Heidenau K60 scout are wearing Fast!!

[gjcarving]

Hello. I have a DR650 that I was going through Michelin T-63's on the rear to quickly. So, I opted for a Heidenau K60 scout as I have read some good reviews on them regarding wear. The size is 130 80 17. I really like the tire for the style riding I do, 50/50 give or take, but with only 1,400 miles on them so far they seem to be wearing rather quickly. Has anybody had this experience or have any feedback? It would be greatly appreciated. At this rate I'd be lucky to get 3,000 +/- mile out of it. I was hoping for at least 5-6k. Thanks!

[Unstable Rider]

Great post.

I hate to break it to you, I don't think they are going to last any or much longer than the tires you had before brother.

Same riding conditions, a 50-50 is gonna wear. It's the rules, it's a "consumable"

Maybe just me. If you are going for 8,000 to 10,000 miles on tires, switch to Avon Gripsters, but they are more of an 80-20, and spensive as hell.

Shinko 705 is all I got to say !

[00Buck]

Yes, we were misinformed about long life for that size. Three of us rode to Alaska last June, all with the same tires. Two DR650's and one BMW 650GS. Rear tires were worn flat in ten days, 5,000 km (3,000 miles). Had to replace all rears in Anchorage. Very disappointing after hearing of long life. Since then I have heard that particular size wears fast on pavement but is better for dirt.

Get the 140/80-17. It will last two to three times as long on pavement.

[soph9]

the 130 size always has gotten reviews for not last too long...for some reason the 140 and 150 rears to much better...we should know.

[Vincenthdfan]

The 150 has a continuous center rib to ride on, thus reducing on highway wear...the others Heids do not.

[soph9]

we used to get 20,000 KM;s on our 140's on our BMWF650GS bikes...we now have F800's and predict the same on the 150's. Got over 15,000 KM's on the 150's when we rode/borrowed Triumph Tiger 800XC's. The rears had a ton of tread left after Alaska and back.

[shu]

Originally Posted by Vincenthdfan

The 150 has a continuous center rib to ride on, thus reducing on highway wear...the others Heids do not.

Right. The 130 x 80 x 17 K60 Scout is a completely different tire than the bigger sizes.





I have run one of these (130x 80) on my DR650. It did seem to wear very quickly at first. It now has 5500 miles on it and looks like it will go another 1000. I like the tire: good on pavement and feels solid on dirt, not too bad for wet muddy roads.

............shu

[COride]

Here is my K60 130/80 - 17

Does this like it has another 1000 miles on it? thx

Current milage is 3100 about 70/30 Street/Dirt

[One Less Harley]

For a BMW R80 G/S which is considerably heavier than the DR- I got 8,371 miles out of my rear 120/80x18, and then once 5,800 miles one, the front has gone as high as 11,000 miles.

[wayne_l]

my klr has had the k60 front and rear for 8000 miles and still good 45% life left on the rear .. im Alaskan ride every kind of road from gravel ,mud and highway .. fully loaded with all my gear .. my front tire shows very little wear but is getting noisy and buzzy at free way speeds..

ive really enjoyed the life of these tires .. im going to try a mefo front and rear for my trip back home end of this month just trying to improve road miles and handling a little bit .. but life of the tire was never a issue .. soon as I get back they are going back on ...

[GSBS]

On my 03 Dakar (~400 pound bike) I've run two K60 rears and one front in the past year and have gotten over 6K miles from each rear and the front still has good tread and minimal cupping at almost 13K. Front would probably go another 3-4K miles.

These rears are 140/80-18's, however, as I had my hubs laced with 18/21 wheels last year, so I couldn't say about the mileage on the 130s.

What pressures are you running? In mine I run 24 psi rear and around 20 psi front, and air down if doing anything more off-road than FS roads.

Before changing to the 18-inch rear I was getting around 8K miles from the rear 130/80-17 Mefos, which have a similar tread pattern and handling characteristics. The T63s, which I've also run on this bike, went around 3K rear and double that on the front.

[jnclem]

I have 3500 miles so far of very mixed pavement, gravel and dirt riding on my BMW R100 GS, with the K-60 130/80/17. It is wearing very well, and I expect to get at least double that.

I am wondering what air pressure most people run in this tire though. bMW's recommendations would be very high compared to what the tire gives as a max.

I generally run about 34 rear and 30 front, a little more for two up or fully loaded, a little less in soft conditions. Is that too high?

[DoubleCafe]

I got close to 3500 miles out of my last rear Heidenau on a 2007 Scrambler. I just installed a new one, not because I have money to burn, but because I do feel I got really good performance in those 3500 miles. (About 70 street & 30 dirt use).

[One Less Harley]

if you can fit the K70 with the center tread it will give you better miles the other open block design will be less. I wish the G/S could go larger but it won't clear the drive shaft housing.