Dunlop TrailMax Raid - The Review
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2024
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In today's video we take the @RideDunlop Trailmax Raid down to Copper Canyon, Mexico for 7 days of everything you can imagine.
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They work in the wet! Just got back from my first ride with the Raid. Coming from the Mission. It’s been raining non stop in New England here. I couldn’t ride off road with the Missions due to zero confidence turning and lack of forward drive in anything wet. These Raid’s ripped up a wet hill and wheelied when entering my trail today. The next section was basically a river and slop. I could ride through it in a controlled two wheel drift without the fear of loosing the front end of this 450lb bike and it kept driving forward even with the soft ground and muck. I think that between the tread design, softer compound and softer ply of this tire makes this tire far superior to the Mission in every way. Even on dry pavement the tire hooks up where the Mission would suddenly blow sideways when accelerating. It just complimented everything that my KTM 790 Adventure was built for and the tires aren’t holding it back anymore!
Awesome write up and thanks so much for sharing this. I’ll pin it so others can see it easier. Thanks again
Installed these a couple months ago on my BMW R1200GSA in preparation for an ADV training class that took place last weekend. They're a little loud on the road, but the traction was really good in both dry and wet conditions. It rained off and on during the ADV class, and they performed really well on both wet grass, light mud, and gravel road conditions. Was able to maintain traction control in all of the offroad conditions. I purchased mine online, had them shipped to my house for free, and installed/balanced them myself (first time ever trying that).
Glad they are working out for you in all conditions
The Raid is a fantastic tire. I just rolled over 6500 miles on my 390 and they have been great and they probably have 2k left in them! I concur with all of the findings you have explained. Nice video, love the explanation and scenery.
Great to hear! That’s a great life on them for sure
Love the Raid on my 990 🔥
Glad to hear it. They have been awesome
Great review ! Thanks for the info. Considering these for a DRZ supermoto.
They are sticky if you want something that can go in the dirt a bit more…. But not sticky like a good street tire. All depends where you ride at
Travis you rode the "Hammers" route on a mostly stock KTM 790/890 You are above average off road rider. Thank you for the honest (to a fault) tire review.
What do you mean by the hammers route?
Prepping for my Baja trip from San Diego and on my Tiger 900 Rally Pro. I really love my Trailmax MIssions...and have also heard great things about the Raids as well. I think I'll go with the Raids for my Baja trip. Thanks and great vids ..keep em coming.
If you’re heading to Baja a more aggressive tire will be a step up if you plan on doing much dirt. Baja has lots of sand and pokey things. If you do mostly paved roads and some wider dirt the Raid will be fantastic, but if you plan to do more dirt maybe look at some Tusk 2 tracks. All depends on what you want to ride. Have fun down there
Good vid and beautiful ride. I've been lookiong at these for my BMW R9T urban GS. No not a dirt bike at all but I do a lot of hard pack dirt and gravel roads in KY and VA. My back yard. Then I run in the mountains of Colorado. Believe these will do well. You got to get there.
Sounds like these might be a great fit for you. Thanks for the nice compliment.
I just purchased a G310GS Rally. I had them put the Raids on them before I picked it up. Prior to this bike I was riding a XT250 Yamaha with Dunlop 605. I ride all the forest roads in the Appalachian Mt. Tenn., NC, GA. The 605 work great on loose gravel (sometimes you get recently graveled areas that are like 2" thick) but getting there and home wears you out. I wanted something (as far as the bike goes) that would get me there more comfortable on the street. So I picked the Raids for better road ride but would handle the forest roads. Been on about 150 miles of trails so far (I've had the bike two weeks) and to your point the hard dirt and small loose rocks these tires are fantastic! On the street awesome! In thick loose newly laid gravel I had to hold on. Front end gets a little squirrely. No bid deal but my XT250 would plow through it better. I think some of that is the bike, 21" front tire that is more narrow on the XT250 makes forward movement through that stuff a little easier. Also the XT is 80 pounds lighter so some bike, some tires. Bottom line, 130 miles of the 150 this bike and tires were perfect. 20 miles of off road I had to hold on a little. Tight slow gravel turns the front end wanted to lie down but a little gas would bring it back up. I too grew up on the dirt. Was going to race motocross for a living until I broke my hand in 5 places one practice session and decided on another career lol. However I continued riding my entire life. Thanks for the great video. I think it's spot on! Newer less experience off roaders my op for a more aggressive tire if they are not doing much street riding.
You nailed it. It’s all a trade off for sure. You’ll need to try some real knobbies someday on the big bike so you can see what they do. These big pigs don’t really like the loose stuff much so it’s great to have a baseline on what a knobby front will actually do for comparison. Thanks again
Nice thorough review! How was the tire wear? Any idea of how many miles you think you will get out of them?
It was definitely wearing out back after 2k miles. I’d say they will probably last 4-5 but aren’t good as the rear tread would be pretty low after 3-5k. It’s hard to use an offroad tire once it’s 1/2 gone
Thanks
Hi Travis,
Thanks for your great review.
What pressures were you using on the highway vs the offroad sections?
We ran 30f/31r for the whole trip I believe. Or maybe 32 out back. It’s been a few months now and I can’t remember exactly. But we didn’t air down for the dirt at all
@@EverySingleSunday Thanks!
very nice have them ready to put them on after 2-3 K miles on original ones, can't wait, looks like a very promising set for that kind of riding, cheers V!
So what’s this new bike you got?
@@EverySingleSunday since I have Husky TE 300, I ditched mid size adventure and got new Ducati V4 Rally, did you have a chance to ride one?
I haven’t but they looks awesome
Great for the wet countries, not so great for the dry hot ones. The gravel roads here will rip those soft rubber to pieces. There is a reason they are not even selling them here in South Africa. The Missions on the other hand is the other way around. The hard rubber is great for our hard rocky gravel roads, and many riders here use them because they do not puncture easily.
Very interesting. Thanks
Put a set of these on my 850GS and the versatility is insane. Anywhere I'm going, I'm going confidently. Running 30f/30r psi.
Glad to hear you are enjoying them. Have fun and ride safe
Try 20psi offroad... thanks me later :P
@@ricardomatosmatos79 For sure. I leave at 30, and air down as it gets gnarlier.
@@ricardomatosmatos79These sidewalls are too soft to run at 20 PSI. THE OEM wheel me are butter and will be bent the first day. Plus, I didn’t need the extra traction that day and we were back and forth between pavement this trip. If it was a dedicated offroad trip I’d be on a different tire all together
@@EverySingleSunday I have some mounted on my F800GS and I did 2 days of ACT Portugal with 1.5bar and it was spectacular. Even on a normal road I can drive at 1.5bar without any problems. Spectacular tire! In fact, I already bought another one back for when this one wears out!
Nice review! what tire pressure did you run? did you lower it for the off-road stuff?
We ran 30F/32R for the entire trip. Thanks
I chose them for similar reasons - seems to be a perfect tire for adventure riding. Havent noticed anything weird in wet as well.
Glad to hear they have been great for you as well. Have fun out there
Cant say enough great things to say about Missions on my Super Tenere.... Ive run a few sets now, ride everyday (even rain) and they work well in wet. I may try the Raids out next set before my trip to UT next month from So Cal.
Great job 👍
Missions were fantastic it left me wanting a little more especially up front. If you’re a big pavement guy but do a little dirt maybe a mission front with a raid out back? Curious your thoughts once you try some raids
Just fitted the Raids to my Tiger and they are great. In the UK they pitch them as a 50/50.
Very cool. Have fun out there
great video, i've been looking for someting for the pannny, pretty sure i'm going with the missions because i've come to the conclusion i do not want to pick that thing up lol, so i purchased an enduro to compliment the panny, a husky 701, when those tires need replaced , these are the ones that are probably going on it......
If you plan on doing any dirt, maybe go with a mission up raid up front and a mission out back. The raid front wears really well. Should be a solid combo
@@EverySingleSunday right on! i'll definately look into doing something like that
I ordered these for my Norden 901. It’s my first off-road tire, so my question is if i can mount them at home by hand or are they too stiff for that?
You can mount any tire at home with some spoons. It’s all about technique. I have a mounting visor for dirt bike tires you can check out
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Souther California? I thought you relocated to Utah?
All depends on the day. Spread throughout CA, AZ, UT, and NV equally these days
@@EverySingleSunday Very nice!
Always good content coming from you. Thanks!
What tires are you running as of today?
Today I have a GoldenTyre 216 up front with a Tusk D Sport out back.
But… I’m in a trip that is pure offroad and it only has to last 800 miles and I want ultimate traction
I have a Pan america looking to get a 50/50 tire i may get these.
These won’t last long on that bike if you twist hard. I have been thinking of doing a raid up front and a mission out back next time. It’ll wear longer and
Terrible tires, the entire line
If you don’t like em, don’t buy them. For me, they were perfect for these conditions
Not very many off-road tires out there that could handle the streets so incredibly well,And not be horrible off roads
This tire did that very well
How do they compare to the stock tenere tires (Scorpion rallys)?
@@EverySingleSunday I absolutely will never buy them. That goes without saying. If you want to reduce your chances of having a traction related accident, I suggest nobody buys them.
@@MrGbustamantejust curious what you would recommend?