X to circle and beyond !!!

[westgl]

So basically nothing failed on either bike so far, on this very long excursion, except the suzuki had a oil leak early on and was fixed early on.

Not to bad, for a durability test for both bikes.

How many total miles are on the suzuki

 

[Nortwestrider]

The GS turned 19,000 miles today.


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[Nortwestrider]

Here's a look at how the tires are holding up.
150/17 rear K60 @ 5,000 miles.

120/17 TKC80 front @ 5,000 miles.

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[DanH]

Here's a look at how the tires are holding up.
150/17 rear K60 @ 5,000 miles.
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120/17 TKC80 front @ 5,000 miles.

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Wow, that is pretty good wear. Its certainly better than I would have expected from off road tires used primarily for hwy miles.

 

[Jarvis]

Great wear
that many miles plus they are offroad and im sure you had a lot more weight than normal.......

 

[Nortwestrider]

The K60 is one of the hardest compound tires you can buy.Some owners of light weight bikes get 14,000 miles out of a rear.The TKC up front is soft but should go about 8-10,000 on the X.


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[Jarvis]

Would you say that they are great for curves ???
And how much more(if any) road noise do you experence than the stock tire on the NC?

 

[Nortwestrider]

The front TKC is LOUD !!.You can hear it over the engine.As far as curves go,I'm a ex roadracer that got that out of my system long ago,BUT I can still scrape the pegs with these tires.For the type of riding I do ( 75% commuting,25% offroad stuff ) these are great tires.


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[Jarvis]

With that being said, Would you conside a different front tire ro cut down on the noise?????

 

[modeselector]

...new front springs,new rear shock. If I can find a 1" longer shock them I might go with the fork extenders.
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Great...like to see more of these going off-road!

Curious if you have a rear mud guard covering the shock on this trip? I have yet to find a suitable one.

 

[Nortwestrider]

Nope.noise dosn't bother me at all.The only time I really notice it is when I'm standing on the pegs leaning forward.There really isn't any other 50/50 tire in a 17" front size.There is the MT90 I think but it's pretty soft and spendy $$$$.
No hugger or shock guard,I was surprised when we washed off the Dalton mud the shock wasn't to muddy!!.


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[modeselector]

No hugger or shock guard,I was surprised when we washed off the Dalton mud the shock wasn't to muddy!!.
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Hmmm, with the popularity of this bike, there may be an opportunity for someone to bring to market a clean, simple bolt-on flap...
https://www.maier-mfg.com/catalog/bmw-f650gs-f700gs-f800gs-rear-splash-guard

 

[Nortwestrider]

I think a rear hugger would keep the shock pretty clean.I had limited $$ for this trip so I choose not to get one,also I'm not sure it would fit with the K60??.


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[Old Can Ride]

What a great ride! Keep it rolling!

 

[Old Can Ride]

The one thing that I noticed that neither you nor I talked about in our Alaskan travels was the great state bird- THE MOSQUITO!



For some reason they just were not as bad as I thought they would be. Did you have the same good luck?

 

[Nortwestrider]

OMG,Coldfoot was a nightmare.

Tomorrow we head for home !!.


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[ziggie]

Safe travels home

 

[DanH]

See you soon!

 

[Old Can Ride]

MOSQUITO! I guess they don't old blood!

 

[Jonathan Curran]

I hope your trip was safe and enjoyable!