[veloccity]

Total wear is probably 1300 miles at this point. Just got home from Section 2 (difficult route not the easy, stupid of us) of the WABDR. It was all ROCKS, all of it and it was hotter than a hillbilly in hell.

I clearly am not gentle on tires... Front looks fine at least

 

[Tuono07]

What pressure are you running?

 

[rustynut2]

I see more surface area for traction. That looks to be a trail for the drz and not a crf, always need 2 bikes.

 

[veloccity]

They were set to 36/41 actually for the ride, double checked when I got home and pressure somehow managed to maintain itself perfectly.

Definitely not something I had any business taking the Twin on given the fact that I was also fully loaded for camping and we did the entire **** section in a single day in 105* heat! Damage here is in no small part to me reaching the point of exhaustion and just needing to get down off the **** mountain before somebody dies from heat stroke!

 

[Autonomity]

That looks much better than my E09's after riding through rocks for a day in about 38c. They don't seem to chunk or anything weird really.

 

[Cuchulainn]

They were set to 36/41 actually for the ride, double checked when I got home and pressure somehow managed to maintain itself perfectly.

Dunlop recommends 28/36psi front and rear for the Mission on the AT. But I am not sure whether it would have made any difference.

Glad that you got down without a heatstroke issue. We were at a rally over the July 23/24 weekend and there were a couple of incidences of heat stroke. Nothing to mess around with.

 

[bobbenn27]

Was up there on July 24 in the heat on a technical WABDR section using same Dunlop tires as OP on an AT. Almost died from the heat as I was keeping up with 2 fast moving KTM 450's (my bike was unloaded). My Rear tire has about 4K and doesn't look quite as chunked as yours. I run with a few lbs less pressure than you. My main issue (and it could be the Karoo on the Front....?) is a loud howl on tarmac between 50 and 55 mph. My Rear tire also feels very stiff to the touch and it about 1 yr old. Am going to try diff tires soon as the howl is exhausting.

 

[Cuchulainn]

My main issue (and it could be the Karoo on the Front....?) is a loud howl on tarmac between 50 and 55 mph. My Rear tire also feels very stiff to the touch and it about 1 yr old. Am going to try diff tires soon as the howl is exhausting.

Can confirm that the Karoo 3 will howl like a banshee around those speeds. I like the tires, but they should come with a box of ear plugs included