Different Rear Tire

[LoVel]

I only got about 3500 miles out of my stock Trailwing so I thought I might try something different. This is the TW42.

Thought I would try the TW 152

The tread pattern seemed a little more road friendly but the tire is made for the BMW 650 which is about 70lbs lighter.

I already know the tire makes a little more road noise which will not be an issue because I wear earplugs on extended rides but I was wondering if anyone has tried this tire on a scrambler and if so was the mileage any better than with the stock tire?

I know it's alittle late to worry about but just wondering if anyone could tell me what to expect.

 

[britman]

My 2 cents

Lovel

I think a Scrambler looks great with aggressive treaded tires on both the front and rear. When mine comes due I am thinking about the Continental TKC80's. I don't do many long rides on my Scramy, and if you want to hit that logging road trail looks like they would do the the job.

http://www.conti-online.com/generat.../motorcycletires/enduro/tkc_80/tkc_80_en.html

 

[j.mac]

Hi I had a scrambler and I only got 3500 miles out of the back tyre. I looked about and I fitted the Tw 152. I found it a lot better for grip and ride quality. If you look on the website it does say it goes with the front tyre.

 

[LoVel]

Glad to hear it. I figured i would be okay but still nice to know it's been done and worked well. Any info on the mileage?

 

[drlapo]

I had some bad Contis a few years back; TK11 and TK12
i put them on my BMW R80
the front tire was too hard, not difficcult but physically hard, to install without a machine and the rear tire was out of round
no more Continental tires for me
I now have Avons

 

[dethrok]

I'm running the Shinko 705's on my Scram right now. The front is a bit weird for the first few hundred miles - its got a funny profile that takes some getting used to.

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/20396/i/shinko-705-series-dual-sport-front-tire

The rear seems quite nice.