Dual Sport 705 Series Front/Rear Tire (130/80-17TL)

Excellent tire, used primarily on road, and some light off road. Great grip, no pieces falling off, does not lose air. I've hit quite a few potholes, some really hard hits and it has survived. It has 30k kilometers on a KTM adv 250 as seen in the picture rubber looks really great after one year. I will be ordering the same one again!

Very satisfied with his performance.

Fair priced, packaged well, shipped quickly

I have only ever used Shinko brand tires on my Kawasaki Versys, and have always had good ride quality and a decently long lasting tire (around 9k miles on a set). Every Shinko tire I've had up until this one has had a surprisingly smooth ride quality. This tire for some odd reason just doesn't ride as well. I am still satisfied with the quality, grip, trustworthy name brand, and tread life; I will just make sure to spend a little bit more money next time for hopefully a smoother riding tire.

I got this installed on my 2024 klr650, I ride primarily on road, but I do go off road a bit, and gravel roads that have pot holes/washboarding. 10/10 tire. arrived in a timely manner, and seems like a very high quality tire for the price. I will be saving this for future purchases.

I bought this tire to replace another 705 that is getting worn out on my klr650. My 705s have seen approximately 90% road use in the hills of WV. The other 10% has mostly been fire road and access road usage around the Mon forest and back roads. My experience as it relates to this review is that I have done GNCC racing, track days on my r1, and international cross country trips on a st1300. On dry pavement, the tire is confidence inspiring to the point that I have carved turns where the feelers of the pegs have touched pavement (no easy feat on the klr). I have had no slippage with the 705s on pavement. Even when it is hot out, the tires never feel greasy. On wet pavement, the tires do well. They channel water well and I have never had occasion to feel as though I was going to lose traction in the straights. In turns, when I am a little to hot on the exit, I can feel a controlled slide out of the tire. This is not a bad thing. I knew that I was pushing the tire and compared to a more knobby tire (which can have a uh-oh feel when it breaks traction) this tire worked great. In deep gravel, I am sure that a knobby would track better, but the 705 worked well and although I had to slow way up for turns, there was not the back and forth wishy-washy feel of a sport bike tire. The tire brakes well in deep gravel as well. There is some instability in the turns on deep gravel. For hard pack gravel- other than turns- I can ride at freeway speeds. Turns are stable. Avoidance maneuvers (for animals, rock rises in the hardpack, deep gravel center humps) are easily accomplished. I have taken the tires in sand close to the swing arm height and been able to tractor through (although there probably was a solid base to grab on to). I can drive up steep inclines in wet grass without having to worry about getting stuck(the tires will spun for traction though). Basically this is, for me, the go-to tire for my dual sport adventures. I like to ride fast to get to my destination areas and then be able to venture off for off-the-beaten path fun. This tire has not let me down. My rear tire is at the wear bars at ~1600 miles. I attribute this mileage to aggressive riding. I have no doubt that double that mileage would be possible for a more conservative rider. For the traction the tires give (for the riding I do) and for the price line of the 705s, these tires are unbeatable to any other I have tried. If I were to do desert riding or we're to be taking a long off-road trip, I would spoon on a knobby and this would not be the tire of choice. But, even if I were to commute 100% on road, I would choose this tire.

Great rear tire for my Versus 300 X. My 3rd one. Seller got the tire to me several days faster than expected.

Running currently only on the rear on a T100, because I was curious and I was looking for something that would handle better on back roads that were gravel or dirt and some grassy situations. Some Pointers of the experience so far: The stability for loose and wet seems very good for low speed. When coming to stops you'll feel and hear the tread blocks the most, especially after breaking loads. At most driving speeds you will not notice that much tread block noise, after the first ~800 miles at 65-70 mph they now make noticeable noise after the tread block has had time to wear off the hard edges. To quantify the amount of road noise it is now loud enough to be heard over the normal levels of transmission whine on the T100 at those speeds(most street tires for this size are dead silent). Treads and grip still seem great after 1500 miles of road trip and mixed use driving. After going down to a Triumph meetup I feel less crazy now about putting this on a Bonneville T100. After seeing for those who have Thruxtons, Bonnevilles, Tigers, etc are finding their way to running these for their GOOD performance characteristics and durability. I'll probably end up getting a matching front and update the review after enough time has passed. I've had this on for the last month and a half.

Bon pneu Tient bien la route

If you use your bike primarly on road with occasional off road chants this is a great tire. As a rear wheel it usually lasts about 10 to 13k. For the price it can't be beat.

Roule très bien

Seems like a good tire for the price! Have to put some miles on before I know how it holds up.