ge 4x4 is it just me or do those sur traks look exactly like kenda bearclaws?

 

I posed this same question a few months ago for the group with my '99 Scrambler 500 4x4. After many good comments and sugestions, I went with Bearclaws front and rear.

I kept my stock rims which put me running 22"x8"x10"s in the front. Kenda only makes the Bearclaw 23" in an 11" rim size. After talking to the local Polaris service manager, he recommended the 22"s over the 23"s. He said he has seen better luck with front hubs surviving over time with the 22"s. Appearently due to the fact the the 22" claws are close to the height of stock 23" Titans. Sounded logical and I saved a couple of $$ to boot. Never measured inflated tire height for myself, however.

LOVE the Bearclaws. Can't say enough good about them. I ride at Chadwick here, lots of hills/mountains, shelf rock and dirt. I ride with guys that have Bandits, Realtors, Holeshots, SpiderTraks, and Blackwaters. Out of these, the Bearclaw seem to have the best overall ability to adapt and excel in various terrain. The Tecate guy ran Holeshots, which are also great tires, till this Winter when we were riding in 10" of snow and he spun until he blew a head gasket. He now runs Spidertrak rears.

Bearclaws also have excellent puncture resistence (thick 4 ply), extra heavy sidewalls, and a wide bead. Buy em', don't think twice about it.

IMOHO of course.

 

They must be added on because I know at least five scrambler owners and there all steel wheels the early 97-98scramblers had aluminum and all 400 but not the 500's
Not in Canada anyway.
Matt
2000 500 Scrambler.

 

Unclebuck how do the bearclaws powerslide on corners, and how do they feel on the trail, ruff or tight and responsive. I don't want to loose handling over traction.

 

They will powerslide on hardpack and loose surface, you need a lot more throttle than with 489s to break them loose on hard pack. They don't powerslide well on grass, however, unless you dig under and start plowing it loose.

They are very tight on trails. I have noticed on fast tight-cornered trails, my Scrambler will have a tendancy to hook-up and "push" you in the linear direction of the rear wheels on a corner, making you overcompensate a bit on the steering to keep the turn tight.

This is not a big issue however, just takes a few minutes of riding to get used too. My purpose for mentioning is that I noticed the Bearclaws as much tighter overall than the stock Titans.