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Old Dec 25, 2000 | 10:39 PM
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What is the best tire for the money for my 2000 400ex i was thinking turf tamers, bandits, holeshots, or razrs. I heard razrs wear out quciky so i wnat something to last me. These are for the back not the front. Thanks
 
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Old Dec 25, 2000 | 10:47 PM
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my buddy just got a set of pure sports bandits for the back.......look good and give great traction i guess.....the only thing is is they are 22 inches tall good luck
 
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Old Dec 25, 2000 | 10:54 PM
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What kind of land do you ride on?

If you ride on mostly:
dry land-holeshots
mud and somedryland-bandits
sand, mud, and snow-pure sport realitors
a little of everything-fast treckers

I would reccomend the realitors, they are awesome, and also the fast treckers, but that is just for my type of riding. Also, the fast treckers are one of the cheapest tire out there, i think they are 35 bucks for each rear, not too bad. (these were all rear tires by the way thqat i was talking about)
 
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Old Dec 25, 2000 | 10:59 PM
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I ride on alot of trails and alittle mud and like to climb hills
 
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Old Dec 25, 2000 | 11:09 PM
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I also plan on getting tires and will most like buy razrs.From what I hear the razrs work quite well.I heard the holeshots wear out quick.
 
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Old Dec 25, 2000 | 11:28 PM
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I had 2 or 3 sets of Holeshots on my former Warrior but have Bandits on my 400EX. Holeshots are awesome tires until they start wearing and spinning which if you ride a lot, does not take long. On the other hand I have had the Bandits in and on every type of terrain and they are great for everything. The only place they have slowed me down is hitting muddy spots on a track. The traction is so good that I dug in too much and lost a few seconds. But for trails, climbing hills and pulling through mud they are fantastic. I have over 700 miles on mine and they are not showing much wear. I love the 22" size for giving me more ground clearance and I dropped down to a 14 tooth sprocket to make the gearing just right for the tire size change and the type riding I do. Oh, another good thing. The Bandits still slide corners and carve those tight woods trails as good or better than Holeshots. The front tires will go exactly where you point them so just make sure it isn't toward a tree Angelon400ex
 
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Old Dec 25, 2000 | 11:38 PM
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I FOUND THAT THE STOCK 400EX REARS WORKED THE BEST ALL AROUND FOR ME
 
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Old Dec 25, 2000 | 11:39 PM
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what about the razrs
 
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Old Dec 26, 2000 | 12:29 AM
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My only experience has been with Holeshots and Bandits aside from the Warrior stock tires and I ran the front EX stock tires one weekend. I knew the stock rears wouldn't work for me with the rutted hill climbs, boulder mine fields, massive roots and other obstacles we encounter. In fact even with the 22" tires and my after market Armadillo rear skid plate I still hung up on some rutted hills when I was at the steepest part. That was with full throttle and giving it some rocking motion. The skid plate caused me to lose a small amount of the ground clearance I gained with the tires but was necessary for some of our very rocky riding areas. Another impressive feature of the XCT Holeshots and the XC Bandits is puncture resistance. My friend got some of the less expensive Bandits with less ply and has done quite a bit of patching. I had no punctures with any of my Holeshots and none so far with these steel belted Bandits. It is worth it to go with the highest quality tire if you can afford them. Good luck with whatever you get. Angelon400ex
 
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Old Dec 26, 2000 | 01:45 PM
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i'd get the turf tamerers or the razr's if your goingto be riding trails and the tamers and razrs are great for hills
 
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