Yet another tyre thread
I know this topic has been done to death previously and I've been through most of the posts but I've been trying to buy a set of Michelin Deserts in the UK without much luck - every tyre dealer I've phoned has said they're out of stock ( inc one dealer in Gravesend who had 87 sets in his warehouse, all pre sold for the Paris Dakar).
I'm going to need to look at alternatives. The bike is a 600 single (CCM Rotax) currently running MT21's and the trip is UK - Ghana via Mali in 3 weeks time. The MT21's are ok but wear quickly and the sidewalls seem a bit fragile when run at low pressure. An alternative that gets good reviews are Conti TKC80's but I've not tried them.
I've also heard of a Dunlop (D208RR?) that might fit the bill - anyone here got practical experience of them (the previously mentioned tyre dealer said they were "like concrete") or is there something else that I ought to be shortlisting.
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