I have about 1500 miles on my Mud Lites and they have served me well. I plowed snow last year and they worked great. I had piles almost 5 ft. high that I pushed up with the four wheeler. I've not been stuck with them yet and wouldn't hesitate to get another set when these are worn out.

 

mudbugs are better then both of those tires and cost less.

 

I am running a set of 27-9-12 frt and 27-12-12 rear swamp foxes. These tires are awesome, The only problem I had encountered was the clutch seemed a little weak. It has been replaced with an epi and runs great. The ign. module was a great performance boost also. This seem to be a fantastic setup for the 650v2 but only time will tell. I was a long time honda fan but have nothing but good things to say about my cat.... I love this bike. This is an awsome machine I have only put about 60 miles on it now, but can't get enough. Hope the info helps

 

I have an 04 AC500 Auto and running 27" mudlites. They are truly awesome. I do rockcrawling, deep deep mudding, steep hills, no snow in OKlahoma. I have been stuck but anyone doing serious mud will get stuck, I dont care what you ride or wear on the feet of your bike. Mud Lites are lighter than DD so if your going with a dd you may want smaller. DD will outlast the ML's. My 27's bog my machine down a tad. Wish I would have got the 650 or 26's for the 500.

Good luck with your selection. They are both really good.

 

The best tire for your buck is going to be the DD's They will wear like iron and way outlast the Mudlites. My Dad has Mudlites and just this morning he was saying he whished he'd bought the DD's. The difference in tire weight isn't enough to matter. I had 27" DD's on my 375 Cat and it pulled them just fine. If you saw the tire wear on my Dad's Mudlites's you'd see what I mean. Either way the DD, Mudlite, or SwampWitch, are going to have about the same performance in the mud. The best bang for your buck IS the DD's.