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Favorite Tires for the KX500
KXcam22:
Kawdude,
Excellent question. I tried to describe my own "intermediate" type dirt and was at a bit of a loss. To me "hard" is blue groove type clay and rock surfaces where your tires friction grip the surface, no bite. For "intermediate" I would call it loose dirt that you can shovel fairly easily. It may pack and seem fairly hard but tires digs in OK. Builds decent berms. For "Soft" I would call it wet, soft, loamy garden type dirt all the way to powdery beach sand. I agree that "intermediate" is hard to classify but really is everything in between hard and soft. All I know is my intermediate tires are pretty good on hard, and just get better the softer it is.
mikesmith:
Dont just go by that rating system,756's are supposed to be soft terrain tires,but work great on rocks and hard terrain.Any one try or know anything about the Dunlop D742 front tire?
Hogwylde:
I'm running IRC's M5B in the 140x18 size. BIG fat tire with 18mm tall nobs that just dig and dig and dig!! Works great in this indiana dirt!
demographic:
I am just getting used to my wide wheels but so far quite like my cheapo remoulds :shock:
Yep you did read it right I have Konkord remoulds on the bike.
Front is 120/70 by 17" and rear is 150/70 by 17"
A stack of the blokes from a supermoto board I "visit" really rated em and I got a hell of a deal on em, ?90 for two fronts and two rears and that price included the tenner for postage and packing :D
Seem sticky enough for me so far, and as opposed to sportsbike riders I use inner tubes so if they let go I shouldnt suffer like they could.
They are ZR rated (to 180 MPH no less) and have been used during racing on the IOM TT race so I don't think my 50 odd horsepower is gonna rip em to bit's
After these run out I have heard that Metzler rensports are sticky too
findme22001:
I really like the dunlop 695 for the rear. I really haven't experimented with the front all that much. The 695 really is an all terrien tire. We ride tight mountain trails, sand dunes, hard pack hills, soft hills and occasionly rocky rocky areas. They do wear out rather quickly but will perform decent even when there ain't much tread left. Keep in mind I don't race MX so I can't comment on this tire in that situation. My KX is dual sported but most of the time I don't run it with the dual sport equipment.
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