What Tires for my 12,000 Mile Motorcycle Trip? - Motoz Tractionator GPS on R1250GS Adventure 

I put adventure in front and the GPS rear. Great combo

I can tell you from my experience that the Dunlop Trailmax Misson Tires lasted me almost 12K from Ohio to Prudhoe Bay Alaska and back to Ohio. They were shot by the time I got back even though they had tread left. A lot of cupping in the front with the highway miles I had to do.

For what it's worth, I have about 2,000 miles on a set of GPSs on my T7 here in Alaska. I have ridden plenty of rainy, cold days and as long as a person is riding reasonable speeds have had no problems with these tires, in fact I like them in all conditions (including lots of gravel and some single track) so far given the compromises for a one tire does all! Obviously I'm on a somewhat lighter bike, but so far the wear has been minimal! Ride safe on your awesome sounding adventure!!

I have these mounted on both our F 750 GS and our 850 GS. On the 750 we have the rear tire in the 50/50 and on the 850 we have it in the mostly off road. To be honest, I cannot tell the difference the grip, ride quality or the wear yet. I really love them and will most likely buy them again. (In deep sand the front tire is a little sketchy but the rear tire tractors through nicely).

I put a set of GPSs on my '17 Africa Twin last year. I was hoping to get some feedback on tire pressures for the GPS (Note, the PSI marked on the tire is 33 PSI). I ran the standard 36 front 42 rear (bike was loaded with long-haul gear, including camping gear) and proceeded to log 11k miles on the front before I noticed cracks at the base of the center tread blocks and replaced it while in Moab. The rear developed cracks at 14k miles. I ran them on surfaces that were wet, dry, damp salt (Bonneville), asphalt, dirt, sand, gravel, but not much mud. I think the pressures I ran were ultimately too high, leading to the cracking issue, but I was very impressed by this tire's durability and performance. The back tire (with 14,000 miles) still has ~2mm left on them, but in their current state, they are breaking loose under acceleration with ease on wet asphalt. If I get hypercritical, there were times off-asphalt, where I wanted more bite out of the front tire. I'm buying another set, but I would like to get the pressures set correctly to see just how far these tires will go.

If you doing lots of BDR, I think you have nailed it. I have Dunlops and love them, but I do a lots of asphalt riding. Keep us posted and want to see meny videos. Thanks.

Good video Adam. I’m the person that bought your Garmin InReach recently. Curious about when you’re planning your trip on the Oregon BDR. I live in Oregon and am thinking of doing the ORBDR and WABDR on the way up to visit my son in Canada. 14:37

Thanks Adam for this review. Live in Charleston SC, reality is 80% of my riding is black top. The GPS tire is very attractive. Would love some feedback after some miles from you in terms of feel, tire feedback…especially the front tire. Kind of reminds me of the Karoo 3 which made the big girl very skaty feeling in sand. Also considering the new Dunlop mission raid tire. I hear it’s very grippy on the street, high silica content, also skaty in sand but will likely melt off the GS in a couple of thousand miles 🤷🏼‍♂️. Anyways, thank you again really looking forward to feedback on these guys. I’m very jealous, safe travels.

Nice Adam. Agreed on tire choices. Anakee Advs are great - I'm pretty sure I got around 8k on a set, maybe more. A set of Motoz GPS on on the way & going onto a fresh set of Woody's for Dirty Gerty's N.H. > Prudhoe > San Diego leg of the Pan-American tour. My first go with the GPS tire. Also, I'll be in Glasier etc. second half of August. We should compare notes. How do you feel on the bike at your fitness level? You look in great shape. Bravo Zulu. BTW, snagging one of the last 1250 GSAs in June.

i just did 3000 miles in 4 days on new MZ GPS's as featured in this vid, also on a GS1250. Never turned TC off, and i'd say i burned up 1/3rd of the rear tread. Mostly pavement. Will see if bottom lasts as long.

Good choice, but agree with the wet tarmac caution comments. Traction control a must with these.

What's your thoughts on the GPS centre band in the wet without water run off grooves only on the sides?

The Hidenau K60 Scout has a centerline similar to the GPS.

HUGE MotoZ fan here, I have run all of their tires at some point except for the GPS. I was recently recommended the same tires for my GSA as well. I have since picked up a second set of wire spoke GS wheels so now I can have a street set and a more off-road focused set for BDR's and such. I have the Michelin Anakee Adventures on the street set now and I absolutely love them for touring and light gravel/dirt use, that said I don't have much confidence with handling with them on gravel. If I were to move to a single tire for all terrain then the GPS would certainly get the nod, but I plan to run the RallZ on my off-road set after I wear out the current Bridgestone BattlAx AX41's that are on there now. Have you tried the Tractionator Adventure's as a middle of the road option?

Hi Adam I have the GPS mounted on my 1250 GSA with 11.000 kms on it (7k miles ish) The front tire looks brand new but the rear will not last more than another 3.000 kms (2k miles more). So basically I will get around 9k miles out of the rear tire. I used them on the Patagonia, The Andes mountains and some other trips. I think I did 60% on road and 40% off road. Some hardcore places, and some others hard packed dirt Overall I like the tire, good mileage, decent grip off road, good grip on road, not very noisy, but bad on wet tarmac…..Maybe the Motoz Tractionator adventure tire will be my next choice to compare with the GPS Let us know how did it work for you Greetings from Chile Thanks

Why do you think the GPS will cause problems in the gravel?

My rear GPS has 14,000 klm on it and only half worn. Mostly asphalt.

Australian company, not New Zealand. and tyres not made in Europe, made it Thailand. But cool guesses bro 😂

Joined GS Giants. Can’t find the coupon code… any help is greatly appreciated.

Trail Max Mission easily do 12,000

Another awsome video… I know ur taking ur trip and I wish u safe travels… can u do a video on what we spoke about the ASC/TCS… I haven’t found any trouble shooting for things like the speedo working on one start and not working on another start… I think this will really help us do it yourselfer guys trying to save some money going to the dealerships…