Dunlop D606 Dual Sport Tire

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I have read some complaints that the Trail Wing front will wash out during fast riding in sand, and maybe that’s so. Larger tires may fit but are usually not equivalent, and they will usually affect handling — a problem to avoid on a motorcycle.

Interesting factoid: the Continental representative showed me the Continental printed catalog, which does not list a 120/90-17 as a rear tire — only as a front. The center knobs on the rear tire are slightly different sizes and placed at slightly different intervals, which, according to the Continental representative, helps reduce road noise. He even showed me photos in the official catalog that lists the two tires (OE and optional) separately; those photos are shown above.The Dunlop D606 is a popular switch; the front sizes are no problem and there’s a D606 rear available in 130/80-17, which will fit the DR650. It looks more like a 50/50 or 60/40 or so to me, with PBK (Pretty Big Knobbies). It’s also a pretty cheap way of getting into the hottest motorcycle segment going today: dual-sport riding, aka adventure-touring. Also, the rear was done at 11,000 km’s, while the front had a good 40% left which is not particularly useful as I would not start another tour with one new tire, and one 60% worn out.

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Here are real-world photo examples of motorcycle tire markings:

These have been around (hey, a pun!) for a number of years, but I haven’t been able to find a review. They are not the same as the optional Trail Wing TW301 and TW302, which have the latest and greatest Bridgestone technology (DTC – Dual Tread Compound).

Still don’t like that Trail Wing? OK…which one don’t you like? What “they” don’t tell you is that there are, as of this date, 40 (count ’em) Trail Wing tires made by Bridgestone. The IRC is very affordable, so I’m happy to swap it out regularly, but it will also last for a longer tour. It is a good 50/50 tire. To bad they don’t make a rear to fit my bike, but I have found that running a less aggressive rear works fine.I tried the IRC TR-8 battle rally front (21″) on my DR650 for a long on/ off road tour to Utah last year. In a nutshell, very happy and it is now my ‘go-to’ front tire for the DR. The IRC rep said that the BR-99’s are their most aggressive DOT street-legal tire, and one look at the knobbies pretty much confirms it.