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crazymac:
Ireally fancied the KL71's but it was the directional bit that put me off. I've ran the grenway macho's in the past and they were great especially on wet roads as the pattern tends to push the water out.

But in the end I went with the Copper STT's. about £10 more a tyre but no concerns about directionallity

marjan:
Just to throw a curve ball into the tyre discussion I can highly recommend Toyo Transpath M/T's, they are quiet on the road and great in the mud.

And bear in mind that Robbie Gordon came third in the 2009 Dakar on these tyres.

glaggs:

--- Quote from: robert francis on March 04, 2009, 23:09:01 ---i really rate the hankook dynapros mts they lasting well on mine and not bad on price, but the kl71's tend to come up small, me and my mate got them and there suposed to be the same size but mine are alot bigger.

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Tyre sizing is governed by the ETRTO (European tyre and rim technical organisation) who specify the standard that a tyre must meet to be rated at a certain size. This standard allows for the tyre to fall within a given tollerance range and is the reason two different makes of tyre which are marked as the same size will actually be different sizes.


--- Quote from: mrsbrumie on March 04, 2009, 22:01:24 ---Hate to say it but if you are involved in an accident with the tyre running at the incorrect direction you insurance could be void  :police:

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The tyre manufacturers will only recommend oversizing tyres by 1.5% or under sizing by 2 %  - so most of us are ignoring this recommendation - which in the event of an accident could be used to void your insurance! You pays yer money.............

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