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Tire recommendations?
KXcam22:
Gdog,
I had a look at your video and your terrain is very similar to mine. For me the Kenda Millville are the absolute best on the K5, front and rear. That is all that I have put on for the last bunch of years. Wear is very good although might not be as good as the rear Maxxis. Hookup is phenominal. Already eyeing up a front one for my CRF as the stock dunlop 742FA is horrible. Cam.
Albertan:
For sand and even mud, Dunlop 773,
For intermediate, Dunlop 756 RR front is the best front tire I've ever used (but hard to find, you may need to special order). The 756 is a good rear tire, but it wears fairly quickly, especially on dry tracks or trails. The Maxxis IT doesn't have quite the grip and predictability of the 756 rear, but it does seem to last better. I haven't tried the Maxxis IT desert, so I can't comment. (I've got 19 and 18 inch rears, and use the 19 for the track, and the 18 incher for trail and desert riding).
the Dunlop 695 that came stock with the bike was a pretty good intermediate to hard tire, but it wore down fairly quickly. Also, I'm not sure one can be found very easily anymore. Similiarly, the Dunlop 490 front was okay on intermediate to hard dirt, but it didn't match the 756 on the softer stuff or a Bridgestone M-23 on the really hard dirt. I'm using a Kenda Carlsbad sticky rear and Bridgestone M23 combo for hard tracks, and I really like it. Both are predictable and offer good hold. The front hates mud or even silty berms, but it sure grips on hard dirt. The Kenda Carlsbad is a good rear tire, but (like most good hard track tires spun by 55+hp), wears fast.
Hope that helps; if anyone has suggestions for a good desert combo, I'd love to hear it.
jandb917:
i have been running the kenda millville tires now for about 6 months and love em .... they have shown little wear adn i have them on the front and rear... i ride mostly in loose sand/ soil mix and occasional muddy with some nice tube poppin rocks thrown in for good measure ( yes KS has rocks LOL) but i have about 15+ hours on my rear and its just now showing wear on the front edges of the knobbies
Hillclimb#42:
The millville rear can be mounted both directions, depending on terrain, which way did you guys mount them? or was it the carlsbad?
Albertan:
I don't know about the Kenda Millville, but the Carlsbad can be mounted in either direction, and according to Kenda, one direction is more for hard tracks, and the other is more towards intermediate. I have mine mounted on the hard, and they work really well on hard packed dirt, right up to blue groove clay. I'll turn the tire around when the edge wears down (but that might not be a very fair test of their intermediate terrain abilities). Just looking at the Carlsbad, it is clearly designed as a hard track tire, and I thought I'd maximize its abilities at what it was designed for.
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