Good sand tyre (without going to a paddle) for a KDX200?

[Tazz]

Don't see it mentioned, but does dropping your tyre pressure/s have much effect on a bike like it does a car/4x4 for traction in sand?

[BoristheBiter]

Don't see it mentioned, but does dropping your tyre pressure/s have much effect on a bike like it does a car/4x4 for traction in sand?

Yes.
For sand I am running around 10psi on the back and 12psi on the front. More on the front due to going over tree roots, rocks etc.

[Tazz]

Yes.
For sand I am running around 10psi on the back and 12psi on the front. More on the front due to going over tree roots, rocks etc.

Schweet. Thought it should. I'd be doing that before replacing your tyre/s OP to see what difference you'll get out of the set you already have.

If it is a pain/you're too lazy to carry a gauge to deflate and check, you can get tyre deflators that go do a manually set PSI and are about the same size as a spare tyre tube (i.e. fit easily in your pocket). Or if you're real lazy just pull the valve right out and count XD, it's roughly 1 PSI a second

These are the expensive ones http://www.stauntyredeflators.com.au/ but there are cheaper sets about.

And I assume the tread patterns make the same difference on a bike to a 4wd as well, in which case the less aggressive the better. A lot of dudes just run bald tyres on beach buggies, so if you're rocking around on a dirt biased tyre at road pressures, you're probably wasting a lot of effort/gas/engine wear from the heat just digging a big canal/holes behind your bike.

[Wic_ed1]

If I'm running a 19" rear I will always run one of these for the sand pit Pirelli Scorpion MX410. I've even ridden desert storm and tussock buster on one and it held together real well. http://www.pirelli.com/tyre/ww/en/mo..._soft_410.html

For an 18" rear I use the bridgestone M102, doesn't come close to the scorpion but it's the next best thing I can find. http://www.bridgestone.com/products/...oss/index.html

I always run the M101 front regardless of what I put on the back for the sand pit.

Hope that helps.