What tyre for Tarawera?

**Brainflex** · 11th May 2008, 19:35

What tyres did you guys use for tarawera last year and how were they?
Thanks

**Henk** · 11th May 2008, 21:57

S12s worked fine last time I did it (about 5 years ago)

**B0000M** · 12th May 2008, 08:21

S12s seem popular, tho apparently michilen have changed their numbers and its now called a ms12 (so im told)

ive just gone and got a MH12 (harder rubber) and used it last week in soft conditions and found it very good, hopefully will last longer nailing it on the gravel bits, which there is a bit of at tarawera

**scott411** · 12th May 2008, 08:46

i tend to run intermediate tyres down there, like a bridgestone m402, or a michelin MH3, i find the grave roads really tear up the s12's and ther mud tyres

**barty5** · 12th May 2008, 09:23

dont run a d739 unless you want no control over the rear end worst tyre ever had time for new one.

**cheese** · 12th May 2008, 10:23

I ran a S12 last year, probably go for a M12 this time. The S12 I was pretty happy with. Mind you I don't give it handfulls on the gravel.....meow.....

**Henk** · 12th May 2008, 21:49

Originally Posted by B0000M

S12s seem popular, tho apparently michilen have changed their numbers and its now called a ms12 (so im told)

ive just gone and got a MH12 (harder rubber) and used it last week in soft conditions and found it very good, hopefully will last longer nailing it on the gravel bits, which there is a bit of at tarawera

S12 is S12. MS2 is known as MS3. Did you get MH3?

Oh, and a harder tyre is more likely to tear itself to bits on the gravel sections.

**barty5** · 12th May 2008, 22:33

i ran the ms3 on my 426 no probs not on this race but did a lot of other rides allwways had good grip even when worn ill be get one very soon for the 450

**B0000M** · 13th May 2008, 07:56

Originally Posted by Henk

Oh, and a harder tyre is more likely to tear itself to bits on the gravel sections.

that defies my logic,

if you rub a tomato over gravel it minces it

if you rub an avacado over gravel it minces it, but nowhere near as much

if the knobs are larger and arent bending over heaps under stress, why would they break off?

**Brainflex** · 13th May 2008, 19:19

Thanks for the replies peeps. Been a big help.

**4stroke** · 13th May 2008, 20:32

bridgestone m402 would be my choice.

**mattwood** · 13th May 2008, 21:04

Originally Posted by barty5

dont run a d739 unless you want no control over the rear end worst tyre ever had time for new one.

aww shit u serious? i just got some of them

got given them tho, so not so bad..

**barty5** · 13th May 2008, 21:10

Originally Posted by mattwood

aww shit u serious? i just got some of them

got given them tho, so not so bad..

save them for summer useless in the wet stuff just ask 4stroke he was watchin and cracking up over my lines problem was he kept following my shit lines was wonderibg what the fuck i was doin.

**4stroke** · 13th May 2008, 21:35

Originally Posted by barty5

save them for summer useless in the wet stuff just ask 4stroke he was watchin and cracking up over my lines problem was he kept following my shit lines was wonderibg what the fuck i was doin.

damm right, was funny watchn him trying to go round a slipery corner with no power on, all it wanted to do was go arse about face, think he would have had more grip from a slick road tyre.

**mattwood** · 13th May 2008, 21:39

Originally Posted by 4stroke

damm right, was funny watchn him trying to go round a slipery corner with no power on, all it wanted to do was go arse about face, think he would have had more grip from a slick road tyre.

haha damn, it'll make me even slower then i already am then!!

well, the fronts a D739 and the backs a D756 i think..? off a friends new YZ125, just got used to run the bike in for 5mins.