KTM SMR 950 Tires - Not this again

[Dannaz]

Hi All,

I know this has been done to death, however looking for some feed back from KTM owners. Bike is currently on Pirelli Scorpion ATR's, these are now shot to bits, I am not looking to replace with the same tires as these were a little skittish when pushing on.

So I am looking for a pure road biased tire for fast road riding but with good wet grip as I also commute on the bike.

I have used the search functions and found tons of useful info, but now looking for more KTM specific info.

let the flaming commence.

Cheers

[jackh707]

On my 990SMT I have Dunlop sportsmar 2s.

On my RC8 I have metz M7RRs

I really rate the Dunlop’s on the SMT, really fast progressive turning, more than enough grip in the dry and wet for my needs and good wear rate.
Heat up well, just a good tyre for the KTMs

I don’t rate the M7RRs as highly through feel alone, but still very good. But that’s on a different style bike, obviously very well thought of by peeps on here.

[2wheelsjimmy]

I've got M7RR on my smt and love them.

You could also try PR4 or the new PR5.

It's clearly all subjective, I didn't like dunlop sport smart 2 on the smt.

[scorcher]

I always used Michelin Pilot Power 2ct on my 950SM and 990SMT. I've got a pair in the bedroom ready to go on my latest SMT aswell once the PR4's its fitted with are worn out. (They may even be ditched before they're worn out.) Tried a few tyres but keep coming back to them. Cheap as chips aswell (comparitively).

[Dannaz]

Hi All

Cheers for the feedback, I will check some of these out. The Power 2CT's are at the top of my list so far as the are looking best VFM based on my needs.

Cheers

Dannaz