Some advise on some Dual sport tires for my kmx 125

[sam_w]

just looking at some advice really for some decent dual sport tyres for my kmx. i mainy use it on the road but will be using it for some light off road/field riding during the summer. i like the look of continental escapes, they seem to what im looking for at a reasonable price. has anybody had any experience with these tyres or could anybody advise me of any decent similar tyres for around the same price. thanks in advance

[G]

They look like road tyres in trail sizes, rather than dual sport.
Slightly further along the dual sport line, I've got Metzeler Enduro 3 Sahara on my 690:
https://www.ityre.com/i/tyre/21075.jpg
They are still very slidy off road - was able to mostly 'keep up' with a decent front and that rear on a TRF ride, but got a bit scary quite often with the rear all over the place and having to get weight right back in fast uphill leafy sections.

Riding with other BCFers and with the front as well I was a little slow in a lot of cases and it got even more concerning with the front going straight on despite being pointed an entirely different direction!

Not sure I'd go much below this if I wanted some kind of off-road ability. They seem fine on the road and were still smooth even hitting a real 108mph with a pillion!
To be fair, I've mostly used them in pretty muddy situations, any road-ish tyre will be a fair bit better when there's a bit more adhesion!

If the majority of your riding will be road riding and you won't need to ride the bike too far to get to your off-road riding, I'd be tempted to try and find a spare set of wheels; may well be able to get some with used knobblies, which allow a lot more confident fun off road, even if they're totally knackered.

[element]

for the road id have wheels with a set of bridgestone trailwings.. Handle brilliantly in the wet (and ive pushed em!)..

for offroad id have another set of wheels with a set of veerubber's..

dual sport tyres just dont work offroad (ive tried).. You'll get away with a gentle ride along a track but any loose terrain or mud and you'll be wishing you had a set of knobblies... rear end skipping and sliding isnt so bad but front end whipeouts are not fun!
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[collywog19]

Avon distanzia are good imo.

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[yen_powell]

Most trail tyres will struggle in any sort of slippery conditions and you'll spend more time paddling and picking the bike back up than actually riding.

Pirelli MT21s are good offroad and are totally road legal, but as with any decent knobbly tyre, they will wear out quite quickly on the road. Run them at about 15psi if you don't have rimlocks and they are pretty good on hard and sofft ground.
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[sam_w]

hi all

i decided to go with the conti escapes in the end as i use the bike on the road mainly. So far im impressed, they have excellent grip on the road including driving in wet conditions. i havent really tried them off road. i drove across a small stretch of field tho and they seem to hold ok.

thanks for the advice anyway everyone

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In case you change your mind this is the Pirelli MT21 tyre I mentioned. The front is the most important if you want to go in the direction you point the bike at. Once it starts to wear it's game over in this Essex gloop.
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