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Offline stock500

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Kenda Millville tires
« on: July 09, 2008, 06:03:01 AM »
I know I have talked to someone, Hughes I think about the Kenda Millville tires, but I can't remember for sure.  I am ordering some stuff for the K5 so I thought it could use some new rubber.  Hughes if it was you please chime in.  If anyone else has ran them let me know what you think.
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Offline KXcam22

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Re: Kenda Millville tires
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2008, 07:16:20 AM »
Stock,
  I run them F & R for the last few years.  Best tires I have used on the K5 by quite a bit.  The front was the big surprise at how well it worked and hom much it improved the K5 steering.  Cam.

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Re: Kenda Millville tires
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2008, 07:21:27 AM »
I only ran the rear tire and it was by far the best tire I tried on the 500 for my area. I have hard pack,rocks,roots, and mud along with some loam stuff and the tire worked great. It wears o.k but traction was great.
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Offline Hillclimb#42

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Re: Kenda Millville tires
« Reply #3 on: July 09, 2008, 10:41:09 AM »
Didn't like those tires here in midwest, but would swear by the Washougals. You may want to gear down a touch though, they hook it up.

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Re: Kenda Millville tires
« Reply #4 on: July 09, 2008, 04:36:16 PM »
Definitely different tires for different dirt.  My area is sandy clay powder loam.  The one area that I felt the rear millville was superior was the side knob traction. When leaned over exiting med. radius corners the rear would hook up better than anything, allowing you a nice slide-wheelie exit, on the gas, back end only hanging out a foot or so.  Other tires would suddenly break loose and you would be struggling not to slide out instead of wheeling and grinning. I can't wait to put these on my 450 especially the front.  I would suggest that you at least try one and see how it works for you. I think I put a review in the review section long time ago. Cam.

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Re: Kenda Millville tires
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2008, 05:23:56 AM »
Thanks for the info.  I am currently running the Maxxix Maxx Cross Desert Terrain, and it was been great everywere but on hard stuff.  If I hit the throttle at all on hard dirt the back end will slide right out from under me.  I plan on trying the millville next.
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Re: Kenda Millville tires
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2008, 12:50:41 AM »
For my terrain the Maxxis IT tires just would not hook up well on the kx500. They wear great. Big diff. when I changed to the Millville. A few things, I was running an 18 inch rear wheel and tire size 120/90/18. I feel the 18 inch makes a big diff. on the 500, that extra flex in the side wall seems to aid in traction.
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