Dunlop Mutant - anybody using these tyres?

[Biker 1]

I was thinking of buying these for my SM. Anybody have experience? They say they stick like sports tyres & can also handle gravel tracks etc. Are they as good as the blurb or yet another compromise?

https://www.dunlop.eu/en_gb/motorcycle/why-dunlop/...

[KTMsm]

Reports I've seen are favourable

But obviously they are a compromise - personally I'd class them as a "lifestyle" road tyre, they can't be as good as the best road tyres as they have less rubber

I can't see the minimal tread would have any effect off road (I off road a lot) except for puddles

[Biker 1]

I'm pretty sure they're utterly useless in proper mud, but dry gravel tracks could be OK(??)
I'm thinking they might be the modern version of the Distanzia?

[KTMsm]

Yes because you can do dry gravel on road tyres

I regularly ride across my lawn (as I've parked something on the drive) it's fine - until you mess around on the throttle when it spins the wheel and slides sideways

Do the same on the dirt bikes and they accelerate and throw up chunks of lawn instead

[Dog Star]

I used to have them on my CRF450R supermoto for no other reason than they look bloody brilliant

[KTMsm]

Dog Star said:

I used to have them on my CRF450R supermoto for no other reason than they look bloody brilliant

OP see answer 1

[KTMsm]

Just heard a good quote on a video about adventure riding regarding tyres

"you need the right tyres for the terrain you're riding... in the same way you don't go dancing in walking boots"

[Bob_Defly]

Just figure out what you are riding and how much?

They look like an 80 (road) / 20 (Dirt) to me.

I'm currently using a combination of TKC80 Front / Mitas E07+ (Rear) on the Tiger, which is good for 50/50, as that's what I ride. But yes, it's a compromise on both road and dirt. I can't lean too far on the road, and I can't go through deep mud off-road either.

[Biker 1]

KTMsm said:

Dog Star said:

I used to have them on my CRF450R supermoto for no other reason than they look bloody brilliant

OP see answer 1

I'm afraid I had similar thoughts to Dog Star - they do look pretty cool..........

[Dog Star]

They’re not dirt tyres, not even close. They’re just just road tyres with a trendy tread pattern that look like race wets. Lightweight casing too - hence good for supermotos.

And they look cool.

[Biker 1]

Dog Star said:

They’re not dirt tyres, not even close. They’re just just road tyres with a trendy tread pattern that look like race wets. Lightweight casing too - hence good for supermotos.

And they look cool.

Holy thread resurrection....

Anyway, I'm thinking of putting the Mutants on a KTM 690 SMC R. I've read the blurb & apparently they will cope with gravel roads - I suppose the question remains whether they're as good as the advertising suggests, i.e. will heat up fast & stick as well as a sporty tyre?

[smifffymoto]

On Youtube a blood bike is testing them and the rider likes them alot.

[airsafari87]

Might be worth looking at the Pirelli MT60 as well?

They came fitted to my Ducati Scrambler and they were a cracking tyre, warmed up quickly, grippy and predictable on the road and were canny on gravel tracks too.

Eta:
Fast Bikes magazine (I think??) Did a feature on the Mutants a year or 2 ago where they took a bunch of bikes around the NC500 with them fitted
From what I remember they came out quite favorably.

Edited by airsafari87 on Friday 24th September 08:53

[cannedheat]

In the Sept 22 edition of MCN they’ve fitted Mutant’s to their Multistrada V4S and seem to really rate them.