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Big Yac:
I know this has been posted many times over but I couldnt find the answer I was looking for.  A while back I tried one of the Continental Gelande Sport tires, 110/90-19.  Its an intermediate terrain tire and it worked great here in the eastern woods and strip mines of Ohio.  I still think part of my being 300lbs has to help with traction too.  Anyways, I was riding about a month ago on a cousins farm, was headed up a long hill with the bike pinned in 4th gear, I just clicked into 5th (which you Ohioans know there arent many chances to do that with) and I hit a square ledged rock, kind of like a stair step looking thing.  Long story short I ended up with a hole in my inner tube and tear in the sidewall of the tire, so now its time for another rear.  My bike always has a Michelin M-12 front, its simply the best that I've found.  As much as I liked the Continental I was thinking of trying a Metzler MC-4 or MC-5, they both looked like nice tires and were priced well at around $65.00.  Has anyone used either of these Metzler tires?  They both look to be nice for the terrain they are intended for but I hear the MC-4 is really light, could that allow the 500 to spin it easier and spit knobs off quicker?  I've been leaning more towards the MC-5 because of this.  Any opinions?  Thanks.

royceymon@hotmail.co.uk:
 i love pirelli scorpions !! made the mistake of getting a load of dunlops cos they were a few quid cheaper..... regreted it should have stayed with the pirellis!!

kxpegger:
I've been buying up the discontinued Dunlop 745"s. I run them here in the Nevada desert. I've never chunked a knob on the rear and it can get very brutal out here. The fronts hold up pretty good but eventually the side knobs will start to crack at the carcass and fall off. CycleGear had them on sale for $45 rear 120/80-19 and fronts 90/100-21 for $29.00. The MX71 is the replacement but I'm not paying anything close to $80 for a friggin dirt bike tire. When the 745's are gone...?

royceymon@hotmail.co.uk:
yeah second you on that the older style dunlops are the nuts the new geomax ones ive got are not up to the task , luckily ive a friend in the tyre market ,but its still silly money for something that shreds.
our local track is hardpack and mullers tyres whatever the make to be honest, i find the second row out from the centre rip!!

BDI:
Tioga comp three work great.

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