10 000 kilometers on Michelin Anakee Adventure. That’s the status to date. I am every bit as satisfied as I was after the first impressions. Recently I was out riding on gravel again. No other tires I’ve had on my 2016 BMW R1200GS Adventure have felt this good around 10 000 kilometers. Some of the…read more>>
Tires
Anakee Adventure, gravel, dirt and offroad (re)views
Anakee Adventure by Michelin is a dual sport tire. Designed for pavement as well as riding off the beaten track, on gravel, dirt and offroad. That is the claim, and so says reviews I’d seen prior to acquiring a set . Being a 80/20, or 80 percent on-road and 20 percent offroad, I was excited…read more>>
Michelin Anakee Adventure review & first impressions
Michelin Anakee Adventure was introduced early 2019. As the first reviews came out it became evident Anakee Adventure was a tire to be reckoned with. But how good are they? Naturally I had to find out. The tires from last year were almost done. So my BMW R1200GS Adventure was fitted with a set of…read more>>
Michelin Sirac review; a tire for allround usage
Michelin Sirac is a great all-round tire for medium size adventure bikes. On pavement, gravel, dirt or offroad, it is a good choice. Michelin Sirac – first experiences Fall 2017 I bought my second motorcycle, a 1995 Honda XL600v Transalp. Decided that I needed something lighter, something for commuting and shorter expeditions. From before I’ve…read more>>
Tire-some topic (again), and a “bold” decision
Tire-some yet important topic for us who rides motorcycles. I am talking about tires. I see lots of praise, of many types of tires. Most of them more offroad biased, at the expense of tarmac handling, durability, noise and a bunch of other considerations. A brilliant tire decision, for me Last year, as the first…read more>>
Tires, a tiring topic you cannot retire from
Since picking up riding again, after more than a quarter of a century “in darkness”, the topic around and about tires bounces back, all the time. What to choose, and what to use. Tires, not an -ism, not a religion although sometimes I wonder if that is exactly what the topic has evolved, or rather…read more>>