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Hey Guys. How About Some Help With Tires!
Hey i just need some help. I have a TriMoto 175 ported polished and all that junk but i am running 22-11-8 tires on it. I ride all hard pack and grass and am inteseted in putting a set of 18's on it. I know it will probably look stupid but im interested more in proformance then anything else but am willing to sacrafice a little top speed cause shes fast enough anyways. Any help or suggestions would be great. Thanks.
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id go for it, lower center of gravity, more torque.. post some pics if you do it.
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I think youre going to find that when you put some low profile tires on there, that you will suddenly discover the practical purpose of a taller bouncy flexible sidewall tire on an unsuspended trike. Your tires are your rear suspension. Keep that in mind when choosing them.
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DITTO what Tim Sr. said for sure. 20 plus inch diameter high sidewall tires are a good thing on a hard tail trike. Trust me, I got 2 of them. Anything else will beat your kidneys to a pulp.
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If you can handle the ride go for it, I put 20" 6 plys on the T-3 and my god it slides good, you can see a video of it on the dune trike thread and thats on asphault and I really dont have to get off the seat to get it to slide although im runnin quite a bit more power than you. If you ride in grass it would defiantly be fun should handle like a new machine.
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thanks guys anymore suggestions. But i think im gonna go for it and mount some 18's
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I think some 18'' Titan Turf Tamers are what you need. They slide and hook up good. They look cool also.
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Turf tamers have too much traction, go for Duros or Hoosiers !!! If there is a mini-sprint car track nearby, You can get them (slightly worn) for free !
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ya theres not one of them around here but theres a few junk yards and stuff around here i can check. Here in canada Turf tamers are about 85 bucks a piece to order so i think im gonna go with them. According to most of the people on this board there a great tire. I havent heard to much bad feedback about them.
Last edited by Yamaha Tri-Moto; 07-27-2005 at 06:54 PM.
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Grass is what Turf Tamers were made for as the name implies. They also make a good track tire which is where I use them. As a trail, mud or woods tire, they are a joke, especially as an 18". For the uses you mentioned, they will work fine other than beating you half to death on your unsuspended trike on anything other than a smooth surface. They are made to be run very hard, at about 6 or 7 psi.
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So how hard would it be on the axel of a hardtail trike with a set 18'2s on it??
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