Anyone into green laning?

[sv4me]

Tell you what I have fancied doing, be tough going though

http://www.touratech.co.uk/dawntodusk/index.htm

As done by the legend that is Ross Noble

Originally Posted by sv4me

Tell you what I have fancied doing, be tough going though

http://www.touratech.co.uk/dawntodusk/index.htm

As done by the legend that is Ross Noble

We could rustle up a team entry....

Hi all and happy new year, i've propper got this green laning bug, i need new tyres for my DR350 (80/100 21 Front, 110/100 18 Rear) can anyone recomend a tyre? i want road legal for the MOT but would like as much grip offroad as possible, any ideas? Thanks

[tigersaw]

Maxxis - I have same sizes on my XT225. Was £46 rear, £36 front. They have deep 15mm knobbles and look and grip like a motocross tyre, but are E marked for road use. Sound a bit like a tractor on the road mind.
Previosuly had MT21 - they were very good, but wore quick

Not really heard of Maxxis, I've had a look online and i'm split between the Pirelli Scorpion MX extra (don't know if these are street legal) and the Michilen AC10 Which i know are street legal, any one used these? any opinions?

Pm -Ralph-, he fitted his XT600 with the stock ones that gs beemers use, they are a 'dual' tyre, work pretty decent on and off road apparently.
I cant remember what they are called.

Originally Posted by bikerskez

Hi all and happy new year, i've propper got this green laning bug, i need new tyres for my DR350 (80/100 21 Front, 110/100 18 Rear) can anyone recomend a tyre? i want road legal for the MOT but would like as much grip offroad as possible, any ideas? Thanks

http://www.dirtbikebook.com/?i=Searc...=offroad+tyres

Any enduro tyre will be road legal.

Motocross tyres are not.

Also, be ready for the squirm on tarmac...

Originally Posted by bikerskez

i want road legal for the MOT but would like as much grip offroad as possible, any ideas? Thanks

My tyres won't give you the optimal off road grip. There are other road legal tyres that would be better. I use Conti TCK80's



but that's because my XT is also my winter hack and does more road mileage than off road. If you do want a true dual purpose tyre that handles on road I'd recommend these.

I also have plans for it that involve European off road trips, but that will require a lot of motorway work to get there, as my wife is French and both brother-in-law (ex-regional motocross champ) and father in law have quads, and my best friend has a house near the Serra da Estrela mountains in Portugal.

Apparantly you can do Biarritz to Perpignan along the length of the Pyrenees without touching tarmac once you hit the mountains. That's definitely on the to-do list.

Originally Posted by sv4me

Where do I sign up?

That's just what I thought.

I desided to go with the Michilen AC10's, went out for a couple hours yesterday and what a difference a tyre with grip makes, they seem ok on the road and give very good grip in the mud and loose gravel, the only place i found they let go a little is when it got a little rockier, nothing to bad just a bit more effort requierd.