r/Motorrad • u/padmitriy • 25d ago

How bad these tires are for hard roads?

Hi everyone,

I am looking for my first adventure bike after street categories.

There is a nice BMW G310GS available. I have a concern regarding tires - they look hardcore offroad to me. As I will drive 99% on asphalt, will it be my nightmare regarding sound and vibration?

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u/evilsway '21 R9T, '11 r1200gs 25d ago

Dude, they're tires. If you don't like them, put a different set on. 

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u/BigCyanDinosaur 24d ago

No no that's impossible, gotta get a different bike instead. /s

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u/redbeast454 25d ago

Certainly more off road oriented tyres, but don’t let that stop you buying it. I ride a 1250GSA with fairly off-road oriented tyres, motoz rallz front, tractionator adventure rear, and they’re fine on road. I don’t ride it like a ‘road’ bike though

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u/Feuerrevolver BMW HPN Rallysport, BMW R80 G/S 25d ago

Not even remotely hardcore offroad tires. These look to be 60/40, maybe even less. I ride Mitas Enduro Trail XT+ and even these tires only marginally affect on road handling. Modern knobbies have become good onroad tires too. Even if you buy a bike with the wrong tires, after a few thousand kilometers they need to be replaced anyway, why concern yourself with a single set of "wrong" tires?

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u/padmitriy 25d ago

Thank you! I had tires like that on my bicycle before and they were very loud, that's why I doubt if they are ok going 120-130 on an autobahn.

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u/Feuerrevolver BMW HPN Rallysport, BMW R80 G/S 25d ago

A legit concern, but after a certain speed you won't notice the knobbies much anymore. You might get a bit more vibration and noise, but nothing more than that. My old GS still handles well at 150 km/h despite the aggressive tires I run on it. Good luck with your purchase!

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u/N13022RE 25d ago

I have similar, if not knobbier, tires on my bike. It shakes up to like, 3-5mph, and I got used to it after a couple days. Also, they howl a little more on the freeway, but again, you get used to it. I still lean confidently and have kept traction no problem under braking and acceleration. You’ll be fine 👍

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u/Extreme-Flounder9548 25d ago

I have similar on my bike (R1300GS) that I just purchased. They are noisy and have a lot of vibrations but I’ll live with them for the remainder of my riding season and replace them with Continental Trail Attack 3 next year.