Tires whats the hot ticket lately?

Why problems with the clutch baskets??

I hardly ever use the clutch except to stop. I let off the gas to shift. When we let off the gas the two gears are at the same rpm to shift. They shift easy. When shifting raise the rpm and upshift. I drive all my standard shifts this way for 45 years now. Never a clutch or tranny problem.

the guy i know [fast factory back] ran 5.00x17 metzlers for years on his 390s in 81 they sent 430s of course being the rocket he was still hauls ass for a man working on 70 the OE tires died fast on went the metz's 3.25x21-5.00x17 and off came the fingers on the clutch basket basket after basket dead till he got to the national in OK where the king Dick Burlson saw his massive 5.00 metz he already knew of Wayne's sudden appetite of baskets he sent him straight to the Dunlop truck for 5.10x17 k190s or k88ht and that was the end of the the problem

I have a m5b 140-80-18" kind of big for the 250?
that size may have a problem rubbing the chain..the swedes dont have much room...the 120/90 is pushing it on the single shock bikes, i think the dual shock ones have a bit more room tho.. since the rim is only so wide the 140 series will likely be very tall off of the rim. my italian bike loves the big tires tho and has quite a bit of room to run one. handling changes with tire size as well.

Not sure if Kenda Trakmaster has been mentioned.
Available in 17" rear.
DOT and very reasonable price.
In my opinion they have very good traction and very good life.

I have the Mita like the pic above. I put it on my 78 cr250 last fall. I haven't ridden it yet. My 430 has a new kenda 510 on it but it looks small. The knobs are shorter than other tires I've used.

THAT LOOKS LIKE A GT 257

just for k-dub!

i take it you have not looked at a unicross for a good while? they are a much larger knob now than they were a few years ago. this is the biggest mt16, 120/100. the uni is available in 120/90. the mt16 is a taller knob by 3/16", not a huge diff but i like the looks of this tire and it has more side knobbage, the slightly more rectangular center knob should be a tad better on a big bore. the 360 will find out. either way, looks to be a great tire

What tire is in the above pic? Size?

pirelli mt 16 120/100-18, mounted on my 360

I have '87 500cr bottom end. I need to change the swing arm sleeves and build it to a 430cr. Since it has the extra plate in the clutch with the steel basket my 140-90-18" tire will go on it. My 430wr will get the 500-17.
My 250 will get a 120-100-18.

Couldn't agree with you more. They have a great profile on my 400!

a tire that big has been known to brake a clutch basket just saying a 500x17 Metzler will do it for sure