OK, sorry for the tire question.... But I've not ridden an off road capable bike for many years. I intend to use my TE 610 for long distance dual sport rides. I find many tires are rated to support the weight of the large BMW GS bikes. How do those type tires perform on a lighter weight bike like the Husky? Do they wear better than tires with lighter load ratings? Are they too stiff to work well with a lighter weight bike? I have no specific tire in mind, just wondering generally, is that an important thing to consider when trying to choose a tire for this bike? There seem to be too many choices. Any insight will be appreciated.
Any tire made for 18/21 inch wheels will be fine with your 610. It isn't really a light weight bike. It's no WRR. The only tire I've thought didn't work that well on my 640 LC4 is the Dunlop 908RR rear. It wasn't the stiffness, it was the size. It is really wide and tall which had a negative result on handling compared to all the rest.
Ive never considered weight ratings when purchasing tires for such rides, i don't believe it necessary as the 610 is a lot lighter than the gs plus I'm assuming u wont load the 610 as much as some load those gs's. my biggest worry with tire choice is what ground your planing on riding on and how far until u get to the next tire shop. for example if your riding mostly tar roads with the occasional gravel road a well known brand road/trail tire will be fine (bridgestone trail wing for eg). or if your going to do as little tar as possible mostly gravel roads and the occasional trail you need to consider a road legal knobbie that wont fly apart at high speed/high temp. or if your going to take a map and a compass and join the dots maybe u need to consider hard compound safari style tires. my best suggestion would be to work out what terrain your planning to ride, load your bike up and weigh it, and talk to the tire guy at your local bike shop and DON'T go the cheap home brand no name option. Pay the money for a well known brand. and take plenty of tubes... then once you think you've packed enough, chuck a couple more in. (i changed 7 in 24 hrs on my last adventure before i got to a outback station that were able to have a tire flown in to me)
