save your money and get the gators for the back also they are a much better tire and lighter to boot.
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save your money and get the gators for the back also they are a much better tire and lighter to boot.
ok here goes, 85 atc70,2 84 atc70's 83 alt50,83 atc110 , 70 us 90 parot green, 85/86 350x garage queen, stock rider 85 350x, project 85 350x 85 250r drag bike, 2 85 250sx's, alt185, , scat tracker?99blaster,85 250r rider,85 250r ice racer project ,93 kx500,99 xr200r, 91 dr250s ,89 lt500 quadzilla,88 lt250quadracer, 88 trx250r race full on race quad,, 01 yamahakodiak400, kawaki kd100,lt50 for my doughters,93 300ex, 230 quadsport, lt185, lt250 quadrunner,84200s, is that enough?
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I saw the mud bugs in 25 12 9 on ebay from a place yesterday for like 61.00 a tire on closeout. I'll see if i can find em here in a few.
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MAXXI...Q5fAccessories
Here are the mud bugs for 61.00 a tire
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I just checked GBC's site and the 25x12x9 is listed as having an outside diameter of 22.1" with only .75" tread depth. the mud bug will measure closer to 25 and the tread is .5" deeper, but the rubber is softer and they wear quicker, but they are also lighter so you won't lose as much hp. I have run both the gators and the bugs (gators with 1.25" depth not the .75" ones) they mud pretty close. however the mud bug in 25x12x9 vs a gator in 25x12x9 the bug will whoop it, its taller and has .5" deeper lugs.
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Don't get me wrong, Vampires are going to better than average, so you could do worse, but if I had a choice I'd have gotten something else. I ended up with Vamp because there was not much else available in my size, so you could do a lot worse.Originally Posted by acidburn
1985 Honda Big Red 250ES
27x12-10 Mud Bug rear tires on ITP aluminum rims
27x10-12 Mudlite on front
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ok so ill probably go with those 61$ mudbugs from ebay has anyone ever ordered from that company on ebay??
and also what tire should i go with for the front
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Don't get me wrong I dont work for maxxis and I am not trying to pimp their tires but in the 25x12x9 size you are limited. When I get another quad I'm getting gorilla silverbacks, thats a whole nother animal right there, wish they came in 25x12x9 or even 22x11x8.
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I would suggest that you run a mudlite for a front tire, they are directional, and have very nice side bite...
2002 grand caravan (most uncool thing to drive but most practical)
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1984 big red (swamp donkey 2)
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1978 atc90
1978 honda cx500
1973 cb350four
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4 Wheels? Huh?
look up tire weights... There isn't a trike out there stock that can correctly pull a 30 pound tire. Sorry, that's life.
Your best bet is to hit rocky mountain for some xtl mudlites on some cheap rims... Even 27s weigh less than 22 inch vamps.
Then again... You northern boys do have that mud that's more soupy than anything.
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how are mudzillas i found a pair in size 25x12-9 on ebay its either those or mud bugs
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Mud bugs are not better than vamps unless your talking about the tsl. REGULAR vampires are alot heavier and have alot bigger lugs than tsls. I had a pair of 27x12x12 and 27x10x12s on a 4x4 and it was unstopable. They will climb anything you can throw at them. Anyway get the the TSLS, the regular vampire is just too much for any trike.
1986 200x- old school D.I.D wheels, Gold D.I.D X-Ring Chain, Rad MFG. Carrier, PRM Grab Bar, Pro Circuit T-4 custom, Maier plastics, 85x forks, 18x10.5x8 kenda klaw mxr's on itp steels, the money pit never ends
2004 YFZ450 - CP 12.5:1, cam mod , gibson nerfs, hmf pipe, protaper bars + risers, dg bumper/skids, holeshot gncc's on itps, cycra handguard and more stuff to come.
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Super Swamper TSL Vampire 25x13.00-9
* Weight (lbs): 30
* Ply Rating: 4
* Tread Depth (Inches): 9.75
* Tread Width (Inches): 25.2
* Cross Section Width (Inches): 9x7
* Diameter (Inches): 12.2
* Suggested Wheel Size: 470
* Max Inflation (PSI):
* Max Load (lbs):
seems the tsl is 30lbs also :S is this the ones your talking about and there only 4ply... thought they were 6.
how well do tsl swamp lites perform the tread is almost as deep as vampires and weighs 23lbs
Last edited by acidburn; 12-25-2008 at 06:18 AM.
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I guess they weigh the same, but the lugs on the regular vamp are 2x the size, just look at the pics on intercos website, big difference. I really dont see any trike turning the vamps in any kind of mud. The tsls would work but they are still heavy as hell. I think the lugs have alot to do with it too when you get in mud though, its 1'' vs 2'' open tread digging through. The tsls are 4 ply and the regular vamps are 6, but the tsls are the toughest 4 ply tire you could find.
1986 200x- old school D.I.D wheels, Gold D.I.D X-Ring Chain, Rad MFG. Carrier, PRM Grab Bar, Pro Circuit T-4 custom, Maier plastics, 85x forks, 18x10.5x8 kenda klaw mxr's on itp steels, the money pit never ends
2004 YFZ450 - CP 12.5:1, cam mod , gibson nerfs, hmf pipe, protaper bars + risers, dg bumper/skids, holeshot gncc's on itps, cycra handguard and more stuff to come.
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ok so im kinda confused in witch tire to get id like an aggressive tread for mud but a light tire so i keep my speed.
so a few i noticed are
ITP mud lite
interco swamp lite
anyone care to name some more??
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4 Wheels? Huh?
Swmp lites on the rhino pull like hell, but they wear like
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