I just recently purchased a 2020 Africa Twin Adventure Sports and love the bike. These tires came OEM on the bike. At first I loved them, their grip was great on both wet and dry pavement, the little bit of time I spent on gravel they seemed to provide decent grip as well as cleared the gravel well, there was minimal road noise and they were just predictable. If you flicked the bike any direction it was smooth, consistent and they didn’t slip even at steep angles in the twisties. Then I hit 1k miles…Allow me to start by saying I live in a very rural section of Washington where the roads are seldom straight and follow the rivers, mountains and ravines. (Shameless plug, if you live in the Pacific Northwest, you should definitely ride out through the Columbia River ... MoreI just recently purchased a 2020 Africa Twin Adventure Sports and love the bike. These tires came OEM on the bike. At first I loved them, their grip was great on both wet and dry pavement, the little bit of time I spent on gravel they seemed to provide decent grip as well as cleared the gravel well, there was minimal road noise and they were just predictable. If you flicked the bike any direction it was smooth, consistent and they didn’t slip even at steep angles in the twisties. Then I hit 1k miles…Allow me to start by saying I live in a very rural section of Washington where the roads are seldom straight and follow the rivers, mountains and ravines. (Shameless plug, if you live in the Pacific Northwest, you should definitely ride out through the Columbia River Gorge, it’s beautiful!). All of that to say, my riding is not flat straight interstate riding of the Midwest or Southern Cali, it’s much more well rounded on tire wear (pun intended).With the amount of twisties that I go out of my way to enjoy I was utterly shocked when I began to develop a significant flat spot on the center line of the rear tire at just 800 miles. The flat spot came on so suddenly and exaggeratedly that I actually pulled over on my way home from work as I thought my rear tire may have been getting low on air causing it to flex (again… at just 800 miles!). Now at just over 1500 miles the flat spot on the tire is nearly 2” wide and rocks significantly when cornering past that point, which is concerning and a bit spooky at 75-80 mph in a tight turn with a cliff on one side. In the wet it will actually scoot your rear over about an inch or so as it rocks over the ridge and essentially loses grip.As they begin to wear the road noise goes from barely noticeable to WTF is that sound? When my Sena dies about all I can hear is the sound of these tires even with the wind going by my helmet.For my money, I will be replacing this with a set of Anakee Wilds as they have the dual compound rubber for a much more resilient wear pattern on the center of the tire with the softer rubber on the outside to still provide the grip when you need it and a much more even wear pattern.Features: 4/5Pros:- Has great grip and profile when new- Clears gravel and debris from tread- Aggressive enough tread to perform decent for mild off-road (unimproved, dirt, gravel, fire roads, etc)Cons:- None of these matter after the first 1k miles…Style: 4/5I really like the style and tread pattern of the tires. They’re both effective and look greatGrip: 1/5As noted above, the grip is initially fantastic, but as soon as the wear pattern begins to set in, that grip vanishes when you need it most (hitting corners at speed) because you’re not rocking over that transition on the tire.Tread life: 1/5I honestly would have expected much more resilience out of these tires, especially at the price. Considering they’re the same price as the Michelin Anakee Wilds, which perform nearly identically to these in new condition on the street and in mild off-road but wear exponentially better I can’t imagine ever buying these again or recommending them to an enemy.

Loving the Karoo street tires,on my Bmw 1250 Gsa for one month. Excellent ride in dry and wet conditions. They're replacing my Karoo 3s, much quieter. The 3 was a good tire just a short tire life. Hopefully I'll get more life out of the street.

First of all, the grip of these tires is excellent. They glue you to the road, corner very well, confidence inspiring. I had 2 straight days of hard rain and was very impressed with the wet grip in the twisties. I was cornering hard at 60-70 mph in the rain.I have a set of the Karoo Streets on my ’16 BMW GSA. I run 36 psi front and 42 psi rear. I have just returned from a road trip from Southern Utah to the Canadian Rockies and back. I now have 5000 miles on these tires. The rear is shot and the front is looking fine. I was worried at 3000 miles that the rear wasn’t holding up well and almost stopped in Boise on my way home to replace. The majority of the miles on these tires was cruise control at freeway speeds and then plenty of twisties around the lakes in ... MoreFirst of all, the grip of these tires is excellent. They glue you to the road, corner very well, confidence inspiring. I had 2 straight days of hard rain and was very impressed with the wet grip in the twisties. I was cornering hard at 60-70 mph in the rain.I have a set of the Karoo Streets on my ’16 BMW GSA. I run 36 psi front and 42 psi rear. I have just returned from a road trip from Southern Utah to the Canadian Rockies and back. I now have 5000 miles on these tires. The rear is shot and the front is looking fine. I was worried at 3000 miles that the rear wasn’t holding up well and almost stopped in Boise on my way home to replace. The majority of the miles on these tires was cruise control at freeway speeds and then plenty of twisties around the lakes in southern British Columbia. I have about 200 miles of off road use on them.The front tire got loud after 1000miles. At 70-80 mph on the freeway it sings to you. I could hear it thru my headphones and music. It sounds like running a wet finger around the top of a wine glass.I have taken them off road on trails in southern Utah when I first had them installed. Mainly hard pack, shallow sand and gravel roads. No mud. I was impressed with the grip and they inspired more confidence than the stock Anakee 3’s. I kept pressure at 36F 42R.Would I recommend these tires? Yes... I was looking for a street themed 60/40 V rated tire that also performed well off road. I read many reviews and was waiting for the Karoo Street to launch. I wish the rear wore better, but know my bike is heavy and hard on tires. The first 2000 miles on the rear tire wore down fast and I wouldn’t off road it if I had more than 3k. I wish the front tire wasn’t noisy, strange that it started at 1000 miles in and hasn’t let up.All in all, this is a great 60/40 tire that feels like a street tire in the twisties and the wet and has good dirt grip too. The rear wears quick and is shot at 5000miles of mostly highway cruise control.