Since they are low profile tires, which is closest to the stock diameter? I'm leaning more towards the 26's. Which do you guys like best? Does going with a bit taller tire make this thing more tippy, or are the ATR's worlds better than stock. Please help with opinions. Thanks.

 

C'mon people, I know some of you have done this!!! Please!

 

I would also like to know the answer to your question. I am considering ATR's and Badland XTR's and would like some feedback as to which tire would be better. I would also like to know the actual height of the 26"ATR and the 25" XTR. I ride 75 to 80% trails, dirt roads, creek beds and rocks. The the other is in mud, but not real deep mud. I don't ride mud like I use to. Thanks for any information given.

 

Word on the street is that there is not much difference in height with the 26" ATRs over the 25" ATRs. I know that they had to retool the molds to try to fix that but someone here on the forums got the new 26" and only got a marginal increase in height. I have 25" ATRs on ITP C-Series Type 6 rims arriving tomorrow. I will have before and after pics and will measure the before and after height as well. That info will be here Friday. I will be riding 50+ miles Saturday morning and will report back on the ride, handling, etc. by Sunday.

If I lose 1/2" of clearance, that's ok by me. The BF is a tall bike and the closer to the ground I can get the seat, the better. I'm sure that I will gain some width with the new wheels as well.

As for the Badlands, some people like them, some people say they suck. They will do better in the mud than ATRs. But since Vegas only gets 4 inches of rain a year, I think I'll be ok.

Brian

 

As far as the mudlites I would go with the 25's, 26's are heavier and will affect handling and are not worth the extra weight to me.....I will NOT buy Holeshot ATR's again as I have a second set and the front end"shimmy" is terrible, I have balanced them, set the toe several times, and tried 25 different air pressures and they still shake....UNACEPPTABLE..I will try the Badlands for my next tire......

 

Stakk,
Have you called ITP? They seem to have great customer service and are very willing to replace defective tires at no cost.

Brian

 

I like the Badlands, tried them out for awhile on my Cat 650, big improvement over the Stock Goodyear Radial. As soon as I get my BF750, I will be installing the Badlands on the 1st day. I am using the 25x11x12 on the rear, slightly wider tread, should work great with the BF.

 

I was at the kawa dealer the other day and they had a new camo BF with 27" mudlites on and it looked great. The guy that I know who works there said they handle wonderfully. One of the shop techs there has a BF with 28" mudzillas for extreme riding and he says it does better than he expected.

 

I have 25' ATR's and I LOVE THEM!! The handling is dramatically improved over the stock tires. I'm going to get some for my Twin Peaks next. I posted some pics of my BF with the ATR's on them just now, should be approved soon.