Right, thanks, pretty funny, those are the two tires that got me
noticing the knobs seem shorter on the tires conforming to FIM
homologation, sheesh, wonder if I spelled that right!
Oh yea, and the tire nominated as Dot dirt tire of the year by dirt
bike magazine, the Pirelli Scorpion Pro.
I'd love a set of those Excellas (nice symmetry) if they had the
knob height of a 606!
Maybe then I could slow this Hoss KLR to make that hard right when
I'm slidin down one of those loose hills toward a ravine!
Rod
--- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Arden Kysely"
wrote:
>
> From poking around after googling 'FIM approved tires' I'd say you
> have to choose a tire and check it out. Dunlop says their D907 is
> FIM/DOT approved, but the D606 only says DOT.
>
> Here's one I haven't heard of that looks interesting:
>
> The newest addition, the OF-219
> Enduro Competition tire, is
> the most aggressive dual-sport tire
> Excella offers, and it's also DOT
> and FIM approved...for really aggressive dual-sport
> work the new Excella Enduro OF-
> 219s come with a deep 15/32-in.
> tread to dig in on anything from
> hard pack to soft dirt. There's a
> cupped pattern providing stability
> to go with that traction, the tires
> are FIM competition approved and
> they're DOT speed rated to 92
> MPH for the street.
>
> Anyone familiar with it?
>
> And this about a Bridgestone tire:
> ED663/660 series is the latest FIM-legal enduro tires by
Bridgestone
> which provide strong traction
> and controllability...Real Enduro race tires that can also be used
on
> public roads. Terrific traction, conform to FIM regulations. These
are
> real Enduro race tires with dynamic block patterns and motocross
> compounds. Ideal for Enduro competitors who need off-road
performance.
>
> __Arden
>
> --- In
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Rodney Copeland" wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure I understand but are dualsport tires conforming to
the
> > International Motorcycling Federation limited to a half inch in
knob
> > height?
> > Thanks for any enlightenment,
> > Rod
> >
>