on rocks after a rivercrossing after years on a 300 with solid knobbies on my 701 on almost bald 50/50 tires I did slide back into the river without the traction😂
Actually I am finding that my 4×4 utility with AT tyres that are more like road tyres than Off Road tyres, get me home & safe just fine. So I'm having a serious rethink when it comes time to replace them. Even though my house is in the bush, down a dirt road and across a creek, the current tyres do it all & in all weather.
Who's running knobbies on their Gold Wing out in NW USA? He dropped it a few times, got it stuck some, had to retrieve it when it broke, but he had fun and got views.
West Texas. Nothing but deep sand.
So…..no but yes 😂
This is making me feel so much better about my first upcoming drive in a mountainous area where I'll encounter my first gravel road. Woosa!
You dont need alcohol to have a good time…but it helps!
I’ve been rocking trailmax missions for about 80k km on my bmw.
These things are amazing. Sure they aren’t ideal for super loose climbs or deep mud, but with a little skill and a lot of sweat you can get anywhere a 70% off-road tire can get you
Do you ever deflate your tires for offroad if they are a 50/50 type? Or does it just make the bike more unstable?
These are motoz tractionators. Really good tires but I wouldn’t call them knobbies, they’re an adventure tire.
I took all my st bikes off road.