Best Pine forest tires

[thenash79]

Hello all, tryin to decide what tires for my 08 te250 for sandy pine forest. I was thinking about motoz enduro s/t's or michelin s12's. The bike came stock with pirelli scopion pro fim's but i'm not happy with them,i tried playing with pressures,front always pushes bad and rear seems to be all over the place. I tried michelin mc2's on my 2stroke and they seem to put the scopions to shame on same terrain ,it was on a different bike though. If you think any different tires would be better any suggestions are welcome.

 

[310huskyTE]

Bridgestone 403 on the rear, and a Bridgestone 203 on the front. Best tyres i've ever had.
These tyres hook up in anything and are fairly hard wearing, heaps of guys are using them here.

 

[Reddog]

S12's are the standard that others are judged by here in Mi for our sand trails.
Last fall I switched to Bridgestone m101 and m102 rear and really like how they bite in sand.

 

[Last Lap]

The new s12 xc's are like cheating. They are the best tire for NJ. I like the m12 for the front.

 

[thenash79]

that is what i want to hear, anyone have any feedback on the motoz besides motorsportz reviews.

 

[ghte]

I have Motoz on the TE 450 and Wr250F. Just the best alround tyres I have ever had. last ages, really adjustable in terms of tyre pressure, they will safely work at 8psi without pinch flats. I then rate the Dunlop 51 as nearly as competant followed by the Bridgestone 404's. I have totally flicked the Kendas as rubbish. Michelins and Pirellis are good but rate behind the ones mentioned inho. I know its a personal thing and other will have differing views which is good.

 

[thenash79]

i don't think it would be a bad idea if someone started a tire review sticky thread . Maybe with pics and some feedback on how the tires wear ,handle ,maybe a 1 to 10 rating system on all terrains. After looking for tires i realized there are a ton of different tires out there for any terrain.It gets a little confusing on what to use and it helps to get info from someone who's already been there an done that!! Motorsportz reviews are good on motoz tires ,would be cool it we could summarize it ,or rate it, just with all tires. Just an idea.....

 

[jerbear610]

I think that's a very good idea and it would be very usefull for many of us when
looking to get a new tire. I don't know all the brands and what's good or what's crap.
I would trust the opinions more so from people on this forum than reviews from
a retailer's website.

 

[Motosportz]

i don't think it would be a bad idea if someone started a tire review sticky thread . Maybe with pics and some feedback on how the tires wear ,handle ,maybe a 1 to 10 rating system on all terrains. After looking for tires i realized there are a ton of different tires out there for any terrain.It gets a little confusing on what to use and it helps to get info from someone who's already been there an done that!! Motorsportz reviews are good on motoz tires ,would be cool it we could summarize it ,or rate it, just with all tires. Just an idea.....

I think that's a very good idea and it would be very usefull for many of us when
looking to get a new tire. I don't know all the brands and what's good or what's crap.
I would trust the opinions more so from people on this forum than reviews from
a retailer's website.

I started a thread here...

http://www.cafehusky.com/forums/showthread.php?p=91298#post91298

Pile on.

 

[thenash79]

thanks motorsportz for starting thread,i think if more threads like this are made and stickied it will cut down on the hours of time searching. Mr motorsportz any word on the motoz tires yet, sorry for impatience just a kid with money waiting for the candy store to open

 

[Motosportz]

thanks motorsportz for starting thread,i think if more threads like this are made and stickied it will cut down on the hours of time searching. Mr motorsportz any word on the motoz tires yet, sorry for impatience just a kid with money waiting for the candy store to open

I keep being told end of the month. It is out of my hands. Lots of people waiting.

 

[Slowpoke]

I've used both S12's and Motoz Tractionator X-Circuits on the front for sandy loan pine forest riding. Both are good choices and each has it's own inherent advantages;
The S12 is a little bit better at turning in certain conditions and wears well.
The Motoz cuts thru soft rutted sand like nobodys business. Never had a tire track that straight thru spaghetti ruts. You literally make your own line. It also climbs up the side of firm ruts, instead of sliding, allowing you to better pick lines. They wear like iron, but the side knobs chunk a bit after about 1200-1500km in rocky stuff. I have about 2700km on one(all conditions; mud, sand, clay, rocks, pavement etc.) that is about ready to change. Even with the side knobs chunked up a bunch, it still works pretty good.
Haven't tried the Enduro S/T version of this tire yet.

A lot of guys up here like the Pirelli Scorpion Pro (Non-FIM)They are DOT, as good as an S12 and last long.

For rears- almost any good tire is fine IMO.