1986 Tires

very good tire..but in the past few years they did gain some lug height, which is good.

what i can't figure is why doesn't sombuddy make an offroad tire with some real knob height not the pussyass AMA MX legal 3/4 inch crap

? the uni cross and its brother the pirelli mt21 have serious knobs.

I like the IRC M5B 140-80-18 rear. Or the IRC 5.10-18 or 5.10-17 ve33 too. I like the trellborg ten masters but no longer available. I never seen the knobbies wear on the ten masters. The uni-cross was on my '86 400.

140-80-18 wont fit very well on a single shock swede

like stink on.....

just going by the title of this thread...dont want someone buying that size of tire and thinking they will get use of the entire range of the chain adjuster bolts. the single shocks dont have much room for tire and a big tire like that will involve running the bolts out and maybe adding a link. has happened to me and two of my friends..

SO HOW DEEP IS IT PUT A TAPE ON A NEW ONE

Let's see the 140 equals 5" plus 15 5.60" it's a big tire. They didn't play with the tires on the milk trucks.

i have no new ones around..but they are better than 3/4" i would bet that

BIGGEST TIRE I EVER HEARD OF WAS A 5.80X18 METZ BACK IN THE EARLY 80s SOME OF THE 250/390 GUYS AROUND HERE RAN THE 5.00 X 17 METZ BACK THEN BUT IT MADE THE 430 A CLUTCH BASKET BREAKING MONSTER

they fit very well and work well

what brand? last summer my riding friend tried mounting an irc on a 430 that was sized that way and he lost most of his chain adjustment. the bolts had to be extended way out for the knobs to clear the swinger and the chain nipped the side lugs of the tire.

very odd, I have 3 currently with the IRC M5B 140-80-18

this is a 1987 430, plenty of room

hmmm, i cant remember what irc it was. the m5b doesnt ring a bell tho. either way, at least that we know that tire works on there then. the splashguard doesnt take much room up either.

i have 3 mounted too on my 86 430, 87 and 89 510s

So I'm late to the conversation, I've got a new set of Metzeler unicross on each of my 400's. The unicross is a DOT tire. Might explain the change from multicross to unicross.

DOT is important if you meet strict law enforcement that does not approve of you enjoying yourself
th Multi-Cross has NHS on it, assume (ass-u-me) that means "not highway service" or was told that at some point

YEP THATS WHAT IT MEANS