Reise TrailR for Triumph Scrambler 400X - Enjoy the off road!

We rode our Triumph Scrambler 400X with Reise TrailR tires and here’s my review on it.

Before heading to Ladakh, we took some dirt track practice sessions in preparation for the trip. That’s when we realised that the stock MRF tires on the Scrambler sucks even for mild trails.

So we thought of trying the TrailR tires from Reise just for the Ladakh trip. These tires did a fantastic job! But it has its flaws too.

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Pros of the Reise Trail R

1. Excellent off road grip of Reise TrailR

Reise TrailR tres are excellent off road. On terrains like dirt, rocks, stones, shallow sand, river crossings and so on, the grip is fantastic. You notice the difference when you make the transition from Tarmac to dirt roads in that you’ll not notice that you’ve actually transitioned the terrain.

Usually you’ll feel the lack of grip when you go to dirt from Tarmac but this tyre doesn’t give you that feeling. It’s that stable. This made riding on dirt roads in Zanskar and LAC so much fun. It’s so much confidence inspiring on dirt.

Only in slushy condition it performs same as any other road tyre as the mud clogs up with grooves. Apart from that, it’s a blast riding off road with these tyres. It’s so much confidence inspiring and makes you think less as the effort from your end needed to control the bike off road is very less.

That doesn’t mean it’ll make up for your lack of skills riding off road so I still recommend off road training and practice before you head to places like Ladakh or in general.

2. Braking Confidence

Usually blocky tires aren’t good when braking hard but surprisingly I felt confident in braking both off road and on road.

Cons of the Reise TrailR

Now Reise markets these tyres as 50:50 tyres but in my opinion these tires aren’t great on road.

1. Stability

The stability on tarmac isn’t good. The bike has a slight wobbly feeling on speeds higher than 80kph.

2. Cornering

Reise TrailR feels very unstable during cornering. It’s expected with knobby tires but these tires feel like knobbies on the road.

3. Constant Hum

It’s expected from blocky tires. There’s a constant buzz that becomes loud as you go faster on road.

4. Reduction in top speed on Reise TrailR

For some reason the bike struggles in terms of being stable at speeds above 100kph on the highway. This isn’t ideal for a bike like the Triumph Scrambler 400X especially on the highways.

Conclusion

The Reise TrailR tires are fantastic off road tires. If you are planing for a Ladakh trip, I’d highly recommend in getting these tires. Even if it’s for one trip, it’s totally worth it. The amount of fun and confidence you can get on the dirt with this is amazing. It’s suitable for Tarmac if you aren’t going at high speeds which is suitable for places like Ladakh.

But if you are planning to use it for touring, then these aren’t for you at all. It can do some city commute and mostly off road but not on the highways for sure. I do not recommend these tires for long distance highway touring. It’s more like a 70/30 tyre I’d say. 70 for off road and 30 for road.

If you are looking for touring on highways and do some trail riding, then you can consider either the Maxxis Maxxplore or the Reise TourR tyres.

Reise TrailR for Triumph Scrambler 400X – Enjoy the off road!