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So, I realize that there are a lot of variables of course, but would a high-mileage touring tire have at least as good wet and dry grip on pavement as something like the Tourance?

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So, I realize that there are a lot of variables of course, but would a high-mileage touring tire have at least as good wet and dry grip on pavement as something like the Tourance?

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A. The short answer would be no, Michael. All other things being equal, the mileage that you can get out of modern tires has a lot to do with how soft and sticky is their rubber compound. A soft sticky tire tread will grip the pavement better, but leave more of itself behind as you ride along. Where things get complicated is how the construction, flexibility, design (radial, bias-ply, bias-belted), aspect ratio, diameter, width, tread profile, rain grooves and other factors enter into the equation. To make matters worse, many high-mileage tires are designed for much larger and heavier bikes than the F650 and are also designed to be mounted on tubeless wheels. Installing a tube in a tubeless tire will cause the tire to run hotter than the tire engineers planned on and a hotter tire will usually wear faster and have a lower maximum speed rating. What all this means is that you pretty much have to go by word-of-mouth to find a tire that works well on our bikes while also providing good mi

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