How to Choose a Tire for your Adventure Bike

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Problem is I just want knobbly tyres because they look cool. 😎

Yes, thanks Kyle and Ian. We’re so appreciative!!!

You are always there with the right answers. You’re best is class and I appreciate all of your videos. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

great video! Us newer adventure bike riders owe a debt to content creators like yourself and Kyle Bradshaw, so much great information available. I personally bought an extra set of rims and run the Motoz on one set, and a set of the trailmax missions on the other. I use either or depending on the type of trip. But I will always prioritize offroad performance and am willing to sacrifice onroad performance and wear to have the performance offroad, especially when travelling solo. Thanks for a great video!

Thanks so much for your thorough videos!!! Your channel has been very beneficial to me as I'm new to ADV bikes! Keep up the good work!

Quickly became one of my favorite channels

Good job. 👍 Ive been through a few different brands over the years with my super tenere. Ive had the best compromise tire for everything to be Dunlop Trailmax Missions. Theyve handled everything from commute and interstate touring to Jeep trail. The Pirelli Scorpions were great off road, but squirrely on the street.

I bought a 14’ Vstrom 1000 that came with Dunlop TrailSmart tires. They handle very well on pavement, even when wet. Off road, not so much. Even on good hard pack gravel roads, they are not very confident inspiring. Living in Northern Michigan, I’m looking for that elusive 70/30 or 60/40 tire. Always appreciate the real world reviews!! Thank you Ian!!

Thank you so much for explaining it. All other youtuber just reviewed tires without explaining why.

Another great video Ian. A couple comments on wear rate, how aggressive a ride is makes a huge difference as does the type of paved surface. Some "chip seal" type pavements can eat up tires really fast. Guys who like to ride very enthusiastically also tend to wear out tires faster. The last is when do you consider the tire worn out? This is a large variable as some will go down to the threads and others well above the wear bars. So I've personally found this "factor" a pretty large variable when reading feedback from others. Good on you to mention Kyle's tire reviews, he really does put in a lot of effort and time and is unbiased about the results. I ended up choosing the Trailmax Mission tires for 2 of my bikes based on his reviews and further feedback after posing questions to him online. I have been extremely pleased with the Trailmax Missions for the intended purposes. I need to swap my Rallz front for a Dual Venture to see if it fixes the massive wobble problem.

Thanks for yet another great video!!! I just ordered my Rallz rear through your link, I’m sure glad I could get ahold of one since the 130/80-17 has been tough to find. Keep up the amazing work!

You are providing a lot of good info in the last few years.

I'm deep in the process of transitioning from my 18 year old self's boy racer sportbike attitude into something more comfortable in the ADV touring market. Can't tell you enough how helpful your in depth reviews and explanations have been, especially for someone who was not raised around motorcycles or offroading. Keep it up!

Good info again Ian. I almost always bias toward dirt performance. It’s easy enough to dial it back a notch on road, but you can’t simply crank up the performance level of street tires in the dirt on demand. Off topic, i recently added a Merlin Perton jacket to the gear selection & it’s fast become a favourite. They offer great stuff at fair value for the quality it delivers. The fit, functionality & styling are spot on.

Thanks for the shout-out Ian! I’ll see you at the GetOnADV event. Let’s get at least one ride in together there!

Dear Ian, thank you so much for your great work, it is so helpful for many people!

Would love to see regular tire reviews from you man

Thanks for the accurate information regarding different tires for adventure motorcycles..👍

Thanks! Good content Ian, much appreciated.