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Had a nightmare loading picys so here's a link to the trip photos;

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/a...%20off%20Road/

cheers!

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Originally Posted by Lairyboy (Post 135160)

http://s924.photobucket.com/albums/a...%20off%20Road/

cheers!

Great pics Lairy looks like you had a great time :)

well ther are two of us going to morocco in sept on the 09`s so i think we`ll be letting you all know if they do the distance aswell

Well I did 3500 miles on the first set, including the Lakes meet, then swapped them for a new set to go to the HUMM - keeping Set 1, because I think there's at least another 1000 miles of road riding in them. The second set has now done about 3000 miles. Set 2 won't get quite the same mileage as the first I don't suppose - the rear had a good kicking from two and a half days of spinning along trails, and the front from hard braking into tarmac hairpins - but should still be pretty good.

No complaints about grip offroad, the only time I got stuck was on a loose 45deg slope, and I got 100 yards further up it than the two DR-Z's I was with :D

I'll report back when I actually manage to wear a set out enough to put them in the bin!

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Originally Posted by SelinaXT (Post 135172)

Great pics Lairy looks like you had a great time :)

Oh yes, a few 'offs' for all involved ranging from the plainly pathetic (me, losing my balance due to a bit of dehyration) to a full-blown double salco (my mate Buster) that surely would have drawn a few perfect 10's.

....just thinking about where to go next year?

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Originally Posted by icbm (Post 135195)

well ther are two of us going to morocco in sept on the 09`s so i think we`ll be letting you all know if they do the distance aswell

I'd be interested to know how you get on in Morocco.....thinking of a trip myself, possibly next year if I can persuade my lunatic mates:icon_eek:

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Originally Posted by uberthumper (Post 135239)

.....yeah, they do wear very well so I'll definately be buying another set.....at some point in the future!

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Originally Posted by uberthumper (Post 130605)

Overall, I'm happy with them, the only question remaining being how long they last. I know it won't be as long as something like the Tourance/Anakee type tyres (I replaced the OE tyres at 6144mi), but if I can get say 4000 out of a rear I'll probably keep a set on there permanently rather than change back and forth with more road biased rubber.

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Originally Posted by uberthumper (Post 135239)

Well I did 3500 miles on the first set, including the Lakes meet, then swapped them for a new set to go to the HUMM - keeping Set 1, because I think there's at least another 1000 miles of road riding in them. The second set has now done about 3000 miles. Set 2 won't get quite the same mileage as the first I don't suppose - the rear had a good kicking from two and a half days of spinning along trails, and the front from hard braking into tarmac hairpins - but should still be pretty good.

No complaints about grip offroad, the only time I got stuck was on a loose 45deg slope, and I got 100 yards further up it than the two DR-Z's I was with :D

I'll report back when I actually manage to wear a set out enough to put them in the bin!

Turns out I was entirely wrong on that. Here are my two sets of E-09s, with a combined mileage of 9,340...

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/6852/tyres.jpg

Set 2 have done 5,809 miles. The front looks terrifying, but still works OK on tarmac. I don't suppose it's up to much on dirt :D. Far better than I expected, and since it's in the same ballpark as what I got out of the Tourances I shall expect to be ordering Set 3 some time around Christmas.

Set 1 will be going back on tomorrow.