I have come to the conclusion that my paddle tires need to be replaced! They are pretty old and I'm gettin sick of loosin traction! Right now I'm runnin a pair of skat trak 9 paddle haulers 20x10x10 I believe and their's not much paddle left on em. With all this HP my Rappy is makin I need alot more traction! I'm fairly certain that I want to get skat trak extreme haulers but I don't know what size or amount of paddles.

This weekend I used my brother brand new 22x10x10 9 paddle taller haulers and I LOVED the extra traction but didn't like that higher gearing it gave me...I've spent a long time finding what gearing I want with my old paddles so it kinda screwed up my holeshots and such cause it forced me to start in first.

What do you guys recommend in terms of size with how my bike is built? Whats the advantage of taller tires, if any? Should I just get the same size as my old ones and not have to worry about gearing messing with my gearing again?

Thanks!

 

I would suggest a set of 20" extremes with 9 paddles. I have a set of 10 paddles but they hook up too much and really eat up my speed.

 

9 paddle taller haulers hook up awesome with my bike (I bet 10 would too), so 9 paddle normal haulers would be less traction, and I don't want that. What have you done to your bike?

 

hc, 11:1, full pipe, no airbox, K&N. I also have an extended axle, which lessens the traction because of the distributed weight.

 

similar to mine...I bet im pumpin a little more ponies though that could spin the extra paddle(s). Thanks for the reply [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img] Anyone else got any recommendations?

 

Comon guys, I know alot of you ride in the sand...what do you guys think?

 

The ITP sand starts are working amazing for me.

 

I'm curious more about size than anything else...in terms of what would work best with my setup?

 

bigbubba-I run 20-10-8 10 paddle haulers on my raptor and i like them much better than the 22s that i was running.I would think that with the horsepower that you are running that a set of 10 paddles in a 20" hauler would be about right .I saw you running at florence out at comp a couple of weeks ago(at least i think it was you )and you were doing very well so a new set of tires and the traction that they will give you would be well worth it.I have no experience with extremes so i cant give you an educated opinion on them.

 

Seems like most guys go with 22's. I was thinking of getting new paddles too, I have the same size as you, only with 8 paddles. I thinking of going taller because my chain is always dragging and my rear end sits a little low with the 20's. I love being able the spin the heck out of my tires, and I'm kind of worried about starting in 2nd with bigger tires, but you got a little more power than me. I'm thinking of 21x12 9 paddle or 22x11 8 or 10 paddle.