tire questions

[Jeb]

What about some lawn mower tires like the old school racers use to use? ...

Good ol' Carlisle Turf-Savers!!

[TimSr]

I started running Turf Tamers on the track, because everybody else was running them, but like you, I find that they hook up way too much on the track, on a trike. They work great on a quad though! Ive also entered the search for the right track tire for a trike, that will allow you to break it loose in the corners. The best I have ever run is the Dunlaps I am running now. This is not because they are a great tire, but because the knobs are rounded and worn out. They are supposed to be a flat profile tire, but look rounded because they have been squeezed on to 6" wide rims. They have worked great and even allow me to holeshot well without wheelieing. So I guess my answer would be, the best track tire for a trike is a flat profile tire some guy has decided is too worn out to run on his quad any longer. The other option I had considered but never tried (Im too cheap) was using a flat track style tire such as Duro HF245 or something like that.

[350Kris]

I always thought the Kenda Vipers were a little heavy....I used to run them on my old 250SX. You think they are?

[MR ATC]

I always thought the Kenda Vipers were a little heavy....I used to run them on my old 250SX. You think they are?

not on a 350X. out of all the tires i've tried on a 350X i like them the best these are the tires i compared them to:


turf tammers
all-tracks
fast treckers
buckshot mudders
rawhide 3
whooly boogers and copies
stock 85/86 250R
hole shots
razors
domminators
out of all these ( and i few i'm sure i forgot) the 20" vipers were the best all-around tire for me in my conditions. they don't slide as well as some but the traction (hillclimbs/ mud ect) they get is great and i like to rail turns more then sliding when i'm in the woods.


Tim Sr. you must have misread i love how turf tammers slide and the forword traction is acceptable. i was just trying to find out about some of the new tires that our out i haven't tried yet. turf tammers are one of my favorite tire.

oh and by the way, about your choice of tires, i know who to call when i sell my used tires. they might have too much tread for you when you first get them but they'll be close to how you like them.

[Dirtcrasher]

There not on your list but the Bandits XC's on my SX slide and seem to grab just right, but lets not sugar coat it - it barely has the horsepower to lift the front on a dry surface with slicks! However they wear like iron and are as tough as nails. The Dirt Devils I also run do not slide worth a sh!t and look like there gonna wear out fairly quick. Soon as the 250R is up and running I'll be happy to try both on that and give a report - in the mean time just forward those turf tamers to me for complete accurate testing!

[ATCnut]

Bill.

Have you ever tried the OHTSU MR501 radial on a 350X? I put a set on mine, and really like them for a all around knobby. Since they are 20" tires, I replaced the 13 on the front with a 14