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new tyres for trailbike
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:47 pm
by j-top paj
anyone on here ride?
looking for a new rear tyre for the XR400R,
i couple of people recomend the michelin dessert but im wondering what else there is?
it cant be a soft compound because unfortunately i do more road riding then offroad

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:19 pm
by Sixty
check out 'dirtbike world'

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:23 pm
by kanookie
hardly ride on the road but for dirt/sand/mud go michelin have a set on my dt200 they seem to be good if not go bridgestone have a set on the yz i cant really notice the difference.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:38 pm
by HotFourOk
MTRs?

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:41 pm
by Micky-Lux
Dunlop D952.
It's an Enduro spec, and road legal. Not as soft as a D756, but almost as good. I've got D756's front and rear on a KTM450EXC, they work great in the dirt, but I get about 600kms from a rear. Front lasts about three rear tyres.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:00 pm
by tna racing
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:15 pm
by j-top paj
Micky-Lux wrote:, they work great in the dirt, but I get about 600kms from a rear.

i got around 3000k outa the last one i got
i want something similar if not better.
i probably do 80% road riding

Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:33 pm
by RoldIT
IRC GP-1 are supposed to be "the shit" according to the on-line dual sporters. Supposed to be a true 50/50 tyre, I will be trying these next.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 8:04 pm
by jet-6
Same here, two votes for the M12's
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:00 pm
by zagan
I ride, but not dirt bikes.
I'm the equal of the 2 evils I guess lol
so can't really help with a tire, maybe one of those supamoto ones might do the trick but might not suit the bike that much.
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 10:33 pm
by j-top paj
jet-6 wrote:
Same here, two votes for the M12's
il have to look into them,
any idea on a rough price???
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:17 am
by mundy
ive got a kenda carlsbad k772 on the bak of my wr250f and i luv the thing, can either b run in a intermediate or hard, cops a fair hiding from me on loose shally rock and its still holdn up well. there pretty cheap to my is 110/100r18 and it was only $100
Mundy
Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 12:25 pm
by tna racing
j-top paj wrote:jet-6 wrote:
Same here, two votes for the M12's
il have to look into them,
any idea on a rough price???
around 110 i think, ive done 1200kms on mine so far, real blocky tread too
http://two-wheels.michelin.com/2w/front ... 40&lang=EN