Maintenance & Technical > KX250 / KX125
Tire recommendations?
KXcam22:
IRC MB5!! If you are looking for a low cost tire that lasts and digs in sand I second the recommendatonn for the IRC MB5. A great performing tire in soft terrain. The downside is that for racing the tire carcass is quite heavy. For normal riding it is excellent. A nice feature is that the knobs do not shear off even on a 500. The only 752 I ever bought worked great but only lasted about 2 hours. Cam.
JT:
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--- Quote from: stewart on April 26, 2007, 09:49:20 AM ---i like 120 -90 -19 dunlop 756 rear
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Stewart, you run that size on a 250 or a 500?
BDI:
I ran an IRC 130 sand tire at one time It hooked like a paddle tire It was the widest knobby tire I have ever seen
stewart:
500
TheGDog:
--- Quote from: maddoggy on May 01, 2007, 03:39:33 AM ---jeeks, I ride almost exclusively in very soft fluffy material and have excellent results with the IRC brand rear M5B tire. great traction and lasts real well. by the way, my friends all run this tire as well and all our bikes are 500's and 550's. even the big bikes don't seem to eat these tires. hope it helps, MADDOGGY.
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Thanks MadDoggy... I found this post very helpful. What are you running on your front?
I current have Maxxis Desert IT front and rear and I'm not all that happy with them. With this KX500 and these tires I've ridden it at Gorman, Stoddard Valley (Victorville), and Jawbone Canyon, just so other readers could perhaps get an idea for the terrain type.
These tires don't inspire confidence for me. Monkey'ing with tire pressures helps a great deal... but even once you've found a combo that works best (14 PSI front 11 PSI Rear, for me) she still doesn't feel like she's sticking like she should in the soft stuff.
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