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Canadian Daves JustKDX
Anyone running a trials tire on their KDX?
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[QUOTE="Old Man Time, post: 1069798, member: 62844"] [b]Trials tires in PNW are great[/b] I have been using trials tires on all my bikes except my KX500 cause they don't make trials tires for a 19" rim. They are a great woods tire. They also do as well in the mud as anything else. They clean out nicely. Not as good as a tire designed for mud but better than most knobbies do. They do not clean clay mud out well but then not many tires do. I ride in the Pacific Northwest. I live in Washington state. I just put a trials tire on my KDX220 last week and went on a ride. It did great. But the second ride because of traction and no wheel spin the tire slipped on the rim and got a flat. If you run a trials tire on your KDX I recommend a second rim lock. That will prevent the tire from spinning on the rim. The one weakness I have found and not all my trials tire friends agree is on high speed fire road or desert. The trials tires perform well up to about 50 miles per hour. Then the rear of the bike will start walking from side to side. This is not an issue in the woods. I have also found that high speed riding heats up the center of the trials tire and significantly lowers the life of the tire. Again not an issue in the woods. If you do a lot of high speed riding you will only get about 500 miles out of a tire before they start throwing the center lugs. If you restrict yourself to woods riding you will average about 800 or 900 miles per tire. I have friends who have run a trials tire for 1500 miles. The rider has a lot to do with the lifespan. If you do not like tire spin and love traction then a trials tire is for you. Another point to consider (maybe not with the KDX) but I have noticed that my sprockets wear more due to more pressure caused by traction with no wheel spin. I am speaking of my big bore 4 strokes. My buddy who rides very smooth and constant speeds does not seem to wear his sprockets like I do. Again the rider has a lot to do with it. I am sold on trials tires in the woods. [/QUOTE]
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