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kenpage6666 7 Feb 2018 15:10

I'm completely surprised
 
I think Russ must have received a bad set. I have been running K60's on my around the world trip. The tires have worked phenomenally well for me. Great on pavement and sand. I put 19,000 miles on the front tire and 13,000 on the rear, and this was on a fully loaded R1200GS. I also took a puncture at about 10,000 miles on the rear, plugged it, and moved on. I recommend them.

*Touring Ted* 11 Feb 2018 20:57

I don't like these tyres either.

I think they're over-rated.

They're just horrible on anything but very dry roads.

I've got them on my 750 Africa Twin. Not exactly a powerful bike. But the back end always steps out and slips on damp or wet roads. Not fun.

I think the non-scout versions are much better. You can get your knee down on those. That solid hard centre strip may be good for the Motorway straight line adventurers; but if you like to enjoy your bike in the corners then they're just horrible.

What's the point of a long lasting tyre if riding the bike isn't fun. Just plan better and swap better tyres a little earlier.

Brownie0486 26 Jan 2019 19:01

Just put my second set on couple months ago. First set took me 8K miles to Ak. and back with 3K left on the rear and at least another 7K on the front left to ride.

Talked with Heidenau rep before leaving. r1200gs loaded with 80# of gear plus my weight [ 180#'s ]. He told me to run the rear at 41 and front and 34 at all times, even on the Dalton Hwy to arctic. Not to deflate the tires on dirt, and only 2-3#'s if I did, the tires would last at least 10K [ they did as I worked with his recommendations throughout the trip ].

When I mentioned others like this thread starter had reported cracking issues he stated it's due to running their tires underinflated.

Crofts 18 Feb 2019 16:37

I never get that sort of mileage from any tyre!
 
Hi,
I've been using K60 Scouts for a while now but I can honestly say that I have never...ever...got the sort of mileage (on a rear tyre) being talked about here! What's the secret? I'm not light but not huge (95Kg) and ride mainly on the road at the moment, I take about 7Kgs of weight in my top box each day (including the weight of the top box). I was trying the scouts in preparation for my RTW next year and only managed to get 5K miles on the rear before I thought the tyre really needed replacing (I'm noting down the exact mileage when items are swapped out or changed just to know exactly what my maintenance costs and intervals might be). I'm not one to shy away from a low(ish) tread, usually waiting until just before the wear blobs are reached. I must say that this happens on all my tyres on all three bikes I use. I don't ride like a loon. I keep the pressures up to the manufacture's specification so could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks :-)
Phil

brads 18 Feb 2019 18:07

No idea but I'm barely touching my tread at over 5k on the rear.

I love them tbh. Did 2 weeks round Spain 2 up fully loaded including high speed blasts and a brutal downpour run back to Scotland and had nothing but faith in them the whole trip.

Herr_Bünzli 19 Feb 2019 07:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crofts (Post 596237)
I keep the pressures up to the manufacture's specification so could someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong?

All you write sounds rather reasonable, the only unknown is the value of the tyre pressure. So I got to ask; how many bar, psi, atü or whatever do you put in there?

Grant Johnson 27 Feb 2019 05:22

When talking about how long your tires last - or not - it's VERY important to be able to compare properly - so please give:

1: Tire Pressure F and R
2: Bike model so we have a rough idea of power
3: Bike model so we know the weight!
4: Your weight and load weight

5: Average speed, and whether you're getting great gas mileage or lousy mileage! Then we know how heavy your right wrist is ;)
It all matters...

Kruzzin5 31 Mar 2019 15:44

I’ve been using Heindau tires since the stock tires on my V Strom expired. My rear one was replaced after 25,000 km, my front one is still going at 33,700 km. The third replacement rear tire has 7.5 mm of tread life, the front tire has 5 mm of tread life. As I understand, the rear tire comes from the factory with 10 mm, the front 7 mm. The front tire has been to the Northwest Territories and Alaska both dirt and paved roads . It has also been down to The Gap where it performed unbelievably well on twisty roads.

Tire pressure front-36
Tire pressure rear-41
I believe these are stock recommendations.

So, maybe I’m lucky, but these tires have been absolutely fantastic for me!


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