I am in need of some new rear tires for my 02 yamaha raptor. I ride in everything except rocks and desert. I have a friend that has mudlites on his banshee and loves them. they get traction everywhere with incredible bite. I bought rears for my moms trailblazer and she loves them. But I hear alot of talk about the kendas. and am torn between the two.what is the weight difference between the stock raptor tires, the kendas, and the mudlites. opinions would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

The klaws are much lighter than the mudlites by alot. I dont know about the stock raptor tire though. I would say go for the klaws just because you can keep the size closer to stock and they are sportier and lighter.

 

If you need mudlites to get traction where you ride, you and your buddy bought the wrong kind of quad.

 

That was your input on the guys question? Thats the typical response at high lifter [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-disgusted.gif[/img]

 

Nice face...

Look its one thing to buy a sport quad and go mudding with it. But if the terrain is extreme enough that you run mud tires all the time, its a little out of its element. A sport quad is a lot of fun to ride in the trails, but sometimes you need a little more. I own both and each has its place. I understand not everyone has both for whatever reason and so may be out of thier element at times. But if most of your time is spent in one type of terrain, this should be paramount in the choice of the atv model.

I have tried riding in the nasty stuff with sport quads before. You get stuck all of the time and end up not having nearly as good of a time as the utility guys do. I have done this with quads ranging from a blaster to an lt 230 quadsport to banshees and raptors.

I'm not telling him he cant ride his sport quad in the muck, simply that he needs to take into account his conditions and the bike's limitations. When you get far enough out of the raptor's element, aka riding somewhere that requires mud tires for traction, you are going to have diminishing returns on your efforts.

 

As for the recommendation...

If you really NEED the mudlites or similar mud tire for traction, get it. The kenda's are a great rough trail tire and will leave you with a lot more sport than the mudlites. So if you can get away with the lesser traction, get the kendas.

 

klaws

 

If you want a mud tire, then I'd suggest going w/ Surtraks. I've ran them for 3 yrs. on my Warrior and LOVE THEM. They handle good on hard pack, the hook awesome, and if it gets muddy (grew up in east-central Indiana where its all clay and slippery after ANY KIND of rain) then they will eat through it awesome! That would easily be my first pick for a really agressive tire on a sport. I am in the process of buying some Klaws now for my Z400 though becuase I need something I can use for MX. If you want something agressive, but still sporty, then go w/ a Razr2. Their only downfall is their price!!!

 

if u actually looked at the tire wieghts mud lites are lighter by quite a bit, thats why i bought them...buy they definately aren't meant for a sport quad.

 

Mudlites are the better ones for your riding.