Hi guys.
My bike has new shoes.
I had the original Bridgestone Battlax A41 for almost 14000km.
Great tyres on the road, very quite, responsive, nice grip in wet or dry. I commute most of the time. Let's say 4/5 days a week and I go out camping or ride for fun about 1 or 2 times a month. So the 90/10 makes sense to me.
Great tyres on the road for sure.
Off road, they behave as expected for a 90/10 (the 10% off road does it good)
I have ride those tyres in sand, dirt, clay, gravel and rocks up to the point where they have no more traction to give on a rocky hill and I went backwards (and my skills are not that high either)
There were many moments when I feel as the front wheel was floating over the terrain instead of making it though, that gives a very vague feeling of direction as the you don't have control over the direction of the bike when you want to turn or wanting to avoid a water canal or anything off roading. That is the lack of grip off road of the 90/10.
The traction control start affecting as soon as you loose grip in the rear tyre , and that happened a lot to me as well.
That being said, I was going at 70 km/h in unsealed roads in a straight line... no problems.
Mileage wise, they last for long km on the road. Mine had over 13800km and I reckon I could have made 18000 km - 20000 km as long as I stay on the road (not much off road once those treads are lower)
Would I recommend them: YES. But be aware of the limits when going off road
This is how they look like yesterday, when they were replaced by a 50/50 Motoz Tractionator GPS
NOW about the Motoz Tractionator GPS
Lucky me, I already rode a V-strom 650 with the Motoz for 3 days on road and off road. Even when I found them noisy on the road and I was not used to the vibration of the knobs in the front tyre, I fell in love when I hitted the dirt. Having that feeling of grip on a wet and slippery corner was magic to me. Tons more of traction when doing anything that otherwise would have make me go slower and more cautelous with the Battlax.
I feel like cutting butter with a hot knife in comparison.
I was not looking to the next obstacle / slippery bit on the road anymore. I was looking ahead and around. I was more relaxed and I was going faster too.
So despite my eco-friendly/money-wise side telling me "you still have 5000km on the old tyres" don't waste them, I went and change them to the Motoz.
As a bonus, I asked for the L shaped valves, for easy access when checking the pressure.
Even my wife is happy for it. WINNING BIG TIME
My bike has new shoes.
I had the original Bridgestone Battlax A41 for almost 14000km.
Great tyres on the road, very quite, responsive, nice grip in wet or dry. I commute most of the time. Let's say 4/5 days a week and I go out camping or ride for fun about 1 or 2 times a month. So the 90/10 makes sense to me.
Great tyres on the road for sure.
Off road, they behave as expected for a 90/10 (the 10% off road does it good)
I have ride those tyres in sand, dirt, clay, gravel and rocks up to the point where they have no more traction to give on a rocky hill and I went backwards (and my skills are not that high either)
There were many moments when I feel as the front wheel was floating over the terrain instead of making it though, that gives a very vague feeling of direction as the you don't have control over the direction of the bike when you want to turn or wanting to avoid a water canal or anything off roading. That is the lack of grip off road of the 90/10.
The traction control start affecting as soon as you loose grip in the rear tyre , and that happened a lot to me as well.
That being said, I was going at 70 km/h in unsealed roads in a straight line... no problems.
Mileage wise, they last for long km on the road. Mine had over 13800km and I reckon I could have made 18000 km - 20000 km as long as I stay on the road (not much off road once those treads are lower)
Would I recommend them: YES. But be aware of the limits when going off road
This is how they look like yesterday, when they were replaced by a 50/50 Motoz Tractionator GPS
NOW about the Motoz Tractionator GPS
Lucky me, I already rode a V-strom 650 with the Motoz for 3 days on road and off road. Even when I found them noisy on the road and I was not used to the vibration of the knobs in the front tyre, I fell in love when I hitted the dirt. Having that feeling of grip on a wet and slippery corner was magic to me. Tons more of traction when doing anything that otherwise would have make me go slower and more cautelous with the Battlax.
I feel like cutting butter with a hot knife in comparison.
I was not looking to the next obstacle / slippery bit on the road anymore. I was looking ahead and around. I was more relaxed and I was going faster too.
So despite my eco-friendly/money-wise side telling me "you still have 5000km on the old tyres" don't waste them, I went and change them to the Motoz.
As a bonus, I asked for the L shaped valves, for easy access when checking the pressure.
Even my wife is happy for it. WINNING BIG TIME