Enduro or adventure tires

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Enduro or adventure tires

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Im wondering anyone have experience with enduro or adventure type tires on a voyager .
I live on a dirt road and travel often down dirt with some sand if
Not what would be the best all purpose tire ??
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I ride a lot in the dirt. On a dirt bike. Putting tires like that on a Voyager sounds kinda thoopid to me. (But honestly, I haven't tried it.)
I take my Voyager down our gravel lane and road, more or less sandy and/or muddy. The limiting factor is NOT the tires.
Voyagers are built for superslab. I don't think dirt tires will help at all. And they'd suck when you get to the freeway.
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Sorry for the thoopid question new to this group.
Any help with what tire provide best traction and work well with voyagers .
This is my 1st cruiser bike
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Iggyriver, welcome to the forum, and the Voyager family! By the look of your logo image, you ride a Voyager 1700? You posted your question on the Voyager 1200 forum. The 1700's are a different animal, compared to the older 1200's. The 1200's were manufactured from 1986-2003. I would recommend you try posting your question on best tire, on the 1700 forums. Those of us with 1200's ride different rims and tires. I also suspect your 1700 is built for Radial tires -- we ride bias-ply. Best of luck with your tire research! Cheers!
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... I'd suggest another Kawasaki forum I'm familiar with,
VROC.org Techtalk forum Vulcan Riders and Owners Club There are
some very knowledgeable folks on the 1700s... Best to Ya!!!
'03 Voyager - http://tinyurl.com/mqtgpwp VROC pics of Gina
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Post by Scott-(Altoona, PA) »

Iggyriver rides an 86 XII (1200), the image doesn't necessarily represent the model but the line!
Listed as Current Bikes under the image of the 1700 is says 1986 voyager.
Just an FYI!

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