Since its coming up to the spring pretty soon I'm looking into buying new tires for my Z. Any Suggestions on what are the best tires for doing a lot of woods riding and also hillclimbing? I'm open for any kind of suggestions.

 

i had a 2001 raptor with xct holeshots..6 ply....they worked great ..i sold the raptor and now have a z400 i am getting the new xcr holeshots ...i ride in the woods mostly and the xcts were great so im trying the xcrs..

 

I ran Holeshot XCT's (23" front/22" rear) for a short time. The extra ground clearance is nice, but it made the bike taller and therefore a little bit tippy. Plus, the fronts made the steering vibrate quite a bit. I went back to Holeshot XC's (22" front/20" rear) which I have used for many years on a number of different bikes, with great results.

 

I have the XCR/XC combo on the stock rims, great setup. XCRs hook up much better than the Razrs do (which I had on my EX).

 

Oh, and I don't run stock rims. ITP rims are wider and have a greater offset than either stock or Douglas. This makes the bike +2 in front and a little over +3 in the rear. Adds to the stability of the machine. Might be a minus though, if you run really narrow trails.