Taking the FJR off-road

[Bust]

Canadian FJR an FJRob on the Labrador IIRC.

[N4HHE]

My place in TN:

[tim ferrell]

What tires are those? Did they work well??

[FJRoss]

What tires are those? Did they work well??

The guys put Continental TKC 80's on for that ride and apparently they worked out really well. Canadian FJR or fjrob will fill you in on the details.

Edit: See this
https://fjriders.com/forums/viewtopic.p ... t=Labrador

[tim ferrell]

Many thanks!

[CollingsBob]

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[Canadian FJR]

The TKCs rock. Fantastic off road and work surprisingly well on the pavement. Once leaned over they rail. A bit of pressure needed to transition into the turn but less that a car tire.

We used the TKC80s. I suspect the 70s would work okay.

Another great tire is the Avon Trail Rider.

Canadian FJR

[FJRoss]

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We used the TKC80s. I suspect the 70s would work okay.

Another great tire is the Avon Trail Rider.

Canadian FJR

I wasn't aware of the Avon Trailrider. Available in FJR sizes as well.

I did some reading on the TKC70s a while back. Reviews seem to be great or horrible.
Comments included needing quite a bit of weight to balance and some found the front to wear funny and/or not handle well. I have no personal experience but I read up on them when I was considering a Trans Lab run a couple years ago. Still want to do that!

A lot of the dual sport/dirt tires don't have sizes that are a good match for the FJR.

[N4HHE]

My place in TN:

Well heck, when I posted this, this site permitted a tilde in the URL.

[bigjohnsd]

I ran a set of TKC70's on the GSA, didn't have a lot of traction on the pavement nor on the gravel. Got about 5,000 miles on the rear and the front did wear pretty scallopy.

Not a lot of options - https://www.bikebandit.com/2013-yamaha- ... 4v/m155034

https://www.continental-tires.com/motor ... uro/tkc-80

[FJRoss]

Not a lot of options - https://www.bikebandit.com/2013-yamaha- ... 4v/m155034

There is the Avon Trail Rider that Canadian FJR mentioned. In addition to the TKC70 and TKC80 from Continental, they have a "TKC70 Rocks" rear tire but not in FJR size. They also make a "Conti Trail Attack 3" which looks 90/10 highway - not very aggressive.
https://www.continental-tires.com/motor ... ycle-tires

[Uncle Hud]

Taken May, 2016, approx loc: 34.70833, -83.35243. Street tires.

This road was a piece of cake. The quick way in was 'paved' with fist-sized gravel, and was not.