Well I finally got the Kendas installed. I have'nt had them offroad yet, but gave them a quick 2-mile run on pavement so far.

During the install I could'nt find any marking for a 'heavy' side of the tire, nor could I find any markings that specify the tire as a directional tire, so I ended up simply installing them. In a straight line at freeway speeds and up, it feels slightly loose and I get a touch of slight left-right wobble that is faint enough I can't tell if its a balancing issue, or if its simply the tread design on pavement.

In the corners it feels kind of squishy ( tire pressure 25-psi front, 28-psi rear ) but it is'nt that bad and grips up ok. The tires are far more quiet then I expected them to be as well.

The bike is definitely taller with these aggresive *****, enough so with the increased diameter I can tell a slight power loss on pavement, but thus far I'm happy with them.

If anyone is aware of a 'heavy' side marking on the tire I missed, let me know and I'll reset the tire as that might be my slight wobble issue, or if anyone else has these issues, let me know if what I"m feeling is normal or not.

 

Excellent! I can't imagine anyone not liking these tires for off-road use, so I think you'll be happy there at least. I'm getting more comfortable and confident with mine on the road, so once you get used to them they are not all that bad for pavement. That's relatively speaking of course - as a road tire they are really quite lacking, but they can be tolerated if you are careful and don't push them. But off road, they are just the ticket, IMO.