Dual Sport bikes.

[svtranger04]

Dual Sport bike .... any of you guys ride them?

i've got a 05 DR650se Suzuki
im looking for a new set of tires, about 60-70% on road, 30-40% off road.
what do you recommend?

 

[triumphrider-1]

2 - 1975 Yamaha DT400

Tires depend on how/where you ride. My tires are 80%/20% on/off road tires. Will be looking to get a set of Dunlops, maybe Bridgestones, this summer. I usually decide on the ones that I like the tread pattern best.

 

[AngloSaxon]

91 Honda xr 250L (80mpg) 80/20

 

[milje]

03 XR400, I run offroad tires, Pirelli MT16 rear, and either Scorpion Pro or MT32 front (all Pirelli fronts are DOT approved though).


I was thinking of getting another set of rims and putting on some more street oriented tires for commuting though, haven't decided if it's worth the cost yet.

 

[svtranger04]

i was thinking on doing the same seeing at i usually ride in the city. so a pair of street tires would be nice but i would still like to have a set to go off road with. but 2 sets of new tires, and 2 new rims... thats looking like $500-$900 bucks.

 

[milje]

i was thinking on doing the same seeing at i usually ride in the city. so a pair of street tires would be nice but i would still like to have a set to go off road with. but 2 sets of new tires, and 2 new rims... thats looking like $500-$900 bucks.

That's the part that's holding me up. I could buy an old bike (Nighthawk or something) for around a thousand I reckon. Probably get better mileage than my XR also, I only get about 30 as it is (kind of strung out on the highway), so I'd have to get another chain, sprockets, tires, rims, brake rotors. Gets kind of expensive.

 

[milje]

Pffff... wheels are around $400 each, tires around $100 each, brake rotors $70 each, sprockets and chain $150..... yeah I could get another bike for around the same price and not have to switch everything over when I want to go on the streets, and have a bike better suited to the street.

 

[svtranger04]

my break rotors are $250!!!!so yea im looking at well over $1000! but i get 54mpg no matter highway or city... maybe 50 city.

 

[Boggin]

Pirelli for me..

 

[LearjetMinako]

2006 Kawasaki KLX250s

Currently I run Kenda K270's. They are 50/50 tires and are good both on or off the road. But with me traveling a lot more on-road, my next set is Dunlops D607. The D607 are 90 on-road / 10off-road.