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What tire should I get?

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Goat:
Arm Dislocating is what I prefer :D:D I had a Kenda Millville 120/100/18 on the kx250 that did pretty good. Wasn't wide enough though.

Thanks for the info. Just got another K5 today so Let the tire tryouts begin lol.

greencannon:
Ah yes, nothing like yanking your arms out of their sockets exiting a berm on a 500 on a Sunday morning....
Don't be fooled by the numbers. A 120/90/19 Millville is really wide.
The height (100) on the 18" tire takes away some of the overall width of the tire. I run those on my KDX, not nearly as wide.

kawi4ever:
Hi I just put the new Dunlop Geomax tires on my 500 and they seem to have awesome traction in the sand to intermediate. I cant say how durable they are because i have only 3 rides on them. I have also used the IRC-M5B this is a awesome traction tire for soft/intermediate terrain, almost like arm ripping traction, but it does wear out very fast. Hope this info helps..  :-D

Goat:
Thanks everyone for the input. Haven't gotten a tire yet but am bidding on a M12 front and rear combo as they are cheap.

barryadam:
Go with whatever the local hot-shot riders use in your area (check TT if you don't know any).  Plus whatever you get the best deal on.

So far for me, that's been the Dunlops or the Maxxis IT.

I really don't know if it makes much difference on the 500 to my riding.
Although I do have Trials tires on my non-500cc bikes.  Now THAT feels different.

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