I was wondering how you like them and if they wear out fast or slow because i ride on the street to peoples houses and i also go through pretty big mud bogs.
thanxz
~Jamie

 

You do big mud bogs!!!! Lets be serious you havent even hit fenders! LOL[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

Jeremy, notice how i said pretty big. next time read the whole thing before you reply.

 

I have some 22x10-9 Gator's on my 250r.

They are really good in mud and snow.

However, there is one drawback... Weight. They're really heavy.

 

I have nothing but good to say about the Gators. They take you thru mud very well, stuff you couldn't imagine with stock tires. Unlike Quicksilver500 says, they are not heavy (for a mud tire), the 22X10X9 Gator weighs only 19 pounds. Everything else in its class weighs more. It is also exactly the size of the stock tires so you don't gear it up any. My brother has Excavators on his 250EX, they are both heavier and taller. I can get the hole shot on him every time and also have an easier time doing wheelies, all because of the gearing. They are also a 6 ply tire so they wear very well.

 

thanxz for all of your help!
~Jamie

 

BK,

I'm talking about going from stock tires to Gators. BIG difference in weight.

I know, they're one of the lightest mud tires, that's my I'm getting them for my SP500.

 

Quicksilver500

You're right, the stockers weigh like 13 pounds or so. I was glad that they made the Gators in the 10" width and true 22" height. The 250EX uses a fine balance of weight, gearing, and torque, to get the most performance out of its smallish engine. It doesn't take much to go from peppy to sluggish. I am very happy with the results I got from changing to them. I will definitely put them on the next machine I get. I also like the strength of the tire. I went on a last minute trip to Wayne Natl Forest without bothering to check out my atv before hand like I usually do. I realized about 20 minutes into the ride that I had a flat tire (I mean No air pressure, though it didn't flatten much) on the back. I had been running only 2 pounds of pressure in them and hadn't checked them for a month. Well, we didn't have a pump with us like we normally do, and I didn't want to pack up my quad and find a place to air up, so we kept going. I rode for an hour and a half over rocky terrain with no problem except for a slight pull from slightly different sized rear tires. I finally found someone with a pump, but I have little doubt I could have ridden all day that way.

 

BK,

I would have thought that a smaller cc machine would have a little bit of trouble handling them. Your 250ex pulls them fine? I dropped dropped from a 13 to a 12 tooth on my 250r, and they still really bog it down. I'm waiting to get my 350x back together to try and see how it handles them.

I completly agree with you, the Gators are really tough. I have a few hundred miles on them already, and no signs of wear yet. You can almost go through anything with them.

 

Quicksilver500

I can't tell any real difference on acceleration from the stock tires. I raced before and after against the same machine with the same results. Maybe it is the lowend torque of the 4 stroke that helps. Did you have smaller tires on before you went to the Gators? I compared the mounted Gator to the stock tire and it was maybe just a hair shorter than stock (but I had the stockers aired up pretty good to stiffen them). My brother's machine with the taller tires is definitely more sluggish and has a harder time pulling wheelies.