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Maintenance & Technical => KX100 / KX85 / KX80 / KX65 / KX60 => Topic started by: btylerb on January 28, 2013, 04:33:38 AM

Title: what tire is best for me
Post by: btylerb on January 28, 2013, 04:33:38 AM

ive got a kx85 with an almost bald rear tire, i do alot of trail and street riding but ive also got some spot that kind of create a motocross track with the turns and such, so with all that in mind what do you guys/girls suggest would be the best tire for me

Title: Re: what tire is best for me
Post by: Foxx4Beaver on January 28, 2013, 04:42:45 AM

either buy an extra wheel,so you have one set-up for the street and one set-up for the dirt.......or....pick a terrain and stick with it :-D

You can get on-off road tires...but not mx-road tires.
Check out RockyMountain.com or MotorcycleSuperStore.com
they have decent selections...or you can try your local shop,they should have catalogs specificaly for what you need.

Title: Re: what tire is best for me
Post by: btylerb on January 30, 2013, 04:48:58 AM

well in your oppinion what would be the best off road/mx tire cuz im only on the road long enough to get to mile trails, the only reason i asked about street tires is because the my trails are about 2 miles down the road from me

Title: Re: what tire is best for me
Post by: Foxx4Beaver on January 30, 2013, 07:27:53 AM

What's the type of terrain you're "mostly" riding in...i.e.,grass/loamy,sand/mud,rocks/hardpack??
If you throw on a fresh sand/mud tire,and start riding in all kinds of hardpack and rocks,you're gonna kill the tire almost instantly.
It almost sounds like you want to find a good Intermediate tire since you're kinda into alot of different areas.
Here...take a look at some of these,and read the reviews(if there are any to ones that interest you).On the left side you can pick from several different types.

http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/c/50/86/176/Dirt-Bike-Tires

You don't have to buy one from here...just use as reference. 

Title: Re: what tire is best for me
Post by: btylerb on January 30, 2013, 12:57:09 PM

thanks for the help i think a hard tire would be best for me and i have thought about the sand tire but ya i do too much different terrain that i would have to buy another one like a week later hahah

Title: Re: what tire is best for me
Post by: Foxx4Beaver on January 31, 2013, 12:36:42 AM

I know there's several guys on here that swear by Maxxis IT's because of their long life span...
here'a quick thread on them...
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,3353.0.html

You can use the search option and dig up alot more threads on these tires...I'm thinkin you'll benefit strappin one on.

Title: Re: what tire is best for me
Post by: btylerb on January 31, 2013, 01:14:42 PM

thanks for the help i looked them up and they seem pretty good i think i will buy me one to try it out