Front Tire choice

[yankeefan4life72]

I have a cr 250and am looking for a new front tire.I was thinking about the michelin m12.I had a kdx 200 and had a m12 on the rear and a s12 on the front.I liked this combo for the kdx.Does any one use a m12 or a s12 on the front of their 250?which do you prefer?I am in maryland.I ride mostly near budds creek.It is mostly hard pack in the summer and mud in the spring and fall.what do you recommend?

 

[yankeefan4life72]

maybe a michelin mh3 or a ms3 i think it will be between these

 

[showtime586]

I'm partial to Maxxis IT's myself. Good internediate tire with excellent durability.

 

[yankeefan4life72]

i ordered a michelin ms3 for the front and i think i will go with a michelin mh3 for the rear.

 

[snb73]

I'm from MD too. I have MS3's front and rear on my 03RM250. They work pretty good on the hard pack at Budds.

 

[yankeefan4life72]

cool thanks.I was worried about getting a soft to intermediate tire for hard pack.Do they last long?You ever ride at the landing mx??

 

[snb73]

I haven't ridden the Landing in a few months. My club flags races at the old Seaford track. It's about 15 minutes past the Landing. The track is firm packed sand with good drainage. It's a more "open" track and less congested than the Landing.

http://www.delmarvamotorsportspark.com/

Here's a link to our club's site.

http://smdr.org/

Good luck, Steve.

 

[76GMC1500]

Dunlop 742's up front, hands down. Despite being a softer compound, they still last plenty long as they are on the front wheel. The work very well for everything from hard pack to sand. The even hold up well the occasional rock. Their mud perfomance isn't good, but you can't expect a tire to do everything. I put a used 742 up front on my bike. It probably has 10-12 rides on it. It as still got plenty of tread left.