Ok I am in need of new tires for my 400ex. I was wondering if there are any major advantages to going with an aftermarket wheel? I think the stock wheels look good and have seemed to be durable. Would there be any reason not to mount new tires on these? I am going with aftermarket tires. Leaning toward holeshot xc at the moment.

Also whats a resonable price to expect to pay to have the stock tires ripped off and new tires put on. That is if I do decide to stick with the stock wheels. Thanks for your input.

 

Save you money, The stock rims are just as good if not better than ITP's rolled edge rim.

I bought XCT's with those new rims.

If I had it to do over, I would not have bought the rims. Bent one allready.

 

I put XCT's on my stock rims they are great ,But heavy!!!!! Go to rocky mountain atvs web site.


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one of my buddy's has been racing since 87 and he said the factory honda wheels are stronger than champion bead locks. I have ITP .190 all the way around my 250r and my holeshot MX's are on mitchell .190 the only reason I switched is because my wheels were pretty beat up. another advantage is being able to switch to a 8 inch wheel which will help low and a little. I run 9 inch with 20/11/9 6ply razr's on my 250r normally and I love them but I run 18/11/8 holeshot MX'S when I race they help going up hills alot. hope this helps.

 

You can fit 23x7-10 and 22x11-9 tires on stock rims? I am thinking about XCTs, or 4-ply 23" front and 4-ply 22" rear Razrs. 6-ply might be oeverkill. 4-ply seems like a happy medium. Good durability without lots of weight. I've looked in magazines and XCTs on .190 Douglas are about $385 from Rockey Mountain. That is pretty expensive, so it would be great if I didn't have to buy rims.

 

yea you can put those on stock 400ex or 300ex rims. later