I would just like to know if anybody has had any experiance with any sport tires. I want to know which ones are the best for mainly wet loose dirt areas and clay hill climbs.

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300ex... The Big Red Machine

 

I got my first set of pure sports bandits 2 months ago and love the hookup.These were recomended to me by 3 other riders. one of which has a 300ex. The fronts will climb out of a rut in a heartbeat though.

 

I have Holeshot XCTs on my 300EX and absolutely love them. The will bite about anything and clean out with a blip of the throttle.

Chad Ruehl
98 300EX (slightly modified)

 

I have found that turf-tamers are the best sport tire you can buy and they are also the cheapest. You can groove them anyway you like for a more or less aggressive tread pattern. They especially work well on loose terrain because they are self cleaning. They may look simple but they sure do work. Check out the racers, MX or cross country, 90% of them use turf tamers, however they are not very good in snow. They do wear fairly fast too. But they are half the price of many other tires.

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Garrett Lowman; CT240 Blaster, YZ490

 

Get BEAR CLAWS

 

I have heard the same about the Bear Claws. It seems that these tires are getting a lot of attention like the ITP Blackwaters got when they first came out. I plan on getting some for my 99 Warrior. Check out some of the other strings, there is a lot of talk about these Bear Claws. They seem to be loved by all.

Brian

 

Well i know i won't listen t 1_Sweet_Warrior. He just says what he has is the best. But the tires aren't for racing or cross-sountry. They are mainly for uphill. Clay and dirty sand. I heard the 400ex stock tires are the best for hillclimbing.

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300ex... The Big Red Machine

 

After reading the very good review in ATV sport magazine, I bought a set of the 20" rear/21" front, Kenda Domminator tires. They have the same pattern as the Holeshots but shorter in the same size tires, which got the best results in the review & they said the Kendas preform equally as well. The difference is in the front tread pattern which has slightly angled lugs like the bandits which I wanted to help my fronts dig in since I put them on a 4wd Polaris scrambler. They are a dramatic improvement in handling w/ stiff sidewalls short stance, flat tread & great bite in most terrains.

 

I think Bearclaws would work great. The other tires mentioned work well for pure sport riding and "water" mud, but in the real think they just gob up.

The Bearclaws clean out very well, and do excellent in clay type terrain. The soft soil is also a specialty of the Bearclaw. For pure sport riding, you can still slide and do what ever, but not as well as the other tires like Holeshots.

On a long muddy hill climb that I made where other 2wds & 4wds couldn't, I think it was the Bearclaws (rear, I have Holeshot front) that helped a lot. The other tires (ranging from stock, Super Swamper, Holeshot, Shredder, Turf Tamer) just seamed to gum up and not clean, whether they were on a 2wd or 4wd. The 2wd could spin them too!

It surprises me how much these tires have caught on recently. They aren't a really a new tire. We have had them on our Suzuki 4x4 for about 3 years. On my Scrambler I have only had them for a few months though.

Anyway, I reccamend the Bearclaw.

 

I have a 400EX and the tires are great. I ride in sandy soil and they dig like mad. It can become a problem though. Ruts form and then I have to fill them in. They are a good, light-weight tire and they offer plenty of traction, especially for wheelies. Being 2-ply tires, they aren't the strongest or puncture-resistant, but since May, I've ridden lots of trails and haven't gotten a flat.