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]

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 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

[Foxx4Beaver]

foxx thats really not a bad idea, if you can handle the rubber smell

I do it outdoors...don't even smell rubber burning at all.

[b4himdude]

i sure would like to get my hands on a tire mold capsule case for recooking extruded rubber onto the case of a motocross tire. i bet one of those dont show up used on ebay to very often. i wonder where the hell a person could come across one of those. i imagine the tire manufacturers hold onto the the cooks pretty tight. and if one goes to s**t  i wouldnt think theyd just auction it off to the general public. i wish i knew

[b4himdude]

well i got myself another maxxis dessert it and been running it for about a week. i think if i could find that trials tire in a 120/90-19 id be going for that one next . and as soon as i do find one ion that size i will. but for now a tire every month and a half is what im looking at during the spring summer and fall. seems like theres gotta be something g else i can do. although the bike is running super. thanks foxx and blaster. i have nothing to complain about .as far as power when i want it. my newest thing is going down the hill i just climbed and going slow enough using the front and back brakes then without putting my feet down turning around about half to three quarters of the way down and gunning it right back to the top. i love hills . i wish they werent so rocky near the tops of all the hills around here . but after a few runs up and down a new climb the rocks are thrown around and end up more near the bottom. i try to stay away from the bottom of hill like i said i get about a quarter away from the bottom and im usually headed back up it. hope you all had a good halloween. and all bikes are running as well or as well as mine. talk later guys

[alward25]

https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/1722/31676/Shinko-Trail-Pro-255-Radial-Trials-Tire

110/80/19 closest I can find

[b4himdude]

ya know i might just put the smaller trial;s tire on next spring just to give it a go round. i mean hell ill try it why not.?

[Foxx4Beaver]

but for now a tire every month and a half is what im looking at

that's better than what I'm doing....and I ride in sand and black loam!.
when I was racing, I'd get two 20min races per tire....I'd just flip it between motos.
had I gotten a tire knife back when I was racing, I could've gotten maybe 4 races per tire.
so you're about average for someone that isn't racing.

[b4himdude]

you're about average for someone that isn't racing.

   it just seems to me that with the best tire at $110 to$120 a pop a person should be able to get more than 5 or six hrs on a tire. plus when i run a tire off i rin it to nothing on top. the knobbs on the sides are there but chunked out pretty well. i know the 500 are powerhouses and are tough on anything included on the bike if a person knows how to have some fun on one. but really> im ha;f tempted to go for those really cheap tires that half as long and see whats most cost effective. i think thastll be my thing .ill start documenting the hrs to tire and ultimately come up with a base line durability per buck. itll help me know which way to go. i still want to cget a recap cell built from some tyre company and start retreading. i think as long as the case of the tire is good then the rest shouldn't be a problem. but just to retread for myself ....theres that cost effective term again.

[Foxx4Beaver]

it just seems to me that with the best tire at $110 to$120 a pop a person should be able to get more than 5 or six hrs on a tire.

regardless of how much you spend, or what brand you're running that's just the nature of it...and where you're running in mostly rock/hard pack, it's gonna be that much tougher to make a tire last.

try buying snowmobile track ...I had the dealer install a new one on my sled in 2013...it was just over $1200.

[b4himdude]

try buying snowmobile track cheesy...I had the dealer install a new one on my sled in 2013...it was just over $1200

   ya i know its the nature of the beast but the more i can get out of my buck the better ill feel about it at least. and ill pass on the snow track. we got the ruby mtns here but im just not into getting ,me a sled a trailer then another hobby. maybe convert to snow bike ... i dint think so but thats always an option. anyways peace.

[Foxx4Beaver]

it's starting sound like you'd be better off selling the bike...and getting a good pair of hiking boots.