All -

We tend to have alot of tire talk in this forum.
I don't know about you but everytime I read a
thread about it, I learn something new.

Rather than ask about 27" Vs. 28" type of
dialog what are the disadvantages of going
bigger if you can? (Cost, weight, stability, smooth
ride factor,teeter totter, etc.)

Please feel free to comment.

Thanks,

R'

 

No matter what size they are, mud tires with a nice open tread pattern that cleans out well tend to give a hard bumpy ride on solid ground which would be 99% of my riding. The are a few with lugs or pads running down the center that ride really nice, like GoodYear MudRunners. The bumpiness of some other mud tires is something that rarely gets addressed here. It's always "how big of a tire can I fit on it", not, "how will it ride with these tires on it". I'm glad you brought it up "R" and am waiting to see the replies.

 

Bigger tires than stock equal more parts broke and wore out faster.A good aggresive stock size tire will do more with less damage than a bigger one.

 

Well, as with everything in life there are trade offs with any alteration we make to our machines! Where minor changes seldom cause problems, some added maintainance is to be expected with any drastic change! Changing size and aggressiveness of the rubber doing the work on your ride is no exception!

It comes down to what you want your bike to be capable of doing and the riding conditions you want to face...

If you are a weekend trail rider that enjoys being out in the woods on groomed trails and very seldom sees much more then a few shallow water crossings, the stock tires that come on all Polaris bikes will more then do the job for you and it is probably going to be a waste to spend good money on upgrading the size and aggressiveness of your tires! This is all fine and good if this is the style of riding that you enjoy!
BUT,
Not all riders will be happy with this kind of riding and that is good too!
For those riders that are a bit more demanding in the terrain/use that they like, a more aggressive and in some cases a larger tire will be necessary to make the riding experiance enjoyable!
In some cases not even bigger tires will do the job and some of us will go a little further and add a track system to our machines! (a tip of the hat to our friend up North! Hey Mongrol!). It's all good!

I don't think anyone makes alterations to their machine without the thought of the possible issues down the road, it is a TRADE OFF that we face with any decision we make! As long as we admit that we are making the changes and are responsible for the end result!
Again, it all comes down to what gets your motor revved up!

 

you can assume going from 24's to 28's
= a tippier bike, less excel, possibly more top speed, possibly not b/c of tread design.

More strain, less POWER, espec in the mud, sure you have bigger tires, but you are weaker now.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: ftwflh

Bigger tires than stock equal more parts broke and wore out faster.A good aggresive stock size tire will do more with less damage than a bigger one.</end quote></div>

as always ftwflh and i are on the same page and thought. bearing will tkae hell for sure.

 

well the only disadvantage i will complain about is a power loss due to the 400cc power plant ..every thing els is a mear price to pay for me to have the tallest/toughest quad around..just today while eating dinner my buddy called me up and said "come get me", he was stuck at MY"all hogged out" entrance to my property..he should have taken the easy trail not mine! as always i was eager to go get him..my popo is not huge compared to some out there,but arund here it does the trick!

 

Pretty much ditto to jokout.

I like to mud so upped to 27" mudlites back when my machine had 25's. The 800 now had 26's so not really all that much bigger just have to do the 1" spacers on front to keep from rubbing tie rod ends. I suppose it may put a bit more wear on the machine but as someone said is a trade off. With the 800 I do not really lose any power [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]. For some reason I am always leader of the pack.