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View Poll Results: What tire do you use on your Enduro bike? | |||
knobbie | 209 | 73.85% | |
trials | 37 | 13.07% | |
all of the above | 37 | 13.07% | |
Voters: 283. You may not vote on this poll |
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What type of tire do you use on your enduro bike
Just wondering what the ratio is for Enduro motorcycle riders across the country/ world.
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Trials on the rear. I swap from a knobbie on the front depending on
where I plan to ride. Moab, Utah, slick rock. Trials on the front too. My present tire combo is a Dunlop 739F on the front and a Dunlop D803 on the rear. I have run the IRC trials tires in the past and like them very much. Jeff |
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Sakura knobbies front and rear all year.
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You know, I have heard a few guys around here saying how good those are, especially for the money.
I have yet to try one, or even seen one! I get all my tires through my sponsors and they don't carry those. Roscoe
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I get them from Taskys in Everett or on the web. They last a LONG time. I have had my front for a year and a half riding it at least weekly. It just threw its first knob. When I used to run Michelins they would throw knobs off the front within ten rides.
Paul B |
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I've used a few Sakura Dirt Sharks - great tire for the money! $60 for a rear knobby is a great deal especially since I can't get them to throw a knob.
That said, I usually run Maxxis IT or SI tires. Usually an IT front and I switch between the IT and SI rear depending on conditions. The IT rear is better in rocky/rooty technical trails, the SI is better in soft conditions and the motocross track. I also just switched to a D803 trials tire on the rear. Wow, this sucker is amazing on rocky singletrack. I have to keep my head over the front wheel otherwise I'll loop out a lot of the time. Traction is unreal! |
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I'm running a Maxxis IT on rear, but I'm thinking of picking up a D803 as well.
Steve, are you running two rim locks?
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I have used Michelin S 12 tires front and rear here in the sands of the Gulf Coast and really liked them. The last set I bought was made in Thialand. They came apart in a hurry. They were made in Spain before and worked great and lasted well. Now they are garbage!
I'll probably try the Pirellis now that I have to switch brands. I run around 10 lbs in the rear and around 8 in the front depending on conditions. I had to add a second rim lock on the 300EC's rear wheel to keep from pulling the Moose tube's stem out. Oh yeah, nothing but Moose tubes. Good stuff! On the Wild HP quad, I've found the ITP tires to be unbelievably tough. I've smashed aluminum rims to trash and the ITP tires still are unhurt. Hiper wheels now adorn the quad and they are superb! |
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I've run the Michelin and Mitas trials tires and currently run a Dunlop since I got it for $50. Trials tires are pretty much my rear tire of choice for most of the rocky trail conditions in New England. However, in winter, I switch over to Trelleborg friction spikes. There are a few places/conditions where I won't run a rear trials tire simply because, even with 6psi in the tire, I could not get traction in bottomless ruts.
Using a rear trials tire does require some adjustments in riding style. Turning without a berm requires you to square off the corner before getting on the gas. Otherwise laying it over and twisting the throttle results in a low-side. A guy I ride with broke his collarbone because of this. If you rely heavily on the rear brake, you will overshoot turns. I've learned to use a lot more front brake than I used to which is a good thing. Last, but not least, since a trials tire finds traction where a knobby normally spins you need to excercise throttle control. The first few times I rode with a rear trials tire the bike shot out from underneath me when I, accidentally, grabbed a handful of throttle. |
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