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Originally Posted by JMo (& piglet)
I wouldn't say the Michelin T63 is that much more street orientated Ali?
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Not much (that was why I wrote “it’s a bit more street oriented”), but it makes a difference.
The MT21 also has higher profile (130/90-17) which helps a bit.
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Originally Posted by JMo (& piglet)
- I thought the tread was pretty open, and wore out very quickly when I had a set on my XR650R btw
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Yes the thread is pretty open, mileage might vary I’m usually somewhere between 5-12 kkm.
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Originally Posted by JMo (& piglet)
- they are designed for a 'lighter bike' (ie. sub 450cc enduro type bikes) too according to Michelin's literature...
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Yes, that’s a bit odd for a tire which is approved for 300 kgs. The literature is not consistent at that point.
I have used it a lot on my GSes with all kinds of loads in all type of terrains and I find it pretty good. It wears better then MT21 but it’s not that aggressive.
Two-up gravel-touring with T63:
I wouldn’t consider TKC80 as an option for offroad. I have used it quite a bit and unless the terrain is hard it’s not good. It packs in mud, slides on gravel and you get stuck in sand.
Once I changed this MT21 (approx 20kkm) to a TKC80 and the brand new TKC80 was far worse then the MT21. It was scary…
For a 7kkm roundtrip I would have used MT21. They will last all the way without problems.
You say it’s 4 kgs, that’s not right.
I just checked my spare set (T63, HD tubes)
Rear 11.9 kg
Front 11.7 kg
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