TT250 needs a new pair of shoes

[rojo_grande]

The stock tires on the TT250 are shot. The front is cupping and the rear is getting thin. Could probably get another 500 - 1,000 out of them, maybe more if I flip the front tire. I have wet and snowy weather ahead (I ride nearly year round in CO at 9,000 ft) and need some new rubber.

I ride a mix of hard packed dirt/gravel roads and blacktop for my commute with the occasional trail jaunt. The dirt and gravel seem to eat up tires even more so than the blacktop.

The stock tires aren't bad but only lasted ~3,000ish miles so far.

I have Kenda 270's on the RX3. I have run Shinko 244's when I had a KLR650. The Kenda's for what ever reason don't seem to behave as well in the corners on pavement as the Shinko's even though they have essentially the same tread pattern. I had a Shinko 700 front and Mefo Explorer rear on the KLR650 at one point as well.

Been looking at/leaning toward the Shinko 244's primarily due to 1. previous experience. 2. they seemed to wear well on the KLR for both paved and dirt. 3. they're cheap.

What's everybody else running for tires?

Rojo