Dunlop D606 review: still the best road-legal knobby after all these years?︱Cross Training Adventure скачать в хорошем качестве

Dunlop D606 review: still the best road-legal knobby after all these years?︱Cross Training Adventure

Our Dunlop D606 review! For years it was the popular choice if you wanted a road-legal knobby that was okay for road riding as well with reasonable longevity. Welcome to Cross Training Adventure, we are into all things dual sport and adventure on the east coast of Australia. The problem with aggressive knobbies is very rapid wear, especially for road riding. And of course the side knobs can flex during hard cornering which can lead to soiling your pants. The D606 was especially good if you had an 17 inch rear wheel because there was so little available in that size for serious off-road tyres. Check out our reviews of various adventure bikes and dual sport bikes. But in recent years the range of dual-sport and adventure tyres has expanded and we have so many choices - even for the 17 inch rear wheel. Is it still a good choice for some riders? We think so... at least the rear tyre. The The trusty Dunlop D606 knobby review continues. Dunlop claims the D606 is for 10% road riding and 90% off-road riding. We would put the balance as 20% and 80%. We always found the D606 worked quite well on road surfaces. As usual, we have read dozens of owner reports about the D606 and we found some riders claimed the front tyre has very poor grip for road riding but we never encountered that. Wet roads? Keen on adventure riding in Australia? Check out our vids. No problems but then we never push hard on wet roads. Road noise is what you would expect - pretty loud. High tyre pressure reduces the noise slightly, but you will want earplugs on the highway! Off-road performance? If you like dual sport riding in Australia then you might like our adventure riding vids. We suggest looking at the Mitas E09, Motoz Tractionator Desert, Continental TKC80, Kenda Big Block, Metzeler Karoo, and Kenda Trackmaster 2 for starters. And of course the Tusk Dsport in north America. Do you have other suggestions for road-legal knobbies to suit dual-sport and adventure motorbikes? Let us know in the comments about very dirt-oriented rubber you like! Good traction especially if you drop the air pressures to suit. A lot of riders complain about the front D606 being sketchy in the dirt. The only way to get more life is avoid bitumen, and use high air pressures when road riding. Similar budget tyres to the Dunlop D606? We already mentioned the Pirelli MT21. In the USA there is the Tusk Dsport which is extremely similar to the D606 in all respects but almost half the price.You lucky bastards. All the reviews indicate it's on par with the Dunlop knobbies so it appears to be a bargain. If anyone had trouble with the Tusk Dsport let us know in the comments. I started this review by asking if the Dunlop D606 was still a good choice for riders? If you have limited cash and want good off-road performance? Definitely. Although I suggest pairing it with the Pirelli MT21 if it doesn't cost more. Motoz Rallz, lasted about three times longer than the Dunlops. But only cost about 15% more. It's worth doing your research. Many riders think the ideal combination is the Pirelli MT21 front paired with the Dunlop D606. I experimented with this and did find the MT21 was slightly better - but not the drastic difference claimed by some. It might be due to the uneven wear that often occurs with the D606 front. Unfortunately road riding is not kind to knobbies and usually leads to this type of uneven wear - sometimes called cupping. Some riders claim the Pirellie MT21 is less likely to do this. Others say there is still 'cupping'. I did use the Pirelli MT21 once and had less uneven wear. But I also used a much higher tyre pressure - 30PSI - to try and minimise it. Soft sand and mud? The D606 works a lot better than 50/50 tyres. But of course you have to accept faster wear and less road manners. Longevity of the front D606? Usually you can expect to use one front tyre to every two rear tyres. But due to uneven wear you may find the front D606 only lasts about 50% longer than the rear. We have occasional detours to places like Vietnam, Cambodia, Romania and Canada. This is one of our three channels, there's also a Cross Training Trials channel, and a Cross Training Enduro channel. All three are equally dodgy.All we are saying is there's also the budget option for adventure riding. And it won't hold you back. Why? We reckon it's 80% the rider and 20% the bike. So the Cross Training Adventure focus is just get out there and have fun on two wheels. Or don't subscribe to our Cross Training Adventure riding channel. The main thing is get out and ride while you can with dual sport riding or Adventure riding in Australia, Canada, Vietnam, Romania and beyond! So check out Cross Training Adventure. Our enduro channel:    / crosstrainingenduroskills   Our trials channel:    / mototrialstrainingtechniques   #crosstrainingadventure #adventureriding #adventurebikes #dualsportriding #dunlopd606