Dunlop Trailmax Mission 50/50 Adventure Motorcycle Tire Ride Review 

I have the rear TrailMax Mission on my 690 Enduro, this tire rocks! I have done several singletrack trails at Rampart Range Colorado. It grips surprisingly good on offroad. I can't wait until my front TKC80 wears out so I can put a TrailMax on the front. I have over 2k miles on it and the tire still looks new.

Great job Wes and great meeting you as well!

Man. I just put on the 50/50 Dunlop 605 rear tire on my dualsport so far so good !

Drinking game: Take a sip every time this project manager says: "you know" 6:20

My buddy got a set and loves them. When my Tourance Next are shot, I’m buying a pair.

Thanks for the review bro, just ordered a set for my tiger 800. My bike shop owner also recommended them.

Interesting review, but I'd like to know: Will they be the next set (that YOU pay for) on your bike? What were their thoughts about wet weather riding?

I have these tires on my Super Tenere...I was running Continental TKC 70's, their a great tire but the Dunlap seems to give me more traction off road, it's better in gravel for sure, dirt and takes a sandy beach nice... I'll continue to run these Trail Max Missions....

Looks like it compares to the Shinko 705. Looking forward to testing the new Dunlops.

I reached out to my tire shop for some new tires for my 2022 KLR, and he said he recommends these tires. I'm getting them installed in two weeks. Pretty excited to see how I like them. Thanks!

I applaud Dunlop for spending the money to make this tire , i own a 2008 ktm 990 adv and dont really care about milage , i want a tyre that can be predictable both on and off road , this tyre looks to be a good on road tyre and a pretty good off road tyre providing the blocks can clear , the 606 has been a long time favourite for many riders and given the high silica content proves to be decent on wet roads , i haven't tried them yet ill buy some and trial them and repot back , Dave Aus...

Awesome, Thanks!

I put a pair on my Honda Africa twin wondering what pressure is recommended front and back

Can't wait to get it in Germany

Hi there, thanks for the review! Would you recommend this tyre for a lighter bike like my rally-converted Husky 701 (without traction control and with "dongled" rear ABS) too? Have you had the chance to ride it in the rain?

The barely gravel road you guys road on could've been handled by an R1 with slick on it. How gome no deep sand/mud review, if this amazing 50/50 tire lol??

Do you have any idea when they are coming to the UK ????

I have heard great things about these tires and I have a set waiting for my 790R. One thing that is important to me is these tires are made in the US. If they go 8,000 miles, then that makes them cheaper per mile than most tires out there, including the Shinko tires.

I have the rear TrailMax Mission on my Honda Africa Twin DCT 2020 and i so happy!!!

I just installed the Dunlap Trailmax Mission tires on my X300. There is a lot of reasons that these tires are what I chose (mid priced, true 50/50 tires, great grip off road, quiet and grip on road, longevity well exceeds most other tire options, etc.) It was a tough install. I was going to do it myself and even bought the tire changing hand tools. After watching many other RU-vid videos on the Trailmax Mission swap I got cold feet. I contacted a mobile tire service race shop and came over and we spent the better part of 3 hours beating the snot out of ourselves using a manual tire changer (clamps onto the rim) which helped and we had 4 hands free to get these tires on the X300 rims. The back was very difficult and without the use of 2 large "C" clamps to squeeze the beads together on one side and spoon the other onto the rim we never would have made it happen. These Trailmax Mission tires are so stiff you cannot squeeze the two beads together by hand to keep the tire in the center drop part of the rims. The manual tire changer was the No Mar brand and aided only in holding the rim and could not be used to get the beads onto the rear rim. The tire was too stiff. What we could have used was what is called a valve stem puller which I didn't know existed until after the job was done. Another thing that would have helped was heating up the tires as the day we did the swap it only got into the 60s degrees. Well - the job got done - swollen hands and fingers. The X300 has one of the smallest (narrowest) rear tires with the 130 size which appears to be a issue with how narrow the rim is and the rock solid tire with the free air beads only a couple of inches apart. The RU-vid videos that show the tires going on easier are the big bikes with much wider rims and tire sizes like 150 which gives you a lot more room to work with. So, if you're thinking about putting the Trailmax Mission tires on the X300 get help, heat up the tire to near the melting point (just kidding), buy the valve stem puller tool, use 2 large "C" clamps and don't use anything less than a mounted manual tire changer to hold the rim because two of you will be maxing out the tire levers with both hands. My video LINK: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-N2P0k_iPCuc.html&ab_channel=trekOCLVone

How about noise? Are they noisy on the highway?

How is the noise on tarmac? Does it buzz a lot?

I'm sold. I love these tires

I'm going to try some on my v strom 1000 but I will be very surprised if I can get 8000 miles, I just wore out an anakee wild in 1200 miles which was disappointing to say the least. I don't see the point of having performance and not using it so I don't usually see anything like the manufacturers claims for mileage. Is it just me that has this problem, does everyone pootle about on tickover everywhere?

Who makes the Blue Nipple-Less Rims at 7:27? They look beefy AF.

Cool. Hope these are an option for my GS 1250. When are they available for purchase ?

When Dunlop makes the mission a radial tire. Then I will buy a set for my GSA

Pretty lightweight detail on the construction guys...

Already commenting on longevity @ 5:44? Wow.. Just another sponsored review.

I think I'm going to try these out on my 1190R. Looks very similar to the Pirelli MT 90s I run on my 1190R and 950 Adventure now. The Pirelli's are a 70/30. These look more like a 60/40 than 50/50. Just wish they had a V speed rating like the MT90s.

How about wet weather performance on road? Did they mention how these are expected to handle in the rain? I live in the Pacific Northwest and ride an Africa Twin, so rain handling characteristics are huge.

I noticed a couple of V-Stroms in the the lineup of bikes; did you ride one of those with the new tires or get any feedback from those that did? I ride a 2018 V-Strom 650. Thanks.

Just wondering are they hard rubber compound on the crown and soft compound for cornering ?

Did they vibrate on the freeway or did you get up to freeway speeds? How do you think they'd do in the desert like Mojave or in Death Valley?. It seemed you mostly road dirt or gravel roads. Cheers

I'm looking for a tire that will get me from Deadwood, SD after the Sturgis Rally. To Prudhoe Bay, AK. Then back to NC. In the big picture...confidence on wet pavement, without losing my hearing. And confidence from Fairbanks, to Prudhoe Bay and back. Even if it rains. Is this the tire that will fill my needs? Thanks

Great video! I was heading to purchase a set but wanted to check the Dunlop website. It specifically said this tire is NOT compatible with 2019 KTM 790 Adventure R. Could you clarify?

Yea I don't know about this. The videos show it being used on a standard gravel/dirt road. That looks like it'll offer equal if not slightly better grip than the Anakee Adventure, which is touted as one of the best 80/20 tires. I think the 50/50 here is just done for marketing to say, "we have the best street-oriented" 50/50 tire OR to try and help convince the guys who really don't go off road that they are "just as capable" as everyone else. Show me that in a sand pit, wet clay, and in mud; that's where I have problems with my Anakee Adventures, not on graded gravel, dirt, or dry clay.

They did a test at Chaparral Motorsports, they ran those tires hard, and they claim to be one of the best they had tested. In another of their videos, they give the results of their tests of 25 different tires (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gjtgLz1LjnE.html) and these tires were one of the heaviest tires (if not the heaviest). Which suck for less powerful bikes and for the chain. I would like a comparison between these tires and the Mitas E-07.

120/70-17 front? What a pity they have no plans for Motard 17″ bikes? ... add in a 120/70-17 front to your plans Mr Dunlop. Looks like a perfect competitor to the TKC80 for motard riders who enjoy a bit of dirt/drifting on back roads with their 17″ rims.

Awesome but where you guys are testing that tire you could go with a bald tire and be just the same why don't you try testing it and Western New York or and Pennsylvania whether some mud and you need skilled to ride Thank you and God-bless

I'm the different guy. I want the best traction I can get on road AND off road. I could care less about longevity. That said the TKC 80's still can't be beat. Dunlop needs to get something to compete with the TKC 80's triple compound tires.

I was just advised Dunlop Australia will not be bringing these tyres here ! I wanted to try a set on my r1250GS... but need to look elsewhere.

Anybody know of some goggles that don’t look ridiculous with a 6d helmet?

You can ride that hard pack on a goldwing. Drop down to Lucerne youll think your on 10/90s.

Is not near close to a 50/50 tire

Do you have an email I can contact you on please?

If it's not dual compound it's already obsolete!

Don’t believe the hype, wait for an independent review, that thing looks 70/30 street tire

When can i buy it in Austria/ Europe ????? Never ??

I hate to be critical, but IMO this isn't 50/50 riding. I'd like to see this in actual off road conditions, not just forest roads. I used to rip through forest roads on conti trail attack tires.

"Sand"? Nah bruh - that's dirt. I'm sure these Dunlops are great - would love to see a real review.

probably an over priced shinko 705 in a dunlop dress! I hope I'm wrong.

Looks more like a sponsored review. This tire is not a 50/50 but a 70/30 (where it evt. may excell over TKC70, GPS, K60, Scorpion STR). If it were 50/50, compare it to TKC80, Anakee Wild, Scorpion and MotoZ Adventure, especially in mud, sand and other low traction surfaces. Getting traction on fast flowing gravel roads on a heavy Bike is no big deal.

All these motorcycle journalists need to stop testing tires on dry, sandy/ rocky roads and do some damp muddy roads because this is getting ridiculous. A Honda goldwing with pilot powers could have gone down that dirt road.

Man that rider in front of you @2:30, he should not be riding on the street... following too close to the rider in front of him, have no knowledge of apex, cornering and keeps slamming on his rear brake. As far as the tire goes, I just bought them today and the front feels heavy, it feels as if you have multiple steering dampers up front.

Wow. Dunlop must of hired Honda Africa Twin marketing. So many reviews popping up on this tire. All doing a great job of sticking to the authorized talking points.... This is NOT a 50/50 tire. Might be a great tire, but not 50/50. Way to stick to the script Rocky...

This is bullshit. 8k miles on a 50/50 and it’s “only half way”. Get serious and somehow realistic.

No mud, no sand ... this is a joke...