Best Tires for 650?
#2
03-28-2003, 11:54 AM
Best Tires for 650?
Depends on what you are using it for. Titan makes good all around tires and alot of specialty tires too.
You can get an idea of some choices at All Terrain Online
You can get an idea of some choices at All Terrain Online
#3
03-30-2003, 04:50 PM
#4
03-30-2003, 05:28 PM
Best Tires for 650?
if your out for full on "mud" then you want something like outlaws or vampire edl's but for what your doing I would recomend the Bi/Tri claw package they do very well in mud and snow and they don't care if there is water in the way. the only thing I wouldn't recomend these tires for would be roads and real hard packed dirt at high speeds, they don't like it ,and you won't if they don't www.mudtires.com and read the reveiws
#6
03-30-2003, 06:27 PM
Best Tires for 650?
I bought some tires about a month ago, I shopped around and did some research. I ride mostly hard/soft trails with occasional mud or water mixed in.
Just like you, for me it came down to mud lights vs. bear claws. I went with the claws because I was more familiar with them. A couple of my friends had them on their bikes, and had been very happy with them.
I think the mud lights would do a good job too. I just don't know anyone who has them. It would be interesting to know which tire is actually lighter and by how much, and also by how much each tire is heavier than stock.
Both the tires seem to get great reviews.
Mudlights and Claws also seem to be a little cheaper in price relative to some of the other brands. I think their probably the best bang for the buck.
From reading the board it seems like the holeshot ATR is probably the best overall tire out there for the P650 but it is also very expensive. If price is no object I would probably get that tire. (I have never seen or rode it personally)
Since you said power and weight is a factor. I would highly suggest you stay with the 25" tire size. The weight of the large tire sizes slows down the bike quite a bit, and will mess up your speedo.
Also you don't gain very much Ground Clearence going with a 26" tire. With the 26" bearclaws you will get you about an additional .3 inches of clearence at the rear diff vs. the 25".
Hope this helps.
Just like you, for me it came down to mud lights vs. bear claws. I went with the claws because I was more familiar with them. A couple of my friends had them on their bikes, and had been very happy with them.
I think the mud lights would do a good job too. I just don't know anyone who has them. It would be interesting to know which tire is actually lighter and by how much, and also by how much each tire is heavier than stock.
Both the tires seem to get great reviews.
Mudlights and Claws also seem to be a little cheaper in price relative to some of the other brands. I think their probably the best bang for the buck.
From reading the board it seems like the holeshot ATR is probably the best overall tire out there for the P650 but it is also very expensive. If price is no object I would probably get that tire. (I have never seen or rode it personally)
Since you said power and weight is a factor. I would highly suggest you stay with the 25" tire size. The weight of the large tire sizes slows down the bike quite a bit, and will mess up your speedo.
Also you don't gain very much Ground Clearence going with a 26" tire. With the 26" bearclaws you will get you about an additional .3 inches of clearence at the rear diff vs. the 25".
Hope this helps.
#7
03-30-2003, 07:34 PM
