Anlas Winter Grip 2 Tyres

[randyo]

I bought a new truck once cause the truck I had needed a battery

[Stig / Major Tom]

I bought a new truck once cause the truck I had needed a battery

I know that's true because I bought a  new Volkswagen one time
 because I needed a new  brake light bulb for the old one.
Stig

[Neil955i]

Sheesh, yous guys!

[monkeybongos]

For those facing high $$ to have new tires mounted, it’s not difficult to do w proper tools and technique.   And I’m the mechanic from hell, although much improved after 5 yrs of trial and error. 

Motion Pro bead breaker tire irons, tire lube and heat (from  sun or heat gun) made the process pretty easy.  At least on the Cali Classic.  Rear Wheel removal on the BV 350 will be more involved, will find out this week as I do the first tire change on that bike.  The Rebel was a bit of a bitch due to being tuned tires—threading the nozzle through the rim was by far the hardest part.

Know cost wasn’t part of Neil’s original post, but wanted to offer this as encouragement to saving high shop fees.  If I can do it, you guys surely can.

[randyo]

For those facing high $$ to have new tires mounted, it’s not difficult to do w proper tools and technique.   And I’m the mechanic from hell, although much improved after 5 yrs of trial and error. 

Motion Pro bead breaker tire irons, tire lube and heat (from  sun or heat gun) made the process pretty easy.  At least on the Cali Classic.  Rear Wheel removal on the BV 350 will be more involved, will find out this week as I do the first tire change on that bike.  The Rebel was a bit of a bitch due to being tuned tires—threading the nozzle through the rim was by far the hardest part.

Know cost wasn’t part of Neil’s original post, but wanted to offer this as encouragement to saving high shop fees.  If I can do it, you guys surely can.

I prefer to pay the shop, mechanical work is not my profession. But I have bartered for my mechanical work, even for the purchase of a UTV. Works out well when the owner of the dealership wants my professional services

[Neil955i]

UPDATE:  Review and photos of the fitted Anlas to follow when it warms up a bit out there!

First off excuse the state of my beloved DTX360, the weather has been crap here for weeks. If you wash it, it’s just as bad again after 5 miles!  It’ll get some TLC when the roads dry up.

So first impressions of the Anlas 20 miles in on wet greasy roads are good; I’d go as far as to say comparable to a Michelin CG2 which is praise indeed. I’ll come back with a more detailed review when it’s scrubbed in and I can assess dry roads grip etc. 

[Neil955i]

Front OEM for comparison

[Neil955i]

And another of the new Anlas

[Iahawk]

that's a good looking winter tyre!

[Neil955i]

that's a good looking winter tyre!

Thanks Hawk. Actually bought it on looks (and reviews) as I wanted something which wouldn’t look out of keeping with the front enduro style tyre. Made in Turkey I gather from this. https://www.anlas-tyres.co.uk/about/  And other than one blip with speedway tyres they seem to have a pretty solid reputation.

[randyo]

Thanks Hawk. Actually bought it on looks (and reviews) as I wanted something which wouldn’t look out of keeping with the front enduro style tyre. Made in Turkey I gather from this. https://www.anlas-tyres.co.uk/about/  And other than one blip with speedway tyres they seem to have a pretty solid reputation.

I would buy them for all my bikes if they made the sizes

[Neil955i]

I would buy them for all my bikes if they made the sizes

.. often a problem!

[randyo]

.. often a problem!

actually, after going to the Anlas website, sizes are not the problem, I found em for all my bikes V-Strom, AK550 & K-Pipe.
They just don't export them to the US in any size

[Stig / Major Tom]

I'm missing the point of having an off-road tire for street riding?
I know that's not a full-on enduro aggresive tread...but that open block ADV mimicking pattern is not a street tread...where 95% of us do 100% of our riding on our scooter..

Stig

[randyo]

I'm missing the point of having an off-road tire for street riding?
I know that's not a full-on enduro aggresive tread...but that open block ADV mimicking pattern is not a street tread...where 95% of us do 100% of our riding on our scooter..

Stig

it's not an off road tire, it's an on road winter tire, slush, snow, ice patches, and most of all, cold pavement