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Best pic for rear tire?
« on: April 14, 2006, 07:09:01 AM »
I am picking up a new tire for the 500 tomorrow and I'm just wondering what some of you guys think a good all round tire is?

I think the best tire I ever tried was a Maxxis IT on my KX250.

The conditions around here are mixed from hard packed, loose gravel, loam and topsoil.

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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2006, 08:32:44 AM »
Kenda Millville here
« Last Edit: April 14, 2006, 08:37:41 AM by Spider »

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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2006, 09:40:22 AM »
I guess it depends on what kind of terrain you are riding on also! I like the Cheng Shin C760 Knobby MX Tires - if they made in a 19". I use to run the 560 X 18 on my YZ490's! I liked it the best for soft sand and dunes!
« Last Edit: April 14, 2006, 09:45:41 AM by alan »
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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2006, 10:20:27 AM »
Michellin M12, best d**n tire I've ever tossed back there. Maxxis IT is ok, just don't put one on the front.

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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2006, 02:09:22 PM »
I'll have to second the Millville.
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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2006, 03:29:23 PM »
I'll have to second the Millville.
I  just checked it out and it does look like a nice tire.
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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2006, 01:18:39 AM »
The area that we ride is rocky. I have 4 rides on my rear and will go another 5 before I need a new one. Holds up well under the torque of the 500. :-D
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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2006, 02:59:47 AM »
Once upon a time I had an Interco Terraflex
Good runflat tire, but Kind of heavy
http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=68&action=show&show_products_mode=cat_click&PHPSESSID=c9c29fd1d9ef2ce510a1fa4e2223fc6b

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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2006, 03:51:43 AM »
Kenda Millville!!!! :mrgreen:

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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2006, 05:59:01 AM »
The two main things I look for in a tire is the knobs, I want them to go a full 180 degrees around the tire and the second is weight. I let a friend talk me into a 4 ply heaver tire on the front of my KX and I still don't like it!  :x

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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2006, 09:19:42 AM »
http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=68&rn=276&action=show_detail


Will this monster fit on our bikes??????? 150/90/18 :-o :-o :-o
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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2006, 09:42:44 AM »
http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?crn=68&rn=276&action=show_detail


Will this monster fit on our bikes??????? 150/90/18 :-o :-o :-o
Cool, but it is an 18" and I already have my 560X18 paddle tire on my 18!
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        08 TeryX 2012 KX450F

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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2006, 02:19:07 PM »
Kenda Millville!!

Great for roosting on your buds and it has a reversible pattern for diffrent terrain.

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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2006, 02:54:14 PM »
I want to know more about that terafelx 150/90/18. Is it to wide????
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Re: Best pic for rear tire?
« Reply #14 on: April 15, 2006, 03:14:06 PM »
I think a 150 converts to a 560 like alan said so it should fit. Did you check out the video of these tires? I had a 560/17 on a 390 Husky with no clearance problems.