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

cool. never heard of mudcats before.. just checked them out on yer link.. really aggressive tread.. surprised they run smooth.</end quote></div>

They are very smooth and quiet on asphault. Look close at the center area of the tire and you can see overlaping that is what makes them smooth. They are a flat profile tire too, not a crown so you get a good wide footprint without letting all the air out. Mine seem to hook up really good on just about any kind of terrain, rocks, logs, mud, hard dirt, clay, soft ground, what amased me was they hooked up on 'pine-needles' - about the hardest thing to get traction on. (when I was a kid we would slide down hills covered with pine-needles with a card-board box busted open - just like sliding on the snow).

 

Here is another tire that you may not have heard of "Duro Buffalo".
http://www.tiresunlimited.com/...%20TIRES/duro_mud.htm

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http://www.tiresunlimited.com/...s/duro/DI2010BUFF.jpg

These look like good tires - never tried them or ever remember seeing anyone with them but I almost got these to go on the front. Some overlaping so they should be smooth, good channels to spit the mud out to the side, and good crown, lugs for grabbing stuff on the side.

 

I like the buffalo.. looks like a really solid tire. too bad they don;t make it in 26 x 10 x 12 or 26 x 12 x 12
means you have to change the rims i guess right?

 

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

I like the buffalo.. looks like a really solid tire. too bad they don;t make it in 26 x 10 x 12 or 26 x 12 x 12

means you have to change the rims i guess right?</end quote></div>

You don't have to change rims. Word of the wise, wide tires in mud don't work that well unless you plan on paddling across, then you generally want a true all out mud tire with 2" to 3" tread lugs. I have seen many a rider make that mistake because it looks more brutal. What you really want unless you plan on swimming and paddling is a wheel and tire that will sink down and grab some solid ground.
Same principle as putting liquid in tractor tires.

 

so if I have a 26X10X12 tire now.. I can fit that same 10 inch wide, 12 inch diamater rim with a tire that is made for say a 12 inch wide 12 inch diamater rim? I don;t need to change rims?

 

yes

 

is thre a rule as to how much bigger a tire you can use? like no more than 2 inches different? or what is the general rule of matching tires to rims?

 

I need a link or links of where to order Can Am 800 outty tires at. They were riding in unchartered territories. A spike went up through tire and out side. Need tire new asap. Don't wanna go to the dealer and pay over priced bs.

 

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: KIKI101

I need a link or links of where to order Can Am 800 outty tires at. They were riding in unchartered territories. A spike went up through tire and out side. Need tire new asap. Don't wanna go to the dealer and pay over priced bs.</end quote></div>

Actually, not sure what it is like in your area, But in my area the dealers are ALWAYS having sales on outlander rims and tires. I was talking to one of the dealers and they said a lot of the guys that buy new machines upgrade to aftermarket tires, and the dealers give them a small credit like a couple hundred bucks and they are left with the stock tires/rims. so I am often seeing cheap tires at the dealer. like $60-70 for rim and tire.

 

Matt I live in FL and I really don't know if we need rim yet. I haven't seen bike they had to get truck to get it home. But our dealers here are 50 miles away and I was hoping for a ezier fix. With gas prices and all. Our arear is mostly sand and mud and woods.