What are your opinions on the Maxxis Bighorns? They would be on a kingquad and used for just trail riding, and a little bit of mud. How are they on pavement? Some of the trails we ride on have some pavement sections. Thanks for any input.;

 

freak-
I put 26" Bighorn radials on my 05 700 EFI Sportsman a few weeks ago. so far I love them. the best way to describe them is: GRIPPY. they really grab, great for climbing over rocks and stuff in the woods. I've done a little bit of mud riding with them, and they seem to be pretty decent in the mud too. I've gone up and down the road a very little bit, and they seem ok. smooth. the tread does make a little noise during slow speed turning on the pavement. they also seem to be pretty tough too. the tread kind of goes around the sidewalls for a little extra protection. so far they seem to be a great allaround tire, a good compromise for different types of riding and terrain. radial tires is definitely the way to go, much smoother ride than stock or bias ply tires.
-Steve

 

skunksquasher, your 05 Sportsman came with radial tires correct? Are you saying the Bighorns are a smoother ride than the radials your machine came with? Just curious.

 

hey, Outlawd.

Um, I guess I wouldn't say that the Bighorns are smoother. In fact, on hard packed trail and pavement, the PXTs were probably a little smoother. When I got the Bighorns, I took the PXTs off the 700 and put them on my 04 600, which had a set of Titan 589s on it. What a difference that was! The only thing I'm leary of with the PXTs is that the sidewalls seem very soft to me. If the air pressure is not a little over the recommended 5-7 psi, you can definitely feel the tires roll over when cornering at higher speeds, giving the machine a "pushing" feeling. Also, given the terrain I ride in, I'm kind of scared of sidewall puncture. The Bighorns seem to be of much more rugged construction. Don't get me wrong, the PXTs are awesome tires; hands down absolutely the best stock tire offered by any manufacturer. They provide great traction in pretty much any condition. I used them all winter for plowing with the 700, and they worked great. The main reason I went with the Bighorns was, that I became sold on radial tires after seeing how good the PXTs were, and really the only other radial on the market that offered a bigger more rugged tire was the Bighorn. So far they seem to be the perfect tire for my needs, plus they look really cool with the white letters and all.

-Steve

 

I know this is an old thread, but has anyone used them in snow yet? I am looking at getting a set for the grizz and may need to do some plowing here in Wyoming.

 

So WyoBullRydr,
Did you ever get those Bighorns? I'm wondering how they'd work up here in the Winds?

Where'd you put up your hunting cabin? Looks like a nice one.

 

Well, I ordered a set of Bighorns and rims from Rocky Mountain ATV and they were delivered a few hours ago. It's way too windy to put them on and try them out tonight but tomorrow is another day.
After I put some miles on them up here in the mountains, I'll let you all know how they are.

 

wyowilderness
I think you will love the tires. I have 4 sets and use then everywhere for snow mud and rocks. I spend 3 to 4 weeks each year in Utah & ride the trails and they just do a super job we also have put well over 2000 miles now on them and they ware like iron IMHO I would rate them as awesome # 1
We got a new set for the 700 Grizzly this year so we will be putting it through its test in May on the Pauite Trail I would also stay with the stock size as they are 1.7 inches higher then the stock tire.

 

wyo, these are a good tire in the snow. i have used the 25s and have the 27s now. the grip on ice is very good. you may want to try low pressures for snow. 3-4 psi mebbe. i run as low as 2.5 psi in my 27s, but that may be too low for the 25s.

anyway, good luck with the Bighorns, and post a review...

monty

 

Howdy folks,
I put them on this afternoon and just came back from a little blast through the snow. They do appear to be good in the snow but harder to steer than the stockers which were Dunlops. I think it's because these have so much tread on them that as compared to the balogna skins I just took off.
One thing I noticed right away is they are much smoother on hard pack dirt than the Dunlops, no pavement up here. I cut the ride short because it's kind of cold at my altitude and I'm out of the sun while in the forest.
Thanks for everyone's opinions on the tires, I think they are the way to go.
When I figure it out, I'll put some photos of the area on this site. Lot's of mountains and great riding.
Jerry