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Conti TKC 80s on a new Tenere: √√√
Conti TKC 80s on a new Tenere.
4200 miles after a trip to Morocco (15% mostly dry, rocky piste).
Tried all the rest over the years: MT21, Mich T63, Deserts but never these. The OE Metz Tourances would of course would have been crap on the piste.
On dry roads they feel so normal (compared to the above knobblies) you forget you have them on. On half a day of wet roads they where pretty steady too. You can see why the big GS brigade like them.
On the dirt they are good enough within the limitations of my loaded bike's abilities and in loose stuff give the bite that a trail tyre would not have.
I bought tubeless TKCs, Slimed them and converted the rims which is fine on the back but leaked on the 21" front and eventually lost pressure when things got very rough (put a tube back in).
I also ran my TKCs at road pressures all the time to avoid puncture risks in rocky Morocco, but they still gripped fine, even in wet, muddy ruts (with feet dangling).
After 4200 miles the back has about 5mm of block left (originally about 15 - see pic) which is better than I expected. Front is half worn.
For mixed dirt and slow road I'd use them again - not sure there is anything comparable: the relatively dense and shallow blocks give road manners with some teeth to bite in the loose stuff.
Chris S
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