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[Devon Jarvis]

I'm on my third Trakmaster (kenda K760) rear, and love them. I get about 2500-3000miles out of them before they are useless offroad, this would leave another 1000mi of safe tread and another 1000mi after that before the cords show. Everyone I know who has had problems with Kenda tires, and told the company about it, has been taken care of in exemplary fashion. They had a recall a few years ago I believe, a batch of K270 that weren't cured right or something like that. The overwhelmingly common experience is acceptable performance and longeveity at a bargain price. Sure they're not perfect, they're cheap-ass tires. As for dual-sporting a CRF450 and then complaining about tire life, well..... Devon cdnabn49 wrote:

> > ***Food for thought*** > > I thought I had done an appropriate amount of research on the kenda > 270's... I was mistaken.... perhaps I got a tire from a bad batch, > it is unknown.

-- "It's a troublesome world, all the people who are in it, are troubled with troubles almost every minute" Dr. Seuss

[keithn1964]

Musta been a bad batch. I have 5000 miles on a set and the front one looks new and the back looks about 3/4. I ride hwy, trail, single and double track. I run 18 psi front and 20 read offroad and 22 / 26 on road. I figure most of the wear on the read is from the downshifting durring deceleration on the pavement and the little skids it causes on the read tire. They do "wander" a little bit but realy didn't notice it till someone on list mentioned it. I grew up riding dirt bikes and all nobies "wonder" on pavement so I guess I just expected it. Keith

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "cdnabn49" wrote: > ***Food for thought*** > > I thought I had done an appropriate amount of research on the kenda > 270's... I was mistaken.... perhaps I got a tire from a bad batch, > it is unknown. I keep my skins properly inflated... I have driven a > Police Motor Unit for 7 years... my life depends on it! The Kenda's, > I thought would be an appropriate tire for use... I was mistaken... > I ended up driving more asphalt then gravel/dirt so they burned off > early... and yes only 2200 miles before they were gone. I was > disappointed. As for my partner's kenda 270 basically flying apart > as we road... how do you explain that one... big chunks/knobs were > flying off his tire as we raod down a secondary hwy... we were both > disappointed. Another buddy of mine only got 3500 km's out of his > kenda trackmaster's (CRF450). So you do the math... choose the tire > you need... weigh the use very carefully and choose wisely. I for on > won't be purchasing them again... and from a number of off-line > messages I am not alone. > > Regards ~cdnabn49~

[dumbazz650]

My experiance with the K270s was much the same, having churned through two sets, averaging about 4000mi on the rears. Like the KLR, a good, cheap, general purpose choice, as long as your choice is something like 50/50 riding. The K270s stick much better on-road after about 1500mi, still nowhere near as sticky as the D604s, Gripsters, or even the IRC GP110s (n that order). I've pushed them to 80+ on AZ interstate at 100+ degrees without complaint, running 30psi and HD tubes, carrying my 200lbs and another 70lbs of camping gear. Never lost a lug so never had to find out about warranty service. just opinions, MarkB A3, A9

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, Devon Jarvis wrote: > I'm on my third Trakmaster (kenda K760) rear, and love them. > I get about 2500-3000miles out of them before they are > useless offroad, this would leave another 1000mi of safe > tread and another 1000mi after that before the cords show. > > Everyone I know who has had problems with Kenda tires, and > told the company about it, has been taken care of in > exemplary fashion. They had a recall a few years ago I > believe, a batch of K270 that weren't cured right or > something like that. The overwhelmingly common experience is > acceptable performance and longeveity at a bargain price. > > Sure they're not perfect, they're cheap-ass tires. As for > dual-sporting a CRF450 and then complaining about tire life, > well..... > > Devon > > cdnabn49 wrote: > > > > ***Food for thought*** > > > > I thought I had done an appropriate amount of research on the kenda > > 270's... I was mistaken.... perhaps I got a tire from a bad batch, > > it is unknown. > -- > "It's a troublesome world, > all the people who are in it, > are troubled with troubles > almost every minute" > > Dr. Seuss

[HAULNA4814@AOL.COM]

I really would have to say ditto to that, the 270 works for me JD A-1every ones ride A-17 my ride [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[HAULNA4814@AOL.COM]

FOR ALL RUNNING OR THINKING OF RUNNING THE 270 KENDA(IT IS A WARNING) dont spin them until after 200 miles(THAT IS THE KEY TO 270 tire life) they must be seasoned and broke in just like the machine,I over ride the 270 a lot and have very good service from them,for the money and" MY" riding style it works better than the last 20 D/S tire I have used JD A-1-the loaner - my ride since it was new and the new girl showed up A-17- my ride [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[kd5tvf]

I think it has a lot to do with a degree of "bad luck" here in your case. Maybe you got a defective lot?? If Ford or Chevy or XYZ can recall millions of complete automobiles, who says you cant get sold a crap tire?? Consider this, over the 4th of July week, I traveled from Dallas to the Canadian border and back on a set of Kenda 270's. I weigh about 325 pounds (US) and have a set of Givi hard cases and a duffle bag on the rack. I covered 3,000 miles in almost all 95+ degree weather at speeds in excess of 55mph the whole time. My tire pressure was set to 32 psi front and rear as stamped on the casing. I think it's important for people to consider we are talking about a relatively budget priced tire as opposed the latest offering from Michelin or Goodyear, but even they have problems too!!

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "cdnabn49" wrote: > ***Food for thought*** > > I thought I had done an appropriate amount of research on the kenda > 270's... I was mistaken.... perhaps I got a tire from a bad batch, > it is unknown. I keep my skins properly inflated... I have driven a > Police Motor Unit for 7 years... my life depends on it! The Kenda's, > I thought would be an appropriate tire for use... I was mistaken... > I ended up driving more asphalt then gravel/dirt so they burned off > early... and yes only 2200 miles before they were gone. I was > disappointed. As for my partner's kenda 270 basically flying apart > as we road... how do you explain that one... big chunks/knobs were > flying off his tire as we raod down a secondary hwy... we were both > disappointed. Another buddy of mine only got 3500 km's out of his > kenda trackmaster's (CRF450). So you do the math... choose the tire > you need... weigh the use very carefully and choose wisely. I for on > won't be purchasing them again... and from a number of off-line > messages I am not alone. > > Regards ~cdnabn49~

[bkowalca]

The Kenda 270's are not load or speed rated. That is something to think about while riding two up on the super slab. I would rather spend a couple more bucks for a tire that has a rating. For example, the Maxxis M6o06 which I use have 65S/TT rating which is good for 112 mph and 639lbs. Bryan K A14

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "cdnabn49" wrote: > ***Food for thought*** > > I thought I had done an appropriate amount of research on the kenda > 270's... I was mistaken.... perhaps I got a tire from a bad batch, > it is unknown. I keep my skins properly inflated... I have driven a > Police Motor Unit for 7 years... my life depends on it! The Kenda's, > I thought would be an appropriate tire for use... I was mistaken... > I ended up driving more asphalt then gravel/dirt so they burned off > early... and yes only 2200 miles before they were gone. I was > disappointed. As for my partner's kenda 270 basically flying apart > as we road... how do you explain that one... big chunks/knobs were > flying off his tire as we raod down a secondary hwy... we were both > disappointed. Another buddy of mine only got 3500 km's out of his > kenda trackmaster's (CRF450). So you do the math... choose the tire > you need... weigh the use very carefully and choose wisely. I for on > won't be purchasing them again... and from a number of off-line > messages I am not alone. > > Regards ~cdnabn49~

[Sonny Bulla]

Spied a green KLR heading up Old Knoxville Hwy here in Sevierville Monday (7/4/03) as I was out in my grocery getter. Did I miss a chance to meet a Lister? Kinda unusual to see a dual sporter around here. Mostly 'Wings with trailers, 1%'er wannabes on cruisers, or scantily-clad crotch-rocket riders. Needless to say, I get a lot of "What the hell is THAT?" stuff and "How fast will it go?". I tell 'em it's not about how fast...it's about how many places it will go. Sonny '02 KLR650 http://home.earthlink.net/~sbulla http://www.louisemandrell.com