Tires

I'm going to buy new tires the first of March. Would like some feed back i played in the mud for a long time now i just ride. Looking for something that will last but still have good bite.I ride alot with my dad and family now so i have slowed down never bought a riding tires always mudd tires so i could use some help.We do alot of WV riding if that helps. Thanks

I was thanking about something like the bighorn or the grim reaper i am going to buy new wheels in 12 inch.My polaris has 10 inch back and 12 inch front now so going with new wheels and tires.

Bighorns! I have 5000 mi. on mine and still going, nice over all tire.

My two cents worth

X2, on the bighorns. Over 5,000 miles on 2 quads and they do it all.

Bighorns are great. I had a set of ITP Baja Cross's one my Brute Force they maybe bite just a little less than the horns but are an 8 ply vs 6 ply on the horn's and I beat them up and never cut a side wall or had a flat of any kind.

Big Horns, not the 2.0's, they are heavier but worth it.

bthunter wrote:

Big Horns, not the 2.0's, they are heavier but worth it.

Thanks everyone!! bthunter we should get together and ride some time Madison is only 45 min. from me

I really like the bighorns as well. never had a problem with them.

We've got one set of 'original' 25 inchers with over 10K on them
ridden between two different '04 Honda 450 Foreman's. They all
four still barely have the half way thread mark 'thingy' showing...
At over 8 years old I fear they'll dry out before they wear out ?
We rotate / flip the tires every 500 miles for even wear also.
All miles WVa / HMT / SSRT mostly, also Utah, Canada, UP, etc.

Got another set of 25" on the Yamaha Grizzly, over 6500 miles.

Also 26" 'Horns' on the RZR too.

Good Luck

Hope they don't quit selling them before we need another set...

You may save $100 - $125 with another set of something else,
but I don't even know what I'd get today if I couldn't get BH's.

As long as you're not a fat boy the big horns are hard to beat. I'm on the large side and I've ruined a few bighorns in my day but I still love them. I have to run a little more air in mine to keep from getting rim pinches which ruin the tire.

G Bob wrote:

As long as you're not a fat boy the big horns are hard to beat. I'm on the large side and I've ruined a few bighorns in my day but I still love them. I have to run a little more air in mine to keep from getting rim pinches which ruin the tire.

G Bob i'm 6ft 2 and around 290 so i guess i would say i'm a Big Boy LOL !

Us big boys need to stay away from the 14' wheels. I think that is the main culprit you loose too much side wall flex and pinch your tire on your wheel.

+1

I'm going with 12 inch itp wheels i don't like the 14 inch never been one for flashy stuff lol

Lots of tires out there now for atv/sxs. I had interco reptile radials on my Grizzly, best tire I have ever owned. smooth, durable and go anywhere. I had the 27-14's. I really wanted them on the rzr but they are too big for a 570.

There is another tire, the Sedona Rip Saw. I thought about a set of those if my Big Horns ever wear out.

my friend had the rip saws after his horns wore out, they are very heavy! he bought a big horn look alike tire and has had great service from them.

bthunter wrote:

There is another tire, the Sedona Rip Saw. I thought about a set of those if my Big Horns ever wear out.

Seen a set of RipSaws this past weekend at a bike shop...

Very nice looking tread and Beefy for sure.

Scooter had a set on a RZR but I think he said they
rode rough like they were almost out of balance...

The radials are definitely smooth riding on them.

I can sum up ripsaws in four letter.......JUNK

scooter wrote:

I can sum up ripsaws in four letter.......JUNK

Good to know I always liked the looks of them.

That's why these forums are great. Info about products good or bad, scratch the Rip Saw tires.

just some food for thought - but check out the new sti Roctane XD. 8 ply - great tread design for trail riding and not super heavy - These are on my list for my 570 probably late spring early summer.

Scott

If I had to do it all over again I wouldnt have gotten the 14 inch wheels. My thought back then was that since I'm so tall I didnt want to have alot of sidewall flex for hotrodding around the corners. Now that I'm older and wiser (and minus a couple bighorns) I realize that 12 inch rims would have been a better idea since a. I dont hotrod and b. fatboys need the extra sidewall to avoid rim pinches. You gotta admit though..they sure look good on those 14 inch rims