Wide tire or not to wide tire that is the question
I just replace my rear tire. It came with a 100/100/18 so I figured keep it. I put my new one on,(a chen shing) I use those cuz I ride agreat deal on the slag piles in NEPA and it can rip a tire up BIG time. I usually have to do it @ one a month. Any hoot, the new tire says 100/100/18 but is 1/4" narrower. I did a hare scramble in Dallas Pa. that weekend, (loamy soi, damp, perfect) it hooked up like no tomorrow, yestyerday I did one in Pine Grove Pa. and they had a flat section that looked like a parking lot, it spun to beat the band, I never shifted so much, felt like I was riding a 125 again.
Moral of the story, pick a size for you riding area finally for your pocket book, look @and see what everyelse is running. If I had the bucks I keep dunlaps on it, but I abuse them so badly I gotta go cheaper.
Joe
2001 KDX 200
200 KTM
1997 ktm 125
2001Yami 125 TTR (boy "A"s)
1996 XR 80 (Boy "B"s)