I am a creature of habit which means my ‘go to’ tyre manufacturer is usually Metzeler. Unfortunately, their tyre choice for my Scrambler Icon is a bit long in the tooth now and with a 2000 mile road trip ahead, I wanted a tyre developed with a bit more road focus in mind. On a 12 day trip that included daily air temperatures ranging from 12°C to 35°C, dry to pi**ing down, drenching wet, balmy days to howling gales, new tarmac to genuine old fashioned rough cut C roads, the Dunlop Roadsmart IVs were a revelation. Grip from cold and the profile gives a progressive and smooth transition from upright to lean and edge to edge. No tramlining, no jitter and absolutely rock solid in the turn and the transition from bend to bend. I fitted the SP rear because the Scrambler is a light bike but I definitely think the GT is a real candidate for the V4 Pikes Peak which is a huge leap of faith for me. I have championed individual choice when buying tyres but in this instance, I would recommend including the Roadsmart in your list of top 3 tyres to consider. Andy
Agreed, Roadsmart IV is an excellent tyre. I had a set on the KTM 1290 SAS. I tried a few different tyres on that bike, other than the stock tyres. But very happy with the Dunlops. Saw some twisty - sometimes wet - roads in the mountains of Spain. Especially coming down the mountains, before the sun has dried the roads - braking into wet twisty corners - with all that weight, hoping the front doesn't fold ! Good tyres.
Agreed I have them on my 1200S DVT but I would say the Multi isn't heavy enough for the GT's, Dunlop recommends the SP's. https://www.dunlop.eu/en_gb/motorcy...2ODc5OTIkbzEkZzAkdDE3NTI2ODc5OTIkajYwJGwwJGgw
I tried to go a little deeper behind the blurb to understand the difference between the SP, which stands for Single Ply and the GT. I found references to particular bikes that the tyres were aimed at and looking through the weights of them, my rough calculations puts the SP in the sub 200kg bike range and the 250+kg bike range. The Multistrada seems to fall into the gap between the two but with my experience of the first generation 1200, I’d say the SP will suit that range. Not sure where the 1260 fits but at 240kg (wet), the V4 Pikes Peak definitely falls into the GT grouping, especially if you are touring fully loaded and two-up. I’m running the GT’s at 2.3 bar, solo and whilst you notice many of the small to medium imperfections in the road, it’s not an uncomfortable ride. During my 100+ mile ride today, I found the tyre very rewarding and at times, I enjoyed being a hooligan Andy
