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is there a rear tire?
zz3gmc:
I run the good old Pirelli MT16s on my 500. They hold up well. Not the greatest in sand but gets the job done. For sand I run the Pirelli Mid Soft 32s.
Foxx4Beaver:
--- Quote from: b4himdude on September 19, 2015, 10:39:59 AM ---so is it a good idea to flip it over in the rim and run it the other way? this is getting expensive. i need a tire made of steel.
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I flip mine too...
but also use one of these...
http://www.kxriders.com/forums/index.php/topic,13714.0.html
I doubt everyone will agree with me, but the tire knife has been one of the best $60 items I've ever bought...you can get a fresh edge when you want...and...when you cut a new edge, you also narrow the knob, which allows it to "flex" more...which in return, allows the knob to get a better bite/grip.
alward25:
https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/1722/52129/Motoz-Tractionator-Desert-H-T
I want to try one of these in the desert
Motorrad:
I may try the golden Tyres next time... atleast on the front
b4himdude:
ya i have a couplr rears laying around that o can run off the other way. i guess when theres not a whole lot else to do it doesnt really matter what direction a half gone tire grabs. as long as it grabs. and foxx thats really not a bad idea, if you can handle the rubber smell and dont cut too deep. i think with the terrain i ride on nothing less than turning the tires around will really prolong the inevitable. now that tractionator hard terrain LOOKS LIKE A POSSIBILITY BIT IT DOESNT COME IN A 120 /90-19 ONLY A 110/90-19, dont know that it matters as long as does to the dirt what a skill saw does to lumber. and ive heard other people talk about pirelli and that is a name with a history. ,. so far o dont think theres a compound of rubber carbon and steel that will hold up all that well on a 500 in the rock. i remember when i worked for purcell tires and i would repair the otr tires from the mine eqiupment that got damaged and needed rebuilt. id cup out the damaged rubber grind of the radial cords and cook in a patch and plug with a great tire vulcanizing system built by monoflex. sure would be nice to have a tire cap mold and chamber for a nicely knobbied 120/90-19 and then id just extrude in the rubber stiffness on the recap of whatever case i wore off last. too bad theres probably no way in hell to recap a dirtbike tire casing. i imagine it stays fairly cool as it is in the dirt. but what glue would stand up to the beating the thing would take.. hmmm ill think on that for a while.. thanks guys
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