• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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trials tires

7point62 said:
Nice! I wish a few more Motoz tyres would make their way to the U.K. - I'm beginning to fear that the manufacturers are Aussie Republicans and don't want the "old country" to enjoy 'em! ;)

I've been running an MT43 rear for a couple of years now and am having good results but I agree with josh310 that it can push the front a little in certain conditions ( hairpins in dry, grassy fields spring to mind), but as there are a lot of slippery ascents / descents here I can live with it. I will ask my shop guy about that Motoz front though, just in case he can get his hands on one.
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Yeah.... I don't think any trials tire likes the grass track....
 
BadMotoWeazal said:
Yeah.... I don't think any trials tire likes the grass track....
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Heh, I used to live on a farm, so riding slalom round the cattle feeders and whatnot just had to be done, but getting the bike to turn in took a little... commitment! A spare rear wheel with a knobbly (and a sprocket with a few less teeth) would've been good, but getting squirrelly is part of the fun!
 
ghte said:
Think they are pavement approved (motoz) I think they are excellent tyres and well worh considering. A top piece of Aussie design and engineering.
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I meant the Tubliss system, the Enduro IT's are USA Dot approved.
 
This weekend I was reminded about the big disadvantage to a trials tire. They are much taller! Getting on my bike was hard enough stock, with an MT43, its too tall to swing a leg over unassisted.
 
I'm running the MT43 on the TE310 and just returned from a week at Moab
I am impressed with this tire on the rock, simply amazing.
Had approx 1000-km on it when I got there, it was just starting to show a bit of wear.
Running just under 10-psi with TuBliss system.
Could probably have run it lower, but we did some road running too & I didn't want to bother with changing pressures.
As mentioned, it is tall - the bike has rub marks under the fender where the tire touched when jumping down 4' ledges.
But I have the suspension a bit soft...
4 or 5 other guys also ran the same tire and all liked it.
One guy ran a non-DOT competition trials tire and peeled all the knobs off in a couple days.
He then switched to the MT43 as well.
It's my first trials tire, won't be the last.
I don't ride in mud, so no worries there.
 
A comment on the TuBliss: had it on the rear wheel of the DRZ for a couple thousand km with zero problems.
Probably half or more on roads at up to 130 kph (80 mph).
Now running TuBliss with Slime on both wheels of the TE310.
It's geared for WFO at about 120 kph, but rarely sees more than 100 (60 mph).
So even tho not DOT, I'm not worried about it.
Close to 2000 km on the TuBliss on the TE, no problems so far.
The front does seem to lose pressure when sitting for a few weeks, but didn't during a week of riding...
 
fasteer said:
A comment on the TuBliss: had it on the rear wheel of the DRZ for a couple thousand km with zero problems.
Probably half or more on roads at up to 130 kph (80 mph).
Now running TuBliss with Slime on both wheels of the TE310.
It's geared for WFO at about 120 kph, but rarely sees more than 100 (60 mph).
So even tho not DOT, I'm not worried about it.
Close to 2000 km on the TuBliss on the TE, no problems so far.
The front does seem to lose pressure when sitting for a few weeks, but didn't during a week of riding...
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Thank you, you think the price of them is worth it then?
 
McKay said:
Thank you, you think the price of them is worth it then?
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Well, that's a very subjective thing...
They are about $100 each in Canada.
For me; yes, they are worth it.
If a couple hundred bucks is a big deal to you or if you ride easy trails and seldom get flats or if you enjoy changing tubes in the boonies, then maybe not.
 
fasteer said:
Well, that's a very subjective thing...
They are about $100 each in Canada.
For me; yes, they are worth it.
If a couple hundred bucks is a big deal to you or if you ride easy trails and seldom get flats or if you enjoy changing tubes in the boonies, then maybe not.
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Lol, I hate changing tubes and I ride all kinds of stuff, If I understand the concept, one does not get as many flats because the air holding tube is so much closer to the rim then a regualr tube, correct? or not? It would take a big arse thorn to get a flat, and pinch flats are elimated? (mostly)
 
McKay said:
Lol, I hate changing tubes and I ride all kinds of stuff, If I understand the concept, one does not get as many flats because the air holding tube is so much closer to the rim then a regualr tube, correct? or not? It would take a big arse thorn to get a flat, and pinch flats are elimated? (mostly)
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Pretty much. The Inner bladder is protected by a tough sleeve, so the big arse thorn would have to be strong and sharp too. Not impossible to puncture, but unlikely. Pinch flats are eliminated completely. See Tubliss.com
 
fasteer said:
A comment on the TuBliss: had it on the rear wheel of the DRZ for a couple thousand km with zero problems.
Probably half or more on roads at up to 130 kph (80 mph).
Now running TuBliss with Slime on both wheels of the TE310.
It's geared for WFO at about 120 kph, but rarely sees more than 100 (60 mph).
So even tho not DOT, I'm not worried about it.
Close to 2000 km on the TuBliss on the TE, no problems so far.
The front does seem to lose pressure when sitting for a few weeks, but didn't during a week of riding...
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My experience exactly....the front will loose a little air, but the rear stays aired up all the time.

I even rode one day with a tubliss rear that had only 65# in it and the main tire did not loose a drop.

I run 7# on a trials tire tubliss combo....no problem at all.

I rode a whole enduro on a front flat and the tubliss kept the tire on the rim all day.
 
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