Dirt tyre recommendations?

[Jay GTI]

Yup looked at those too, and the MS3 but neither were in stock, MS3 if it was in stock may possibly have came home with me..... too many great tyres.

The S12XC is close in pattern to what I had so I hope the better made tyre makes it better..... starting to doubt my choice, the proof will be in the riding

Nah you'll love the new tyres, they are awesome.

Interesting thing to note though, when I first put the S12s on to replace the stock tyres (forget what they were), the bike handled so differently, I did a quick loop and then went straight back to the car park to see if I'd left the axle bolts loose or something. Instead of needing a bit of weight and encouragement to get the bike over in the corners, it pretty much just fell into the corner.

Once I got used to it, I realised it was making cornering so much easier, because I could just put the bike where I wanted to and crank it over at will.

Just in case you get on the bike for the first time on the S12s and suddenly think "woah, this feels a bit odd!".

[motor_mayhem]

Pirelli Scorpion XT's - they're the only ones I use now and they give good grip while really lasting. I put an unnamed brand of tyre on my 450 once and it was destroyed within one ride, the XT thats on it now has been there since Feb.

[IIIRII]

I didnt realise there were so many DRZ riders here.
What size is it ?

[takitimu]

I'm bit of a fan of these http://goldentyre.co.nz/cart/index.p...&product_id=57, the GT240 is like glue fresh but wears kinda quick, the GT230 was lasting well.
The S12xc are nice, but I reckon there are other tires out there that climb better & I need every help I can get going up hills.

[leathel]

I didnt realise there were so many DRZ riders here.
What size is it ?

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...DR-Z400-thread

[leathel]

I'm bit of a fan of these http://goldentyre.co.nz/cart/index.p...&product_id=57, the GT240 is like glue fresh but wears kinda quick, the GT230 was lasting well.
The S12xc are nice, but I reckon there are other tires out there that climb better & I need every help I can get going up hills.

the MS3 with the wide center knobs sure would climb..... And if they had it in stock I may have walked out with it or the MH3 ...... but not this time, that might have saved some paddocks to as it looks like it could tear it up when on soft ground :P

http://www.michelinmotorcycle.com/ti...rcross-ms3#dim

[pete.ktm]

I'm bit of a fan of these http://goldentyre.co.nz/cart/index.p...&product_id=57, the GT240 is like glue fresh but wears kinda quick, the GT230 was lasting well.

always meaning to try a cheaper tyre than the S12 and replace it more often, might give these a shot.

riding rocks and sand but mostly farm tracks, any suggestions for which golden tyre front to go for?

cheers

[Jay GTI]

I was given the MH3 as a front tyre option, but that doesn't really fit with the cheaper tyre more often plan, as it was recommended so I didn't need to swap it out as often as the S12 front.

[pete.ktm]

I was given the MH3 as a front tyre option, but that doesn't really fit with the cheaper tyre more often plan, as it was recommended so I didn't need to swap it out as often as the S12 front.

my thinking used to be "front tyres don't have all that power going through them so should last longer than rears" but then someone suggested they should probably be replaced more often, if the rear slides a bit it's all good, if the front slides you're probably going to go down. theres nothing like sharp edges to get the grip.

so think i'll try cheap and often and see how that works out.

[Jay GTI]

Fronts tend to take a lot longer to wear though, so somewhere around full performance and grip is usually maintained for longer, whereas on a dry, hard clay track I can make a nice mess of a rear in a single day if I really wanted to.

I generally just do 2 rears for every 1 front and to be honest, with my level of skill, I struggle to know when the front's gone off. I can definitely feel the rear lose it's edge though.

[takitimu]

always meaning to try a cheaper tyre than the S12 and replace it more often, might give these a shot.

riding rocks and sand but mostly farm tracks, any suggestions for which golden tyre front to go for?

cheers

I put a GT216 on from memory ( not in the country at the moment ), it's a nice tyre though I didn't think it was as good at braking on clay downhills as say a MX51/MS3/S12XC, but was mint in forest tracks/sand.

I'm like Jay, 2 rears for one front, though I confess I stretch it to 3 or 4 rears at times, the Golden Tyre prices are good enough that I'll try to keep to 2-1 .

[leathel]

I have the M401 Bridgestone on the front of my bike, was on it when I got it and it seams pretty good even with roundish edges, The last dirt bike I had I ran the pointy Bridgestone...102??

But that was when bridgestone was cheaper.... times have changed since I last was playing on dirt

[leathel]

Well finally got around to fitting the S12xc tyres.... front and rear in the end (front went well is sand), I doubted the choice of rear with it being pretty similar to what I pulled off but what a different .... no stepping out at all