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http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2016/june/stefan-pierer-exclusive-interview-part-one/

My favorite slow-talker Adam Riemann talks about having the right tires on your adventure bike. Could not agree more. I've never been the type of rider who is willing to trade performance for longevity or brag what I can do with street tires off road. Conversely, I do not mind going slower on the pavement because the dirt is what I'm really after. I can always change tires if I want to have a road-only ride. Having the appropriate tire off road is about SAFETY. No sense in finding yourself in the middle of nowhere with a tire that won't get you where you want to go. I first heard this from Jimmy Lewis and it's nice to see Adam repeat sage advice. As to these Pirelli Scorpion Rally tires, I tried a rear once and really liked it but for some reason they aren't that common here in the States. Adam is sponsored by Pirelli and I've also seen a lot of Mitas (Chris Birch) and Motoz down under.

Maaaan, I hate the follow/unfollow game. And I also agree with both you and @Huntca about the rest. It's not about being a d-bag or a snob, but I can't phisically keep track of like 1000 people in my feed. I think I've also read an article, back then, about this subject, and basically it all went down in the fact that the human brain isn't CAPABLE of remembering that amount of information. It's overload. In fact, the article stated that the brain is capable of only keeping track of like 45/50 people maximum. So yeah, I'd rather follow less people and KNOW them, rather than a shizton of accounts, and ciclycally go through the "wait, who was this guy again" phase.

HAHAHAHA!! I must've read through your post on the first page too quickly when I first checked out this thread Eric. I just noticed the comment about making fun of myself. I'm definitely quick to do that. I have to censor a lot of what I'd really like to post due to my job though. Thank you for the plug though. I'll try to keep posting some goofy stuff for you. I'm starting a two week rotation work schedule soon so I should be able to start riding year 'round this winter. Just have to fly to my bike in AZ. What a lot of people are doing on IG with the constant following and unfollow tactics to get you to follow them is really, really annoying and crazy. I'm all about getting out and meeting more people that ride and expanding my moto friends circle. However, I have a similar view on the whole follower/follow ratio at @huntca mentioned. I want to know more about each person, their travels, their interests, their feeds. I've always been a guy that was more into having 5 really close friends than 500 acquaintances. As impersonal as the social media world can be, that's my balance to it. There's just no way in hell that someone with a million followers is keeping up on any of that. Another gripe to add to BMW's issues that XLADV mentioned. They don't tag you in your own post very well. They've reposted two of my pictures and because I periodically search their hashtag, I came across one of my pictures and the other was sent to me by a friend saying "wasn't this you?" I think it's just messed up to repost without tagging the original poster. That's like going to a group bbq get together and just bringing bottled water and veggie dogs. Just go home. hahaha!

I think it is easy to agree that the right tires are important.My point is that it should not be denied that aggressive knobbies take away a lot of the big bike's ability as an awesome travel machine. I had the Motoz Tractor ADV on a recent 12 day/2600mile trip, and they we're great as I rode a lot of dirt and backroads. I am really happy I choose those tires for that trip. But if I was on a cross coutry "explore the americas" kind of trip I'm pretty sure I would go with something slightly more road oriented and longer lasting.

The bead on the rear can be tough to break but no difficulty getting them off/on. I had a heck of a time getting the rear to seat but once I used enough lube and a high volume compressor, it popped right on (rear).