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royceymon@hotmail.co.uk:
dunlop geomax ripped , no match for the pimped kxf , alot of money for not much wear

kxpegger:
Don't know about the MX31 and MX51 rears but the MX71's are directional. Do not mean to insult but if those tires in the picture are MX71's were they mounted for the correct tire rotation direction? I've never had a Dunlop hard terrain tire chunk like those in the picture. I wonder if Dunlop may have temporarily had a bad run. I'm still running the obsolete 745's though. One of my riding partners has been running the new MX71's on his KX450F with good results in the Nevada desert. 

royceymon@hotmail.co.uk:
hi kxpegger there mx51 geomax ( an anagram of rubbish) no directional on those i usualy do a race then turn them for practice ,there made in indonesia dont know if thats the problem?? i might contact dulop and see what they have to say but im probably wasting a bit of my life cos im sure they will have a good reason not to help me out... still love my pirellis :)

streetsweeper:
hi bigyak, im no pro but when i ride off road in so cal or baja i prefer 18 psi in rear. also 19in rear wheels are riskier then 18 in. 120 90 19 dunlop desert 739 at. i would rather run higher air preasure and loose some kush than to have plenty kush and get flats. i also hate trashing rims with hidden rocks in sand washes. in front i use matching tire from rear with 21 psi. dont matter where im riding.  unless im on a buddies loamy track close to my truck. my kx 500 dont know the difference.  sometimes i might slow down a pick smoother lines than to barrell through and risk a snake bite. the desert tires have stiffer side walls that help out when you smack something at speed. 

whatever tire you choose a least make sure your runninga higher psi in tires when off roadinng if you want to save your rims and avoid flats.

hope i didnt confuse you.

Ruben C.

Polar-Bus:

--- Quote from: kxpegger on December 05, 2010, 11:39:23 AM ---
--- Quote from: kxraptor on December 04, 2010, 12:07:28 PM ---Maxxi desert intermediate is the best tire i've found for the rear of my kx500

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I've tried the Desert Maxxis more than once on my 500AF and 450's. No good for me... worse than Dunlops for handling and don't last as long. Maxxis made it about 6 rides on my son's CRF250R and were chunked up. My big bores maybe five if I'm lucky before they were roached... no good for me. Dunlops maybe up to eight rides depending on where I ride. Could be my riding style though, WFO!

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You must have got a bad cast, because i've been running Desert IT's for almost 7 years now on both my KX500, and my YZ450F with nothing but awesome results..... never chunked any knobs (and I run Desert IT studded in the winter )
For overall excellent value you can't beat the IT's they are an excellent "do all" generall purpose tire.

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