which front tire?

clancehill · Post by **clancehill** » 06:48 pm Oct 27 2010

Im about to get a front tire and would like some opinions on a woods/trail tire. THANKS!!!

bmiller · Post by **bmiller** » 07:58 pm Oct 27 2010

I just put these on my bike.

Pirelli - MT 16 All Terrain MX Rear Tire: Color: --, Size: 110/100-18
Pirelli - MT 16 All Terrain MX Front Tire: Color: --, Size: 80/100-21

They haven't seen an speck of dirt yet

Maybe this weekend.

Mildew · Post by **Mildew** » 10:23 pm Oct 27 2010

I have 1 ride on a Motoz Terapactor 80/100-21. It seemed to ride well. It's too early to say much about it. I think it may be my new favorite but I haven't tried many different fronts.

Post by **SS109** » 10:26 pm Oct 27 2010

I really love the Maxxis SI. Works well even on hard pack yet really grips in the soft stuff. I have over 30 hours on mine and I'm just now getting ready to replace it.

David_L6 · Post by **David_L6** » 05:10 am Oct 28 2010

SS109 wrote:I really love the Maxxis SI. Works well even on hard pack yet really grips in the soft stuff. I have over 30 hours on mine and I'm just now getting ready to replace it.

Maxxis SI here as well.

clancehill · Post by **clancehill** » 01:24 pm Oct 28 2010

Thanks for the input! I looked at the Maxxis SI and it looks like a great tire,and from what I read sounds like its a great woods tire. I have a 110 90x19 pirelli MXMS on the rear, I found an incredible deal and bought two. I got em for $35 a piece. Has anyone ever had a MXMS for the front? I want to get a really good front since it gets replaced 1 for every 4 or 5 rears. Thanks again for any opinions and input!

OLHILLBILLY · Post by **OLHILLBILLY** » 05:56 pm Oct 28 2010

I've really liked the D756, but now that you can't get them anymore I'll be switching ot a B-stone 403 front.

Griffbones · Post by **Griffbones** » 07:23 pm Oct 28 2010

My KDX has the Bridgestone 404 - 403 combo - these seem pretty good.
My KTM has the Pirelli Scorpion XC mid soft tires front and rear - I love these tires.

kdxmaniac · Post by **kdxmaniac** » 07:29 pm Oct 28 2010

cheng shin!!!

Post by **Julien D** » 09:07 pm Oct 28 2010

kdxmaniac wrote:cheng shin!!!

lay off the crack, mijo.

I 2nd the 756, if u can find one. A great all around tire! I hear alot about the maxxis si, i might try one next.

kdxmaniac · Post by **kdxmaniac** » 09:38 pm Oct 28 2010

kidding aside.......whats really so bad about cheng shin tires anyway?......and what the heck is mijo?

Post by **Indawoods** » 10:12 pm Oct 28 2010

Cheng ****... allot! Slickest tire you will ever put on a dirt bike. Crap rubber.. cracks quickly and wears immediately.

Stick with quality...

gregp · Post by **gregp** » 07:09 am Oct 29 2010

I used to be very faithful to the old Dunlop K-490 front tire, but they stopped making them, so I switched to the Pirelli MT-16 becasue it was DOT approved. It is a great do-it-all tire, and it grips and wears very well. I recently discarded my Michelin AC-10, which I *hated* (lasts forever, but grip is terrible) and installed a new IRC VE-35. The IRC is lasting well, and it grips well. I run a Bridgestone UHD tube, and the installation of the new front tire with the UHD tube immediately made a drastic difference in my bike's ability to suck up high speed rocks and roots. The VE-35 has very tall knobs, and a pretty stiff side wall. Good tire!

jswag · Post by **jswag** » 08:48 am Oct 29 2010

Try a Michelin xc S12... 90/100/21...you will never run anything else!

rbates9 · Post by **rbates9** » 05:09 pm Oct 29 2010

I have a Michelin M12 front (about the same as the S12 but the knobs on the side are straight not turned.). At first it was the best tire ever, and it still bites pretty good but with 1 summer of weekend ridding it seems to be wearing the side knobs off it? I will probably buy another one again but I just thought it would last a little longer. (Maybe that is why the S12 has the knobs turned?)

OLHILLBILLY · Post by **OLHILLBILLY** » 06:40 pm Oct 29 2010

rbates9 wrote:I have a Michelin M12 front (about the same as the S12 but the knobs on the side are straight not turned.). At first it was the best tire ever, and it still bites pretty good but with 1 summer of weekend ridding it seems to be wearing the side knobs off it? I will probably buy another one again but I just thought it would last a little longer. (Maybe that is why the S12 has the knobs turned?)

Ride hard in the rocks and it'll take the knobs off of the side of just about any tire. Picks them off like grapes around here.

blimpman · Post by **blimpman** » 07:41 pm Oct 29 2010

jswag wrote:Try a Michelin xc S12... 90/100/21...you will never run anything else!

+1 Only tire to run in Ohio...

clancehill · Post by **clancehill** » 08:36 pm Oct 29 2010

Thanks for all the input erbody! I think I might go with the maxxis SI... Hey Im gonna make my 99 kx into a hybrid, whats the rear and front width dimension on the 18" ? Im looking around pricing some excel's and I see a lot of wheels for around $50 on ebay and on RK's website under closeouts.

jbowens2401 · Post by **jbowens2401** » 09:20 am Oct 30 2010

chen **** +1! I made the mistake of buying one of those for my xr100 when I was a kid and it was terrible. All 9 hp really chewed that POS up. They are cheap tho! I run dunlop d756's front and rear but they don't produce them anymore. I wonder how this one does...http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/produ ... eAttr=1046

They mx51 is the tire that replaced the d756, so I may give them a shot next time.

OLHILLBILLY · Post by **OLHILLBILLY** » 10:51 am Oct 30 2010

jbowens2401 wrote:chen **** +1! I made the mistake of buying one of those for my xr100 when I was a kid and it was terrible. All 9 hp really chewed that POS up. They are cheap tho! I run dunlop d756's front and rear but they don't produce them anymore. I wonder how this one does...http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/produ ... eAttr=1046

They mx51 is the tire that replaced the d756, so I may give them a shot next time.

I've not tried an MX51 yet myself, but have read mixed reviews on them. The obviously fatter profile works better in some conditions than the 756, and doesn't work as well in others. That's why I'm going with the B-stone 403, closest thing to the 756 profile and pattern that worked so well here in the Missouri rocks and roots.
I have used both Maxxis IT and SI fronts here, didn't care for either.

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