Hey guys,
first off let me say that I am sorta a newb when it comes to Sport Atv tires. I have only bought tires for utility atvs and dirt bikes, so I apologize if I seem ignorant, please be patient. lol

So I need a sport tire for a Sport atv. I do alot of trial riding on dirt, clay, and then silt such as in a strip mine. I have always heard Itp Holeshots were the best. So today when I looked up the prices I found there was literally 10 types of holeshots.

What types do you guys have experiance with? Should I even be looking at holeshots?

 

Over many years I have tried a few different tires, but keep coming back to Holeshots!

I would go to their web site and carefully pour over the descriptions and see what fits your riding style and your machine.

I ride desert and mountain woods trails, and run XC's and occasionally when I want more ground clearance, XCT's. These are good all-around tires, and are absolutely indestructible!

The H-D's should be a great all-around tire for eastern rutted trails.

 

Alright I'll go look at the descriptions again.

Another thing; should I keep the stock tire size on the atv? (400ex)
I've heard that some trial riders will go up an inch to get more clearance.

 

In general on my 400 I like the XC's which are 22" front and 20" rear (just like stock). I have at times gone with XCT's which are 23" front and 22" rear, for a little more ground clearance....but I also do a gearing change for these.

I did try H-D's at one point, and found that they tended to make the back end of the quad squirm badly, on the nasty monster hillclimbs I have in my neighborhood. I talked to ITP about it (their offices are in the area, so they understand local riding conditions), and they guessed that because there is a lot of hardpack the rather stiff H-D's don't give enough, and that is the cause.

These tires are all wider than stock, and I mount them on ITP Baja rims (wider than stock and have a greater offset than either stock or Douglas), so the quad ends up several inches wider...for a very nice increase in cornering stability!