They stick like shit to a blanket and last forever….if you can get by with the look of them, some people don’t like the aggressive tread pattern. Had them on my 1200s dvt out of choice following some reviews on here, and was pleasantly surprised to pick up my enduro with them already fitted.
Thanks Bumpkin. I'm a little worried you've been stalking me and seen the amount of 'essential' equipment I keep in my Land Rover despite just driving it to and from work most of the week. And the amount of similarly essential equipment loading down my boat and increasing my fuel comsumption. So, yep, that clip could be me, but I promise the Panniers will only go on when I actually need them. I stopped off at Loomies on my way home last Friday for a coffee(spit) whilst giving my 999 a blat round. A guy came over to look at the bike having got off a fully kitted up Panzer with boxes, tank bag, etc. Had a good trip I asked. Oh, just popped out for a coffee was the answer.
Well, thats good to know...i quite like the tread pattern...very supermoto looking....i was thinking of them for my hyper (as well as my SXV)
Rode it home today, @30mies or so and the handling of the bike on the tyres was not as bad as I thought it would be. They are Michelin Anakee Wilds by the way. However, you can feel them through the whole bike, a fast vibration relative to road speed not engine speed, and blimey the front one is loud. So I will be changing them for those reasons alone. Apologies now, as I get into this bike I'm bound to be asking lots of daft questions. .
Do these tyres need to be in pairs or is it fine -possibly advantageous- to mix brands between front & back?
I've never felt confident mixing tyre brands or even range of tyres on a bike. I reason that pairs of tyres are designed so the inflated profiles work with each other. Profile shapes not designed to work with each other could give you some interesting handling. Tyres are a big investment, and getting it wrong could ruin your enjoyment of a bike for the sake of saving a little cash at the time.
Mutants are a great tyre but not wallet friendly but they don't wear out like a set of ContiAttak Evo SM. If you're after a wet tyre aggressive pattern the K 73 - Heidenau Tires look great on a SM, saw a KTM690 shod with them and looked way better than my Mutants.
And based on that you'd expect them to do how many miles (total) before you need to replace it/ them?
They still have plenty left on them - I wouldn’t want to hazard a guess in case they fall off a cliff or start to square off, but I just stuck a tread depth gauge on the rear and the centre block lead edges are showing between 4.5 and 5.5mm so they have lost around 2mm at worst.
