Hello,

I own a 330 Magnum and am thinking of putting 25 inch Mudlites on it. The 25 inchers will be 1 inch oversized than my stock tires. Now... The Magnum is a great bike with lots of bottom end power but is really no ball of fire at top end speeds (65km/h with a tail wind!!). I know Mudlites are indeed light tires but will the extra inch greatly affect the bikes HP? Anyone who put 25's on their Magnum, please let me know.

Also, will there be an issue with the bike sitting cockeyed with Mudlites on it? I read about someone putting them on a 400 Sportsman and having to place spacers in the suspension to level it out.

Thank you.

 

no experience with your machine, but what I did was went from stock 26" tires on my '05 700 EFI and went to type 5C ITP wheels with Mudlites and the rear tire/wheel combination is about the same weight as the stock 26" tire/steel wheel combination, but the front are much heavie on the Mudlites because of the size of them compared to stock tires.

You will see some change, but not drastic. If your machine is 4 wheel drive and you have a low gear, it will still work great and be a good all-around tire for mud/snow and it is a good tire for all-around purposes too. If you went to aluminum wheels it would help some on the weight compared to the stock steel wheels.

 

in theory you will loose bottom end but if the tires are light enough it won't be anything you will really notice. also you will gain a mile an hour or too on the top end.

I'd do it if I were you, but thats just my personal preference and opinion.