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Has anyone tried Michelin Anakee Wild's on their Tenere yet?
I was wondering if they are as good as the press blurb says....

Theres no size to fit tenere. Wild front tire is 19 but tenere 21.
Rear 130/80R17 but anakee wild starts from width 150.

I know when they first came out the sizes weren't available, but I have seen them listed here http://www.cambriantyres.co.uk/michelin/anakee-wild/
And was wondering if anyone had tried them yet
Cheers
Mike

On michelin homepage theres only those that don't fit.
And its so new tire that I believe other sizes are not out yet.
http://m.michelin.com/eng/press/pres...ound-the-world

If I looked the prices of 150 wide tire and its near 130€...
I can get almost 3 Mitas e09 rear tires that will last much longer than one anakee wild.

But I do like the tread pattern :)

I plan to try them out as soon as they are available

Or more precisely, i'll order them and swap when the current rubber is worn down ;-)

A review after 4,000 km

First of all, let me start with me. I ride a XT660 Tenere from 2009 both on and off-road. I purchased a set of Anakee Wild tires (Front and back) in order to have more grip offroad.

There the tires did not fail to impress!

Grip offroad dry: 4/5

The tires did an awesome job keeping up with enduro bikes weighing half! The front feels very stable.

Grip offroad wet: 4/5

As far as I could test the tires off-road in wet conditions, they felt stable and secure. The knobbies cleaned themselves quickly.

Grip onroad dry/wet: 3/5

Good grip on the black top. However, since they are knobbies, there is the fall into a corner. Next to that, it sometimes is hard to turn the bike through slow corners and only forcefully pushing the bike will get it to work, I should mention that this occurred after approx.800 km of tarmac.

Longevity: 2/5

If you will be riding 50/50 and using the tarmac to get to your favourite off-road spot, this is your tire. Using it onroad more often then that, look somewhere else.

Will I choose it again?

Probably not, I will try the MT21 next.

Score: 4/5
Price: Expensive
Feels: Good off-road and confident on-road.
Looks: Awesome.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Donkey (Post 230179)

If i fit a 150/60 no a 160 rim will my bike be ok? Handling.
Plus can i put a 170/60 on a 160 rim?

Quote:

Originally Posted by abigsupermoto (Post 221796)

Has anyone tried Michelin Anakee Wild's on their Tenere yet?
I was wondering if they are as good as the press blurb says....

I fitted them on my bike about a month ago, totally blown away with the grip on forest roads and hard surfaces. Great on the dry tar also but like any big block tire be respectful in the wet.