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Offline b4himdude

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is there a rear tire?
« on: June 19, 2015, 10:21:24 AM »
heres the 2 hundred million dollar question.... on a kx500 being ridden on hard terrain,does a tire exist that will last more than 5 hrs of riding on it. if not then i  would like some opinions from anybody who has found a rear tire that is at least worth giving some praise . i used to run a kings tire that i can no longer find. basically due to the cheaper price tag,and lasted as long as any. ive just  about wasted a shinko 505 i bought less thsnav 3 months. and 50 % if that 3 months i had the bike torn down rebuilding it. anybody????
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2015, 10:36:01 AM »
Maxxis Max Cross IT...they last quite a while....I found they suck in the sand, but they really aren't made for sand either...

https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/3726/3244/Maxxis-Maxx-Cross-Intermediate-Terrain-Tire

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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2015, 10:59:41 AM »
Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on June 19, 2015, 10:36:01 AM
Maxxis Max Cross IT...they last quite a while....I found they suck in the sand, but they really aren't made for sand either...

https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/3726/3244/Maxxis-Maxx-Cross-Intermediate-Terrain-Tire




Desert It.   Has to say desert on it.    Wears like rebar
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2015, 11:26:50 AM »
that may be so, but the regular one I had on for 4 months didn't have a scratch on it...even after several high speed runs and heavy wheel spin on packed crushed stone roads our power lines are made of.
the only reason I took it off was it's poor performance in soft terrain...other than that, I would've kept running it. 
either one, ya can't miss.
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2015, 12:39:26 PM »
cool. all i have out my backdoor is hard terrain, rocky hill climbs rocky creek beds, rocky rocky rocky rocky. but theres a benefit to rocky....no 4 wheeler bug dust  ruined trails. maxxis huh. desert? rebar...im on it..thanx. i wish i knew something somebody didn't already know around here and feel like a contributing member for a change. and not just a leach for an answer.
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2015, 12:55:48 PM »
Quote from: Motorrad on June 19, 2015, 10:59:41 AM
Quote from: Foxx4Beaver on June 19, 2015, 10:36:01 AM
Maxxis Max Cross IT...they last quite a while....I found they suck in the sand, but they really aren't made for sand either...

https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/3726/3244/Maxxis-Maxx-Cross-Intermediate-Terrain-Tire




Desert It.   Has to say desert on it.    Wears like rebar
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I am running the Desert IT currently and couldn't be happier!!  Have at least 10 hrs on it and just starting to round off a bit, no chunking what so ever!!! Ride on hard packed D.G., Rocky stuff out side San Diego with the occasional mx track trip thrown in. Does spin a bit in the sand but $h1t so does my paddle on it
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2015, 01:20:32 PM »
so far nobody has led me wrong here and i dont expect that to happen. so my next rear tire looks to be a maxxis  with desert it stamped in the tread. 3 out of 3 cant be wrong. i was trying to figure out what i was going to have to come up with to mount a michelin otr tire on the back of that thing.
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #7 on: June 19, 2015, 02:08:44 PM »
I've always wanted to try a pirelli trials tire.....
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2015, 11:36:32 AM »
ok so my rear tire showed up today and it is the maxxis maxx cross intermediate terrain tire .but nowhere on it does it say desert it......wrong tire?  Rocky mtn  ATV*MC. should i return for exchange or is this the one im looking for?
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2015, 11:45:49 AM »
that's the same one I used for 4 months, and it hardly had a scratch on it when I swapped it out....I'd run it.
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2015, 12:52:08 PM »
will do. lets see how she takes the abuse. 
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2015, 01:51:11 PM »
Tried that one once.  Good traction... But doesn't live here in desert baja 1000 type conditions..  That's why they make the desert it...
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Re: is there a rear tire?
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2015, 04:29:10 PM »
i hear ya thats why  asked. your right about the terrain. its brutal hard around here. and i know if i dont put on the "wears like rebar" im  going to wish i had. thanks for the reply. in contemplation. :-P
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Re: is there a rear tire? follow up..
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2015, 10:39:59 AM »
following up the maxxis desert it tire that i put on just over a month ago. the tire is better than any other tire thats for sure. and its not a uni-directional tire so now half of it is gone. 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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Re: is there a rear tire? follow up..
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2015, 10:46:18 AM »
Quote from: b4himdude on September 19, 2015, 10:39:59 AM
following up the maxxis desert it tire that i put on just over a month ago. the tire is better than any other tire thats for sure. and its not a uni-directional tire so now half of it is gone. 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.

I flip mine....
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