John I ran a trials tire on the front of a 200 KTM for a little while, worked like it is supposed to, sticking to off camber rocks and good for slick roots but overall it sucked. Zero ability to corner, on muddy and leaf cover trails it majorly sucked.waserman wrote:Mike do you run the trails tires both front and rear or a combination of tire types.I see that motorcycle super store has them on sale now for $72(rear) and $66(front) and I assume you run HD tubes with these.Do they hold up well on the street?I've seen guys use these in the past and the last time I used one was back in the early 90s at VFTR Moonshine Enduro. Thanks John
I like to run a tall sidewall knob on the front (less chance of pinch flats), MT-16 or one of the Scorpion series from Pirelli works fine for me and DOT legal.
UHD tubes in the back are fine but honestly I have had more issues with them than a common HD IRC tube. I do not waste the extra money on the UHD tubes any more.
If you are in good with a local dealer that handles Parts Unlimited, check with them on the tires, sometimes they run good specials on the Pirelli line and can beat that number by few bucks more plus no shipping charges. If Super Store is selling that tire for $72 shipping included then that is not bad to have dropped at you door.
As to tire life, I am well over 1,000 miles on this tire and only showing minimal wear.