Worked a tire test for
Roadrunner Magazine recently. Had opportunity to ride the same 1,500-mile route back-to-back on different sets of tires. Swapping treads back and forth between each ride provided quick insight into both wear and performance.
A
KTM 1090 Adventure R and
Honda Africa Twin Adventure Sports spent many miles in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and Wyoming for this test.
Few seconds of Wyoming:
Wyoming v1 from
Jon Beck on
Vimeo.
15 minutes of California:
California BDR South - 15 min aerial highlights from
Jon Beck on
Vimeo.
For the test, only the tools I carry with me on the bike were used to change tires (wheel balancer being an exception - it’s only along for exceptionally long rides where multiple sets of tires will be used up).
