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Be careful when scrubbing in the TKC80's. Yesterday a guy on a KTM950 was trying to keep up on a nice twisty road and low sided into a ditch. Apparently his near new TKC's had not been scrubbed on the edges, when he really leaned the thing over .....well...the rear tire just stepped out. No harm, no damage, no injuries. Very very lucky man. So gradually lean them over, little at a time, steeper leans as you go. Should be fine....other than wet roads where I would
go a bit easy till you get used to where they break loose.

I've choosen a TKC80 for my front tire on my upcoming Cent. America trip. I'm hoping these tires work well on my DR650 both on and off road. I'm running a
Pirelli MT90 on the rear. I'm hoping to get close to 10,000 miles with this combo,
doing some dirt exploring, but mostly road work at relatively low speeds....not over 70 mph. Mostly 55 mph.

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"---------....not over 70 mph. Mostly 55 mph. -------------"

Yeah ,right !!!!!!!!
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Trust me, once I start seeing bald coming my way and no 17" dual sport tires for
1000 miles....that'll slow things right down.

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I totally agree with you on that point, when you know you have not got the RAC to come and rescue you or a nice and friendly ambulance crew to patch you up you tend to adjust your riding style. I wish you all the best for your coming trip and when the TKC's are fitted I will take it easy. Having dropped the bike once already through no fault of my own I dont fancy any more big repair bills.
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Yep, that's it. But crashed bikes are a minor inconvenience compared to crashed bones and shredded skin.

In '97 I hit a guard rail (snapping Tibia/Fib) and flew up and over it, falling 200 ft. to a rock creek bed below. The medical bills (thank God paid by insurance) for my complicated broken leg and some "other" issues involved six operations and about two years off work. Total costs ended up at around $200,000 USD.

Today, those costs in the USA have at least tripled. My $10,000 brand new sport bike, was a minor figure in all this. I rebuilt the bike while on crutches and did numerous track days to erase my dread and fear that was keeping from riding well.

In much of Latin America health care is free but not always and not always for foreigners. So bad crashes need to be thought over carefully.

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Mileage for TKC's on a loaded TT600R
I got about 9,000miles out of a set of TKC's before they were totalled. I have run two sets and got the same mileage on both.
The knobs either side of the centre on the front tend to wear before the centres so above about 5000miles you get a slightly weird cornering sensation as you 'fall off the knobs' into a corner, but you adjust naturally.
Good tyres.....
Im thinking about trying the Dunlop 908RR's as an alternative next time as they're pretty agressive but supposedly the rear wears very slowly.
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I recently recorded 16000 miles on an Anakee rear...fullly loaded BMK K75s...400kilos...50% dirt...50% tarmac...

TKC 80 is somewhat over rated...the knobs will wear out quick on tarmac and the tread plies are too weak to handle sharp stones off road...

The Anakee and Tourance may not look sexy, but they will get you there...adjust tire pressure accordingly to the terrain and that will make a world of difference.

BUT...if you can get them...one of the best tire off/on is the Mefo StoneMaster...again...if you can get them.
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