All About Hypermotards

[Howie]

No idea what is available where you are, but 17s are here:
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/463/d/dirt-bike-dual-sport-tires

and three for the rear:
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/463/d/dirt-bike-dual-sport-tires

[ungeheuer]

There ya go  

A TKC80 up front would do fine (assuming the correct speed rating to shut the insurance company up).

[Howie]

160 km/h, not too awful high.

[duccarlos]

I understood that the Ape Dorsoduro is better offroad OOTB.

[Monsterlover]

There are some guys on KTM 950 Super moto's (17" wheels w/street tires) that are running the TKC80's and totally love them.  They frequently run fire trails, dirt roads and the like but I don't think anyone's riding across Africa on 17" TKC's. . .

I think the TKC80's are what's on that 1199 that got turned into an off road bike.  If they can get that thing in the woods, surely you can get a Hyper off the pavement.

[koko64]

Spot on ML.  Besides road riding thats the kind of non pavement riding I would do with the Hyper. It has to be one of the lightest non single cylinder big bores around.

[koko64]

There are more 17" front dual sport tyres available then I first thought. Most major brands have em.

[Speeddog]

IMO, not having done an exhaustive search....

For any serious dirt work, the Continental TKC-80 and the Heidenau Scout are all that will do the job.

Conti TKC-70, Pirelli MT-60 for light duty dirt work.

All of the rest are just tarted-up street tires, so the posers have something that says 'dual-sport'.
Like Conti Trail Attack or Pirelli Scorpion Trail.

Dunno what tires are street-legal in Oz.

[koko64]

There's heaps of the tarted up tyres available. Must be popular. I would easily rank as a dirt poser.

So here's another question. Hyper Evo much better than the DS versions? The base model 1100DS can be had for not too much money here in a buyer's market, and most are in excellent condition, low miles and all the goodies included.

[koko64]

While I'm at it, are the Hyper 1100DS cams the same as Monster/SS DS cams?

[ducpainter]

Maybe you should buy one...

before you start modding it.

[koko64]

Good idea, but a man's gotta have dreams.

[MadDuck]

it's a road bike.

get an off road bike.

I'm kind of with Brad on this one. I love Hypers, don't get me wrong & I have access to an 1100S anytime I want. But..... how about a good dual purpose KTM? Less to modify & less expensive to buy, I would think. Just sayin........

[koko64]

Na, there's something terribly rude about the Hypermotard. They're so naughty.
It's gotta be a simple air cooled V twin, light and nimble and able to do a little dirt road stuff, but able to haul ass on the highway two up.

[1.21GW]

Agreed.  Maybe not the best option for dual-sport, but certainly the most appealing.  I mean, I can think of a dozen other bikes better for my riding/use than my M900, but I don't want them; I want my duc.

Also, this: