Cheng Shin C-755 Knobby Tyres

Now as far as the Cheng Shin C-755, they’re a bit of a Jeckyl and Hyde. On my first venture out on the new rubber, Tenere Ray and I headed for a two day excursion out to Yerranderie west of Sydney. It’s a bit of a hike as you have to head south to Mittagong to make your way around the Warragamba catchment area. Heading south you have no choice but to follow the road down to Mittagong then onto Wombeyan Caves. On the dry the C-755’s were fine as there wasn’t really any cranking over to be done. Once we hit the dirt road the KLR started to shine and the C-755’s combined with the IMS pegs completely transformed the green meanie.

The first day was dry but as we were leaving Oberon the next morning the weather started to close in. Hoping the wet would ease we headed out to Kangara Falls. The new Cheng Sin knobbies loved the conditions while Tenere Ray fought for grip with his rear road/trail rubber. With no visibility, photo opportunities were zero so we decided to make a b-line to home in the pouring rain via Jenolan Caves. Tarmac all the way and through the twisting roads to Hampton the KLR rear started to step out on occasions. For such good off road performance you have to make some sacrifices.