tyres…..who uses what???

[Mick DMember]

Anyone tried a Bridgestone M404 on the rear? I got one at a fair price so I am going to give it a run on the weekend.

[Anonymous]

I am at the moment experimenting with a trials tyre. Got a Michelin X11 trials tyre for nothing to play with. Has 12 laps of a dirt track on it. So far I am really impressed. As mentioned in a previous post it grips on most surfaces like s*^# to a blanket. In fact on rocky climbs it almost grips too much and I have almost flipped the bike a couple of times when expecting wheel spin and getting grip!

I run it at 8psi (KLX250). I have had one problem and that is the tyre spinning on the rim. Bought a billet rim lock from Ballards and that seems to have cured it although on the Sugarloaf ride it did move a little bit. Could be the tyre is too old and soft as plenty of riders use them without the problem.

The preferred choice of riders for trials tyres seems to be the Pirelli MT43. Evidence says that it is the best “trials” tyre for “trail” riding. I have one on order, they are pretty thin on the ground at the moment.

Gets through bogholes no problem although I have not run it in real nasty slop or on grass, not much grass around here!

So, in a nutshell, for a rider of my ability (intermediate) or a bit higher then I would highly recommend a trials tyre on the rear. For a hard charger that hits rock ledges at a million miles an hour then definatly no. Cost you too much in getting rims straightened.

old al.

[Dwayne OMember]

Yeah,
You were ripping on the weekend Al,
That trials tyre certainly did the job on those climbs, reclon it might suit my slow style at the moment:P but, I do too much on the blacktop to warrant swapping from the Stoneking!!!

Back on thread,
On the mighty OBT Super Commuter KLX250:laugh: I am running a MITAS “Stoneking” rear & Michy AC10 front
Both suit the miles I currently do on the blacktop, (200km a week) as well as suit the casual cruisy style off road run occasionally.
The Stoneking has in excess of 2,700ks on it (as TB has seen it is wearing well!!!)
The AC10 has about 1500ks & looks about 90% at the moment.

[alanMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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Anyone tried a Bridgestone M404 on the rear? I got one at a fair price so I am going to give it a run on the weekend.

be interesting to see how it goes was thinking about going back to bridgstones was it easy to put on just put a michelin m12 on back it was nily as tight as a kenda to put on bridgstones used to be easy

[Scott SouthwellMember]

I put M12’s front and rear for the Hillend ride and on the hard pack which made up most of the ride they were very skatey. plenty of grip a the rocky hills but on the hard pack turns I was wishing I left the standard Bridgestone grippy’s on.

Went for a ride today out the stateforest near home which is more sand based with some muddy sections and had grip everywhere. On the sandy banked corner I could lay it in on entry and dump the clutch on exit and they would hook up.

I was having so much fun I keeped doing the same corners over and over. woohoo

[Dwayne OMember]

WAY TO SCOTTY YOU HOOOOON:P

[GregMember]

Scotty wrote:

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I put M12’s front and rear for the Hillend ride and on the hard pack which made up most of the ride they were very skatey. plenty of grip a the rocky hills but on the hard pack turns I was wishing I left the standard Bridgestone grippy’s on.

Went for a ride today out the stateforest near home which is more sand based with some muddy sections and had grip everywhere. On the sandy banked corner I could lay it in on entry and dump the clutch on exit and they would hook up.

I was having so much fun I keeped doing the same corners over and over. woohoo

Yeah have a look from the side at the rear M12, they look sort of like a paddle so of course it would hook up in the sand

Nothing works on that Hillend ride terrain bar throttle control or throttle outa control :woohoo:

TB

[Anonymous]

It’s all very well talking about which is the best tyre, but one thing that is commonly overlooked is the type of air you use in the tyres. This company has solved the problem by taking out the guess work.

http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=45

The same company also has some pretty innovative products as well.

[alanMember]

hay TB do you think the m12 will be good at warchope got them front and rear never used one on the back before can not wait to try them at wauchope yee haa

[Anonymous]

aarochild wrote:

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pirelli mt320
can anyone tell me if they are any good , 100 for the set new,
is it worth it? they r intermidiate

I have only ever used the MT320 on the front and like it enough to have never had to look for something better. It does everything I ever need from front.

I think they are considered a softish compound.

On the rear I have both a Trials tyre in 18″ and I am not even going to bother to try to convince anyone to try one. If you are intrigued, just do it and don’t make a big fuss.

I also use the Maxxis IT in a 19″.

I use a King’s Sand paddle in a 19″ and some other brand that escapes my mind in any 18″.

I use a Metzeler Lasertec in an 18″ and 21″ on my motard/stuntbike project.

Having said all this, for various reasons, I literally haven’t ridden in two years, so my opinions and judgement count for nothing:blush:

[GregMember]

white rocket wrote:

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hay TB do you think the m12 will be good at warchope got them front and rear never used one on the back before can not wait to try them at wauchope yee haa

I find that the M12 has no side bite, its steps out without warning but drives like a bastard in the soft stuff, as I said earlier tonight if you look at it from the side it looks like a paddle tyre of sorts, Chicken is running one now ask him

[GarryMember]

I just put some Dunlop D606’s on my DR650 and had the firt real ride with them today (riding from the shop doesn’t count).

On the sealed stuff they are noisy and the front does seem to ‘drop in’ which could be pressure or more likely that my experience with knobbies is basically nil (original Trailwings, beforet hat TKC80’s on a v-strom).

On the dirt they were great (for my level of ability) providing great feel and feedback, so much so that I was around 15kmh faster through some corners than I was on the trailwings and that when not ‘pushing’ as I was trying to adjust.

Safe to say that my initial impressions are good and I will update if that changes

Garry

[GregMember]

gco0307 wrote:

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I just put some Dunlop D606’s on my DR650 and had the firt real ride with them today (riding from the shop doesn’t count).

On the sealed stuff they are noisy and the front does seem to ‘drop in’ which could be pressure or more likely that my experience with knobbies is basically nil (original Trailwings, beforet hat TKC80’s on a v-strom).

On the dirt they were great (for my level of ability) providing great feel and feedback, so much so that I was around 15kmh faster through some corners than I was on the trailwings and that when not ‘pushing’ as I was trying to adjust.

Safe to say that my initial impressions are good and I will update if that changes

Garry

Be interested in your results Garry I have been thinking of one for the NX and even the fiddy, keep me in the loop there pls mate

TB

[Anonymous]

I’m getting a Michy Starcross MH3 for the front of my bike today so will see how that pairs with the Pirelli Scorpion on the back. I will try a few different suspension settings at the weekend to see if I can improve grip further (it needs a little tweaking anyway)

Slug, that company trying to sell air :laugh: I’ve got some air you can buy if you want, I’ll do you a good price Air is air. It changes with temperature and pressure like any other gas. The only way in which it will take on different properties is if it has been modifed and some of the constituents (O2, CO2, N2 etc) have been changed. If they have then it’s not air anymore it’s a different gas.

Either way, it looks like a big can of bullshit!

[JasonMember]

Moto wrote:

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I’m getting a Michy Starcross MH3 for the front of my bike today so will see how that pairs with the Pirelli Scorpion on the back. I will try a few different suspension settings at the weekend to see if I can improve grip further (it needs a little tweaking anyway)

Slug, that company trying to sell air :laugh: I’ve got some air you can buy if you want, I’ll do you a good price Air is air. It changes with temperature and pressure like any other gas. The only way in which it will take on different properties is if it has been modifed and some of the constituents (O2, CO2, N2 etc) have been changed. If they have then it’s not air anymore it’s a different gas.

Either way, it looks like a big can of bullshit!

I think we’ve guessed you have plenty of air by now… Hot air that is :laugh:

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