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mmm, interesting choice of machine...
Whilst any bike (almost) can be used for dual sport adventure travel, you have your work cut out... the fuel tank will certainly need augmenting, crash protection etc. personally, I wouldnt go for proper offroad tyres, watch your sump, and Nic sanders coped all right on road tyres. If necc you can convert to spoked rims, they will be more travel proof, there are lots of supermoto wheels to play with. DRZ etc

Am in Harrogate if that helps
Well I know the option to change bike is there (even a quad), I do like my hornets, probaly not the best of bikes to do anythink off road, but im planing on staying in Auz for 12-24 months hense the choice to stick with more of a road bike.

Now I dont know anythink about spoked rims, would it be easy to convert them? I'll look into super moto wheels, somethink I've not thought about.

Well I'm Nr Malton so not far from Harrogate.


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I posted a similar question a couple of years back in relation to my Kawasaki ZR-7S, which is also a street bike with 17 inch wheels. I was looking for suggestions to improve handling on gravel and dirt roads.

Someone pointed me to Avon Distanzas which were available (then at least) in the correct sizes for my bike. Have you checked Avons out?

As to using a narrower than spec rear tire, I don't know how, in particular, that would affect your bike's handling or its safety (something you obviously need to be absolutely sure about) but as I understand it, as a general proposition, narrower tires do better on unstable surfaces than wider ones. Dirt bikes exemplify this.

My personal experience on the ZR-7S is that street bikes with equal sized, small diameter wheels and fat tires do not mix well at all with gravel and dirt roads. Handling and safety are compromised. And I've learned from others on this forum that the smooth, relatively continuous power delivery of a four cylinder engine is a negative on dirt or gravel, especially when compared to a thumper.
I hadent looked into avons until you mentioned them, they do the same size at the rears at 160/60 r17, but the fronts are the right size. did you try them out, if so how did you find them?

I did think with the high BHP and low torque would be a disadvantage for serious off roading, so thought try and stick with roads only (not nesseserily tarmac) do you recon (if its possible) I would be better for 160/60's, could always see if I can find a supermoto rear wheel.

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Are those wheels spoked or cast? I put a MX rear on the front wheel on my Elefant which I thought would be a great idea, good in sand but VERY hard to control on anything else. If you've got funny size wheels you might be better off changing the wheels for a 'standard' size. On my old elefant I used the hubs to build a 21" front - this worked out really well.
Well they are cast wheels, now I dont know alot about spoked wheels, but would they be easy to build form cast hubs/ is it possible?
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...even a quad
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...Well they are cast wheels, now I dont know alot about spoked wheels, but would they be easy to build form cast hubs/ is it possible?
In theory yes, in reality no. You would probably need to mill down the area surround the hub and drill it out for spokes, this wouldn't be possible to do correctly IMHO
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