Yes, tires really do make a bike difference. Did to me, anyway.
My Yamaha shop owner/friend was amused I installed a set of Michelin Anakee IIIs (bias-ply front/radial rea - just like the originals.
I have them on my Super Tenere and they were great on that bike and the SCR950, too.
Quieter than the original rubber, they rode great and gave as much traction wet or dry as I could ever use.
Get the steering stem bearings adjusted properly and that could calm the decal shakes a bit for a while.
I did that plus drilled/tapped the bar ends for a set of SV650 weights I had around.
In just under 10k miles, my personal SCR never once has headshake and I tried to get it to wobble. Nothing. Zip. Nada,
Must be a thing. I had a 2009 KLR650 and loved switching back and forth between it and my former GL1800. =)
I sold the 650 to get the Super Tenere. My girlfriend missed the KLR as much as I. "That bike was you!"
My Yamaha shop owner/friend was amused I installed a set of Michelin Anakee IIIs (bias-ply front/radial rea - just like the originals.
I have them on my Super Tenere and they were great on that bike and the SCR950, too.
Quieter than the original rubber, they rode great and gave as much traction wet or dry as I could ever use.
Get the steering stem bearings adjusted properly and that could calm the decal shakes a bit for a while.
I did that plus drilled/tapped the bar ends for a set of SV650 weights I had around.
In just under 10k miles, my personal SCR never once has headshake and I tried to get it to wobble. Nothing. Zip. Nada,
Must be a thing. I had a 2009 KLR650 and loved switching back and forth between it and my former GL1800. =)
I sold the 650 to get the Super Tenere. My girlfriend missed the KLR as much as I. "That bike was you!"