At the moment i havent got a yamaha XT660R but i am planning to get one in easter of next year. Any way my ride will include mostly boring straight roads and will need a more road tyre on the rear to take all this up right riding.

So any tyres you guys say better than others?

Also what are the standard tyres like on the bike? heard a few posts that they are crap and very bad in the wet!!!

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Avon Gripsters



With it's distinctive, computer-optimised, arrow-headed tread pattern, the robust Gripster has been carefully designed for mid-rage trail bikes that are used both on paved roads and down dirt tracks. Grippy and long-lasting.
http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/motorcyc...f/gripster.pdf
If you can take the rough with the smooth, chances are that you're riding a trail or dual sport bike. Of course, you probably don't get to use it off-road much - and some of you may never venture into the dirt - which is why Avon has biased it's dual sport tyres more towards on-road ability.

cheers for the reply capt but any just pure road tyres, as i am thinking of getting the bike around easter so will use the dual purpose tyres on it and hoepfully try some trails and stuff to get used to the bike off road, then when winter comes will change when the tyres are done to full on road tyres.

Any manufactorers better than others? for just pure road riding for the XT660R?

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I use avon roadriders on my XTR and have found them very good they look very skinny tho. Paid �106 front&back from M&P. You cant use them off road at all.

Hello max ,mine came with the standard bridgestone and during my first rideout and after and hour and a good few miles on the twisties we stopped for a few piccies and a smoke and someone noticed that the pegs had been rubbing on the ground .
I think its all down to confidence on your own part with the tyres you have

this is a picture of me on my R with standard tyres
as you can see its dry but ,this was a rideout for a mate to try out his new camera so with no protection we were taking it easy ,and not really pushing hard

Pegs down more like side stand down first from that picture. for the photo. I'm not too sure now on just road tyres thinking about doing off roading sometime over the winter but dont know wheather to buy a set of off road tyres and just keep changing the tyres over, or just stick with the Metz tourances that are on it!!! I'm planning on doing some off roading in wales hopefully this summer so will need off road knobblies then.

Again great picture and thats you taking it easy!!!

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