TomInOregon
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My original tires wore out quicker than I expected (I had hoped to get another 3-4,000 miles out of them), and I need to replace the rear, so I will do both at the same time. I have been looking at the K60 rear, TKC80 front combo for a while and was planning on going with that combo, but have concerns about rain performance. Now, all of my motorcycles have been street bikes with street tires, so I know nothing about how knobbies work. How does this combo compare to the stock NC700X tires for comfort, noise and handling on dry and wet pavement? Right now my riding is almost exclusively commuting with an occasional road trip with my wife. I am hoping to change that and would like to start by getting more capable dirt tires, but still need to commute year round. I am planning to do the WABDR and Prudhoe bay trips in the next year or two. I know both of these can be done on street tires, but would probably be easier with these.
I can make quite a few trade-offs to gain off-road performance, but I just don't know how these compare to street tires or what the trade-offs are. My commute is 35 miles of twisties and 35 miles of highway a day. My stock tires slip a bit on corners once in a while when it's rainy and I would like to at least equal if not improve grip in the rain.
From OCR's tires that fit thread, it doesn't look like there are very many sets of tires that have both front and rear sizes available for the NC. Looking for feedback on the K60/TKC80 combo (street use in particular), characteristics of knobbies in general vs. street tires, and any other useful information.
Thanks,
Tom
I can make quite a few trade-offs to gain off-road performance, but I just don't know how these compare to street tires or what the trade-offs are. My commute is 35 miles of twisties and 35 miles of highway a day. My stock tires slip a bit on corners once in a while when it's rainy and I would like to at least equal if not improve grip in the rain.
From OCR's tires that fit thread, it doesn't look like there are very many sets of tires that have both front and rear sizes available for the NC. Looking for feedback on the K60/TKC80 combo (street use in particular), characteristics of knobbies in general vs. street tires, and any other useful information.
Thanks,
Tom