I finally got to try out my new Bandits (22" XC rear & 23" XCT front). I am very pleased with them. After bouncing back & forth between the Bandits & the Holeshot XCTs, I finally decided on the Bandits and I think that I made the right decision for my personal likes. The Bandit rears get killer hook up on everything that I tried them on (my quad likes to see the sky now), and the 23" fronts have completely improved the handling up front. It seems like they are a perfect match up for the DS. Don't get me wrong, I think that Holeshot XCTs are awesome, I probably would have been really pleased with them too. It's probably a case of 6 of one, a half dozen of the other, but I sure do love my Bandits.

I gave my Kendas to my best friend for his 250R and he really likes them. He's an MXer and says they feel a lot like his MX holeshots. I think that they're great tires, they were just put on the wrong quad..

 

I purchased the 22" XC fronts.....I hate them!!! Would like to try the XCT fronts though. The rears are awesome.

 

The 23" XCT fronts are great. They are quite a bit different than the XC fronts. I honestly don't have any complaints at all about the XCT.

 

I believe I have the 23" xct fronts and its not that I dont love them but they make my quad feel alittle tippy and I can't turn as tight. Maybe I just need to get more time on them.

 

My Bandits xc's, and xct's Kick!!!!!

 

BigJon,
If you've put in much ride time at all with the Dominators on, then I think that the XCT fronts will take some getting use to. I definitely noticed that the XCTs made my DS sit higher in the front. I think that the major adjustment to be made has to do with looking down and seeing the way the tires look rather than feel (larger & more of an arc to the tread rather than flat & wide tread). I think that they track great and all of the dartiness seems to be a thing of the pass. I think that to be sure, I'll wait until after my trip to the dunes to decide whether or not to purchase aftermarket A-arms right now. I'm going to ride the hell out of it with my XCTs on the front, and if I go over the bars during a high speed tantrum, then I'll know that I still need the A-arms. After the rough trail ride that I took on them without having to white knuckle the grips, I don't feel that I need the aftermarket A-arms. Although there are not a lot of things that I need, but that's never stopped me from spending my money anyhow LOL!

 

I agree with Tyson...