Heidenau K60 Scout Tire 12000 Mile Video Review 

Just got a 13 KLR with 11500 on it, and '14 K60's on it. They are the older ones without the continuous center line on the rear tire, but the wear for the mileage is minimal and plenty of grip. Unfortunately they are drying out and starting to crack a bit around the stress edges of the lugs, so off to get a new set! At 80 on the highway, and cruising streets around town...zero lug noise. Amazing tires.

Nice video. I have a set now, and although they wear well, I am looking forward to wearing them out so I can put something different on. IMHO in wet conditions they tend to loose traction suddenly and unpredictability.

When deciding on K60 Scouts, keep in mind that not all of the K60's are the new generation K60 Scouts. I have a set for my CRF250L (120/80-18, 90/90-21) and although the Scout is available for the front tire, I chose the older style K60 to match the rear as it is only available in the older K60. They are very similar in appearance, but they do have some differences, presumably improvements.

I've got them from 5000 miles and about 3 mils left on thread. I'm doing lots of motorway riding. they great so far. next be same ones

I ran 22psi front and 20 rear on the old design and they ran perfect on everything, Wet, Tar, Dirt MY04 950 KTM. No idea on mileage as I have 3 sets of wheels. Carrying a minimalist pump you could run the highway at 36-39psi to get the distance then drop to 20psi and may work with this new design. You will lose a lot of traction in the dirt with that center line at high pressure. I could drop further pressure as I run Rim Pins (1970's KTM's) If you still have the traction with the new design, with the lower pressures, then used this way you will have the perfect compromise tire for ADV

I'm just about to replace a set of K60 Scouts. I have about 12000km on them, and they have lots of thread left. The front tire has some uneven wear, so they vibrate a bit, but that's the nature of knobbies on pavement. This bike has not been used for some years, so the tires are over 10 years old, so when starting to ride more again, I'm treating it with new shoes.

Great review and great tires. If they do 10,000 I'll be very pleased.

they are really good. put these on my 125cc supermoto, makes such a huge difference when going from road tryes to these. especially as i was using road tyres... offroad

Totally agree... I’ve pretty much given the same conclusion! Take a look at my review.

I like the K60 rear but the K60 front has an annoying whine around 45-55 mph.

The only thing i dont like is that slick strip down the center of the tire. I have a Honda XR650l and checked out different tire sizes and found out tire tread patterns change with the tire size.The k60 scout 140\80 18 Don't have the slick strip down the center.Going to be doing some rain riding, not much but that slick center scares me. Hydroplane!! Should have mine in a few days and Can't wait to try them out. Thanks for the video it helped a lot.

Interesting to me how the tread pattern is so very similar to the proven design of WW2 era Jeep.

I have run them on my 06 gs adventure on and off road and in the snow for the last three years. They are as good as it gets for a dual purpose tire and I would recommend them to any one who likes to get off road a bit and not just go in straight lines. Mine have never lasted more than around 6 thousand miles before they start getting badly out of shape at the front but the rears seem to keep their profile pretty well up to the wear limit. But then again I live in Ireland and the men that made the roads must all have been pished!

They are very stiff and noisy on the road between, 55 and 65 miles/h or 80 - 110 km/h, but the performed off road very very good. I have them on my Tiger 800 XC. I run them both at 30-32 psi on and of road.

Interesting, I wonder what pressure you were running in the tires?

I am off to buy these! Thanks for the review.

Heidenau sounds like you work for Heidenau . The center line of the tire looks scary. I like the Mitas 07+ much better

Can't wait for my factory Bridgstones to wear out so I can get these.

I have 8k Colorado miles on a set - F800GS - I already have another set in my garage

Not great in loose gravel or "babyhead" type terrain as they don't grab. I had to climb out of a creek bed with these on and it was way tougher than it should have been. Definitely a compromise.

Is it just me or is the strip he's talking about at 2:04 just the wear indicator...?

Thanks for the review, I am thinking of fitting these tyres on my Moto Guzzi V7 special, do you recommend them at all? travelling on motorways too? Thanks

What's your feedback on dry pavement riding? Is cornering unstable at all, because your tire looks very flat? Also, with the center strip being full, did the rear end want to step out in the rain? I want great off-road capability in fire roads and gravel, but still be able to have fun in the twisties and canyons. I ride a DL650, so I'd be looking at a 150. Considering the K76 and Anakee 2 as other options, in that order. Thanks

What was the previous tire?

what Im i missing? on my klr i got 8000km(6000mile) at most and wore right down to the base. 60% dirt too. What gives?

What pressures did you run on tarmac with these tyres?

what is your driving like? 70/30? 50/50? 30/70?

Hello can theses fit on ninja 400 150 70 17

Just talk, no videos. How reliable is this? A video showing tilting in asphalt, dirt, mud speed would be as efficient as possible.

Your background music is so annoying I had a hard time hearing what you were saying.

Awesome 😎

60/5000 Hello you could comment on this tire in the rain! thank you

I also wanna to know how it does on Road corner...

My 120/70-19" K60 Scout front tire screaming as crazy chainsaw at speed 80-100 km/h. This is very disappoint, I can't recommend it to anyone.

I killed a k60 scout in 1000 miles on a dr650 in twisties showing up liter bikes

Too noisy up front. Too slick in wet. MITAS E07+ is better for 80/20 as the K60 is not really a 50/50 either. I replace my tires when there is less than 3mm at the marker

do you even lean? jeez that's flat

Wow. You must have very few wet days where you live? Anyone in the UK don't bother. They compromise your enjoyment of your bike and safety.

Don’t make one to fit my bike 07 DR650

Good traction on wet pavement is a big deal....there are better choices out there

Sounds to me like a commercial not a review.

WEAR BARS

$200 for a rear tire....i say bullshit