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rear tire came off. K5

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Hman636:
I pulled the tire off and got my hand stuck by the cable in the tire. never broke one before putting one on and i never heard it pop. i guess thats what you get when you pay $84.00 bucks for the " combo set of tires" from motosport.com lol. front tire went on great no probs but guess im getting a new rear tire. thanks for the help guys. oh also i thought that too about having a 18 inch rear rim on it. i always thought that older bikes ran a 18 on the rear. i know the cr500 run a 18 in back. never knew a k5 had 19s. once again thanks for the tips guys  :-)

alward25:
I have run a few artrax tires from motosport on a number of bikes including my 500 and they are the best bang for the buck. Would I rather shred a $80 tire or a $50 tire?  Either way, the tire is getting shredded.  :evil:


--- Quote from: Hman636 on April 18, 2010, 08:24:11 AM ---I pulled the tire off and got my hand stuck by the cable in the tire. never broke one before putting one on and i never heard it pop. i guess thats what you get when you pay $84.00 bucks for the " combo set of tires" from motosport.com lol. front tire went on great no probs but guess im getting a new rear tire. thanks for the help guys. oh also i thought that too about having a 18 inch rear rim on it. i always thought that older bikes ran a 18 on the rear. i know the cr500 run a 18 in back. never knew a k5 had 19s. once again thanks for the tips guys  :-)

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Polar-Bus:

--- Quote from: Hman636 on April 18, 2010, 08:24:11 AM ---I pulled the tire off and got my hand stuck by the cable in the tire. never broke one before putting one on and i never heard it pop. i guess thats what you get when you pay $84.00 bucks for the " combo set of tires" from motosport.com lol. front tire went on great no probs but guess im getting a new rear tire. thanks for the help guys. oh also i thought that too about having a 18 inch rear rim on it. i always thought that older bikes ran a 18 on the rear. i know the cr500 run a 18 in back. never knew a k5 had 19s. once again thanks for the tips guys  :-)

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As a rule of thumb, if a rear tire for a KX500 is going on "easy" your putting a 19" tire on a 18" rim !!!  LOL   the rim size on Excel wheels will be stamped to the inside of the wheel. It should read  2.15X19  if the wheel is post 1989. It is very common for desert and woods guys to swap to an 18" wheel.

junk man:
glad you figured it out. on my 97 K5 i put an 18 on it there's more side wall flex,i run a maxxis SI 120/100x18 at 5.0 PSI. these tires work great in soft areas and seem to wear well  also use a kenda washougal sticky 90/100x21 at 5.0 PSI  rim locks and heavy duty tubes is a must. I think the last set cost $110.00 shipped

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