recommended tire for CR500????

hammerface · Sep 4, 2003

Hey guys and gals, does anyone have a suggestion for what I should buy for a new rear tire for my CR500? I'm looking at a M12 or an S12 which are on sale right now. Or a Michelin Starcross ($60 CAN) or a Kenda 772 carlsbad ($51).
Anybody have an preferences? As soon as I get a new tire and it hooks up I'll probably land on my back but I still need a better meat. ANy suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Al

mmmbeergood · Sep 4, 2003

Where are you riding? sand? hardpack? both? The latest issue of dirt bike magazine has a review.

Gordo

hammerface · Sep 4, 2003

I'm riding sand, mud, dirt, hardpack, gravel roads. Pretty much everything and anything except motocross....

bbbom · Sep 4, 2003

IRC M5B 140/80-18 on all our CR500's. I have a brand new one (birthday gift) just waiting for the weather to turn.

It's rated as a soft/muddy. We get a good season out of one around here with a combo of hardpack, mud, rocks, roots and the occasional gravel road. A little control to keep from torqueing it on the rocks helps.

Retail is around $60 - $70 (US) and the traction is to DIE for!!! ;)

keith500r · Sep 4, 2003

Ive had good luck with K695 for the rear. stick with the stock size, or slightly wider. when I got my first cr5 it had a 140 rear tire, it was so huge it made the bike handle like crap. My rear tire is still pretty much new but I dont have problems getting traction with 110 size rear.

kelsorat · Sep 4, 2003

Stay away from the Dunlop 739's, my KTM540DXC wears them out quick. I just put a new m12 on the rear for an enduro this weekend. Will report wear.

bbbom · Sep 4, 2003

I'm curious about your handling problems with the 140 Keith. What was it causing the bike to do?

keith500r · Sep 4, 2003

it just felt like too much tire, too much rotating mass or something. I may be wrong, it could have just been my imagination or the tire had a bad spot or something. The tire was pretty old. I mainly noticed when I was going fast on a dirt road you could hear excessive amounts of tire noise and it seemed to require more braking effort. I am satisfied with the stock size though, at first i was afraid it wouldnt hook up.

KiwiBird · Sep 4, 2003

IRC 140/80-18 M5B or Michelin 140/80-18 S12 would be my choices.

bbbom · Sep 4, 2003

Thanks for the info Keith, I've always run a 140 on mine so I wouldn't know if the narrower sizes make a difference. I think Karl's AF came with a 130 but that bike handles different from my 94 anyways so it's still tough to compare.

I do know that I prefer a new 140 to a worn 140 though, especially in mud.

Kiwi, did you sell the AF yet?

WhKnuckle · Sep 4, 2003

I think the IRC is the tire of choice for 500s, but if you can't find one (highly possible), try a Pirelli MT83 - I just put one on my 500AF (120/90X19), and it's really good. Seems to wear very well, and I know a guy who has one on his CRF450R that claims it wears like iron. Easy to find and mine was about $62.

KiwiBird · Sep 4, 2003

Nope, haven't been trying to sell the AF at all. Might keep it or sell it, I don't know :confused:

CRfury · Sep 4, 2003

Where in canada can you get a starcross for 60$ ? In Red Deer they cost 160$ canadian.

hammerface · Sep 4, 2003

Alberta Cycle in Edmonton Has the Michelin Starcross on for $87-$97. They also have some Kenda Unadilla and Carlsbad on for like $50-$55!!

mojoscojo · Sep 4, 2003

I mostly ride the woods and I haven't been able to tell a difference except for the more money I spent, the faster it ate it. I spend the money on a good front tire (I like Metzelers and the stock Dunlop) and find the cheapest rear tire with the biggest, fattest square knobs. The bike literally rips the small knobs off in some of the rocks I ride here in western Washington. The Michelin M5B is a good candidate as is the standard Cheng Shin. Course I've never been very picky.

mojoscojo · Sep 4, 2003

P.S. I tried the M12 and absolutely HATED it. It changed characteristics really bad when you changed terrain. That happens about every 100 yards where I ride. Mud - > Roots -> Rocks -> Sand -> Roots -> etc. etc. I could never get comfortable with what the bike was going to do from one moment to the next.

mojoscojo · Sep 4, 2003

DOH! The M5B is an IRC not a Michelin. Sorry.

john stu · Sep 4, 2003

the irc m5b wears very well (a would say its the longest lasting tire i have tryed)but when it does get worn i noticed bigger loss a traction compared to other tires but if you change it before its really worn (like you should any way)its a great tire .

jjcobra99 · Sep 4, 2003

What about the Maxxis IT? From what I've read, it supposed to be a good tire, good price too.

bbbom · Sep 5, 2003

Originally posted by mojoscojo
I could never get comfortable with what the bike was going to do from one moment to the next.

So it's the TIRE that causes that? :think: Maybe for some people!! ;)

Thanks for the videos Scott. I don't think my crash really qualifies as a "crash" though, I thought it looked more like a "tip over"!

mojoscojo · Sep 5, 2003

Hmm.....
Broken brush guard and clutch perch.....
Loud "CRACK" noise.....
Bike not shiny side up.....

See items 1a and b and 1a, b and c.

I think it qualifies. :P
I'd count it if it was me.
I'd probably even be bragging about it.
"Dude! You should have SEEN this hill......" ;)

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Date: 15th century

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hammerface · Sep 5, 2003

Thanks for all the replies everyone. Now I'm totally confused :)
I'll probably go with the S12 - it's on for $86 CAN. Or I might just by 2 Kendas for $50 a piece....

WhKnuckle · Sep 6, 2003

Hint - fresh second choice tires are better than worn out first choice tires.

trailwart · Sep 7, 2003

just put a 110-100 18 dunlop 773 on my 500 and love it. have about 5 ride on it and it is wearing well. hooks up crzy in the sand

kelsorat · Sep 8, 2003

I just rode an enduro over the weekend here in Southern California. The terrain was a mix of rocks,sand,decomposed granite. The M12 performed fine and the tire held up better than my past Dunlop 739's

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