I believe that you will find it disappears after awhile.

I have never tried the Karoo Street, but I have had the Karoo 3. They have a similar tread pattern and had a similar noise about the same miles/speed. But with further wear it disappeared.

That said, the Motoz Tractionator GPS tires are nice too and if your looking for an excuse for a quick exit to the Motoz, the whine is as good an excuse as any

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Thanks. I like what I have heard about the Motoz's. The AS ES has a radial rear tire and bias front. Radials are rare as far as I can find online. Is it safe to run a bias ply on the rear?

 

I'd expect the Motoz to make some noise with the tread pattern.

I have the same whine on my Karoo Streets above about 60-65mph. I'm halfway through the tread currently.

I'm about to put on a set of Bridgestone AT41 and burn them up going to Utah and back in a few weeks. I'll post a review here as they're a new tire as of a few months ago.

I actually have a set of A41/AT41 and AX41 to try having used the 50 dollar rebate cards on two of them.

The AT41 was the same price as a set of Shinko 705 so if they wear well they're a great value.

 

lmfao I thought the wine was the motor/dct!

 

I'm absolutely fed up with the Karoo Streets too. Bike came with these - and the front produces unbearable whine at about 110kmh / 70mph. Even earplugs won't make it acceptable for touring. Will try the Pirelli Scorpion instead. /rantModeOff

 

I could not stand it. At 1500mi they were whining so bad I could not hear my wife talk behind me. Also, front was causing low speed, deceleration 50-35mph wobble. I threw them away and installed Dunlop Mission Trailmax. Entirely different story, quiet and no wobble.

 

Same whine and wobble as yours but I wore earplugs when riding at interstate speeds so I could wear out the tires. TMM’s solved the wobble but they also whine at higher speeds.

 

These are stock on my 2022 AS ES and after 700 miles I am about fed up. Extremely annoying whine at 55-70 mph. Really disappointed but riding fancy bikes is not a lazy person's pursuit. Leaning towards motoz tractionator gps. Thanks, that is my whine.

These are stock on my 2022 AS ES and after 700 miles I am about fed up. Extremely annoying whine at 55-70 mph. Really disappointed but riding fancy bikes is not a lazy person's pursuit. Leaning towards motoz tractionator gps. Thanks, that is my whine.

Yep, been there! Didn't find them terribly confidence-inspiring on wet roads either. And the rear squares off horribly, giving a really weird feel. Running road-focused Continentals now, the rear is dual compound and has proved really durable.

 

Just for the record: had the OE Karoo Streets replaced with Pirelli Scorpion Trail II-s. Whine is gone, I love the much quieter ride. These more touring oriented (quieter) tires should be factory option IMHO.

 

to jump in here.... I just got my AT this week. However, I put Motoz Tractionator GPS on my CB500X - and I find the whine / vibration / hard compound a terrible combination. Very disappointed.