Newbie - Alan Killackey (Killa)

[alankillackey]

Hi just like to say thanks for letting me join your forum.
Just picked up my R1200GS 2010 and looking forward to hopefully meeting a few of you on some of the upcoming trips or just out on the road.
As i have only got road tyres at the moment been told to get some TKC80's so i can take the bike off road.
Cheers Killa

[Jaime]

Hi, and welcome, great choice of bike, obviously a discerning new member. Enjoy.

[sexysi]

welcome mate to the mad house. So your on the Dark side :dry:

Well I'm on the light british side, Tiger 800xc. Anyhow lots of different options for semi off road tyres.

At the moment I am running a Mefo sport Explorer front and a Metzeler Karoo 3 on the back. So far the combination is pretty good, I do 90% tarmac/ 10% off road etc. And they seem to handle most stuff, wet mud, sand, grass, dirt tracks, wet chalk etc etc.

I am also getting pretty good mileage out of them as well. They are currently both on about 5,500miles. Gonna change at 6,000miles when they will be pretty much dead.

I am quite free with the right hand so well impressed with the wear on them.

I know that TKC's don't have much life in them, there is some talk on other forums where people are only getting 3k :blink: but I know a lot of BMW riders use them.

The Mefo is a 50/50 90 90x21" front from Zenoverland at £48
And the metz is a 70/30 150 70x17" off the net at about £82

So have a look around at reviews before you jump in and get TKC's

si

[bimota]

hi welcome Killa,

from s wales (thumbs) (thumbs)

[Road2Manchester]

Yo Killa

Welcome to another BMW'er we need more.............

See u around.

On Facebook ? see Chunky Tread Motorcycle Adventure Club.

Pete

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[david]

Welcome and so's your BMW

This is the place for a opinion that you never asked for :dry:

[Brenhden]

Welcome aboard from sunny somerset to you and your panzer. :woohoo:

[Rederic]

[center]Welcome Aboard
From another 1200gs[/center]

[BigBashBonanza]

Welcome buddy (thumbs)

[Ricky]

welcome aboard from another newbie in the south east (thumbs)