RAWHIDE TIRES (RUN FLAT?)
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RAWHIDE TIRES (RUN FLAT?)
I read that atvconnection article as well, and said "Wow! I didn't realize I had run-flat tires!" I went out to the garage, and looked at the sidewall of my rawhides, and it has no markings saying anything about the tire being run-flat. I remember that when I bought my Mudrunners for my SP500, I could get it in a run-flat or regular version. I'm sure that the run-flat version of the tire would have a label on the sidewall.
I highly doubt Polaris would sink the extra money into a run-flat tire, and if they did, I bet they'd be advertising it like crazy in their catalogs. I don't remember exactly what the price difference was, but it was too much for me to justify on my mudrunners. So I would assume it would have added about $25 per tire. I just about memorized that catalog before I bought the new ride, and I don't remember anything being said about run-flat tires.
I assume that Polaris ships an atv to atvconnection and all the other magazines for testing. Maybe they slipped a pair of run-flats on the atv so that no testers would get a flat and have a bad day on the ride.
Maybe tonight I'll bring home my compressor, and just deflate the tires to find out for sure.
I used Slime in my original stock tires off my 00 SP500, and wasn't happy with how it performed after about 6 months. I won't be using it again. If I go on a long ride, I throw my Craftsman air compressor in the toolbox just in case.
Arcosanti
I highly doubt Polaris would sink the extra money into a run-flat tire, and if they did, I bet they'd be advertising it like crazy in their catalogs. I don't remember exactly what the price difference was, but it was too much for me to justify on my mudrunners. So I would assume it would have added about $25 per tire. I just about memorized that catalog before I bought the new ride, and I don't remember anything being said about run-flat tires.
I assume that Polaris ships an atv to atvconnection and all the other magazines for testing. Maybe they slipped a pair of run-flats on the atv so that no testers would get a flat and have a bad day on the ride.
Maybe tonight I'll bring home my compressor, and just deflate the tires to find out for sure.
I used Slime in my original stock tires off my 00 SP500, and wasn't happy with how it performed after about 6 months. I won't be using it again. If I go on a long ride, I throw my Craftsman air compressor in the toolbox just in case.
Arcosanti
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RAWHIDE TIRES (RUN FLAT?)
You have to be careful with slime, only use a reputable brand. There was a recall a couple years age for 1 brand that consistantly caused severs unbalance in cars leading to accidents. I find that using 6 ply tires has greatly reduced the number of flats I get on the trail. (1 in 3 years).