CONTINENTAL TKC 80

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The Continental TKC80 tires have to be the best all around tires for adventure motorcycling. After purchasing this 1200GS i needed to upgrade the tires as the current ones that are on the bike where old and warn down and now that spring is almost fully here I wanted to make sure that i had the right tires for the job. After looking around for which tires that would be best suited for my needs I still kept reverting back to the TKC80s. Now its a familiar tyre for me indeed and sure you dont get such a long life out of them but MY GOD are they great for all around use. I will get about 4K miles out of these tires but even knowing that i spend about 60% of my time on road except during the summer months where I will spend close to 85% of my time off road, these tires just meet every expectation I possibly can have. VIDEO >>

No one ever criticizes the performance of the TKC80 - it's always the tread life they criticize. I get 6000 miles, however my KTM 1190 has lots of electronic stuff such as front ABS and wheelie control in certain modes. So...sometimes when I wheelie too high, it will bring the front end down pretty hard by cutting power. At 6000 miles, I had some good knobs and some worn knobs...not sure how that happened as it was gradual and I did not lose knobs - some just wore faster than others. Not sure if the worn knobs are from when I come down off a wheelie and suddenly the wheel has to instantly increase speed when it contacts the pavement??? Never-the-less, I could not feel it in the front end, or the dirt or street performance and at 6000 miles, I did not care. -m-2015