Michelins

[D36-108A]

I've been more or less out of the sport for 5 years, after racing nearly every weekend. Back then, my favorite tires were the Michelin MS11s, the hot ticket for N. Calif. enduro and XC. They wore like iron, hooked up everywhere, not just soft terrain, didn't chunk knobs in rocks or hardpack, and just generally kicked @ss. (Drawbacks were initial expense and dificulty in getting them on and off rims.) Now I see they are gone. Is the S12 the successor? I see a lot of people on DRN seem to run the M12(?). Back when the MS11s were the hot ticket, people hated their medium-terrain tire.

FWIW, I run Metzeler HD tubes on a CR250 and KDX200.

 

[little jeff]

I run the S-12 front and rear. AWESOME TIRES!!I also have an M-12 rear for the really rocky terrain.
Little Jeff

 

[texmx_brian]

s-12 is one of my favorite rear tires. A couple years ago, a motocross magazing did an Intermediate tire shoot out. They tested Michelin's S12 soft terrain tire by mistake against the other Intermediate tires of the other tire companies. Wouldn't you know, the soft terrain s12 beat all the other tires and won the shoot out. That is when I first heard of and started using this awesome tire.

 

[limitless]

im thinkin of runin an s12 front and d756 rear....has anyone tryed this combo?

 

[Camstyn]

Personally, I love the S12 rear but I am not very confident with the S12 front in dry/hardpack conditions.

I find that the S12 rear chunks a bit on hard/rocky terrain, but still hooks up awesome for a very long duration.

 

[Kiddyextreme]

Limitless, I have the D756 front and S12 rear. That combination seems to work great for me in all conditions. Not sure if you will get the same results the other way around.

 

[dirt bike dave]

I also run the 756 rear and S12 in front. When I bought my bike from an AA racer, that is what he was running, and I like it so much I keep putting the same back on. I might try the 756 front/S12 rear next time.

 

[BEEF706]

I run the M12 front and the S12 rear and love this combo in every terrain I've tried. :cool:

 

[knobby hob]

I`ve went to the s-12 on the back after using Dunlop 739`s and Bridgestone M78`s. Michelin seems to be way better.Although the knobs are chunking from the rock riding,it is still hooking up better than either of the other tires that I`ve tried.My next switch will be from the Dunlop 756 up front to the Michelin M-12.