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Posted by dsc-ky on June 29, 2008, 10:10 pm
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> >> =A0My son needs a new tire on his 07 KX250F. He races in mostly sand/di=
rt
> >> tracks. If sugar sand was rated 100 and concrete was 0 than most of the=
> >> track where he races would be 80. (hope that makes sense) Any
> >> recommendations on tires?
>
> >I've liked Michelin best, followed by Pirelli and Bridgestone. Never
> >cared much for Dunlop, except the K81's, but that was for asphalt...
>
> I like sand, even if I rarely get to ride in it. =A0It must be the
> Florida boy in me. =A0Here in Northern California, my fovorite rear tire
> is a Dunlop 756. =A0It's an intermediate terrain tire that I feel works
> well in most of the conditions we see here. =A0It wears pretty fast in
> the begining allowing the knobs to round off, but after that it stays
> very consistant until the knobs become to short for conditions. Summer
> is so dry and with the slick hard pack, my winter 756s work just fine.
>
> For sand, the tires should have tall knobs and a harder rubber
> compound to force the knobs into the dirt, rather than deflect.
> Pirrelli has a MX soft and mid-soft tires available that look to do
> the job well. =A0I have used a Michelin S12 in the desert and it worked
> very well in the sand washes, but I don't care for how it feels on
> hard terrain. =A0It wanders/wiggles if your not on the gas hard as if
> its telling you "find some soft dirt".
>
> However, I would just take a look at what the fast guys at the track
> are running. =A0That not the indication of it being the best tire for
> your son, but it proves someone is able to use the tire effectively in
> the conditions you need it to work.
How about Pirelli MT44 on the rear? It's a semi-paddle design.
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