I took off the stock duncraps and soft stock wheels, replaced with C series wheels and bighorn radials.
I cant believe the difference, the quad is so much stiffer and controlable, the visual factor is awesome.
I would strongly recomend all serious trailriders to throw away the stock shoes and get the radials. I
never thought it could be so drastic,perhaps now I wont need the progressive frnt shocks. Gotta go
put some miles on these bad bighorns. I was considering the mudlites until I heard of durability problems,
like I said do yourselfs a safety favor and get rid of those dangerous dunflops,shame on Kawasaki
putting such inferior shoes on such a class machine. My dealer says he gets alot of wrecked prairies
in for repairs, I wonder if that is why Kawasaki still uses this pathetic tire. Keep on Quadin!

 

I have run the ITP ATR tires on my P-650. EXCELLENT tire. I have been hearing good things about the Big Horns too. I may try THEM next time!

 

PICS????

 

I have and love my ATRS also. As a matter of fact though the stock tire has their place. I really like the stock tires too for some applications. If anyone wants details I dont mind giving them.

 

KOD-- I would have to disagree about those stock Dunflops. Only thing they are good for is mosquito breeding habitat!!! LOL!
Don't think that I have pix of my old ATR's, sorry.

 

I was looking into the Big Horns but could not find them in 26 inches,,, so I opted for th itp 589's.
The Big horns look nice...

 

Yep, I forgot to mention that , when I bought my ATR's last spring, they were ONLY available in 25'". That did not concern me, I WANTED the stock sized tire.
Wonder if the BigHorns come in larger sizes? Haven't looked yet.................

 

The Bighorns only come as one size (25") right now.

Pic

 

How's the ride on the bighorns compared to the Dunlops? Also, how many plies? I'm looking at radials for my AC 375 and I want to keep a smooth ride but gain traction and handling.

How are they in sand? There couldn't be a worse tire than the Dunlops in sand.

I'm considering Carlisle Badlands XTR's--they are 6 ply and supposedly have a good ride and handling. I'm also considering the Goodyear Rawhide MTR's that came on my 650. They are fabulous, but I want a 25" and I think they only come in 26" size.

 

I am compelled to defend my stock tires LOL. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

First of all, I only like the stock tires and not the wheels. Reasons I like the stock tires are they are very light weight for drag racing. You will not find a better tire for that application. Because the sidewalls are so fexible, gives the tires the chance to conform to every obsticle you cross over. Logs, rocks, rutted hills the stock tires flex to match the terrain better than any "stiffer" tire ever could. This will actually give you better traction than you think. The ride is noticably smoother with less vibration than the ATRs.

Only draw back to this is the stock tires are more flat prone and are not worth a dime for fast trail riding as the tires have more body roll. I rode my stock tires for over 500 miles without a problem with the tires. The wheels were another story. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img] After my ATRs wear out I will put the stock tires on the C-Series and wear them out before buying another set of tires.