Good question on the DOT. As for the rest did you read above? Your buddy Kelly has one you can try but you'll have to deal with a bike twice the size that your used to :>) You and I have the same favorite fronts and I like this one better so you might also. Might be Ok on the 125. Does impart a slighty heavy feel as you would expect. Thats actually a plus for me but might not be for others.
Cool lets swap front wheels on the next trail ride... The 216X is the extreme enduro version, super gummy but same size carcass and tread pattern. Later,
i would think with my results and more so Chilly and Tys results it should work great in anything sandy and silty. Seems to work great on everything. Off to the woods now. More reports coming.
If i'm not mistake, a lot of the FIM enduros in europe require a street legal bike . ie; TE huskies,' EXC KTM's and DOT tires. Thats why the US has TXC's for racing and no one else. Dont remember where I read this at?
I was just over at the ZTR site with my mouse hovering over the add to cart buttom. Is there are GT rear? I'm going to need something for "winter" riding, here in Nor Cal, to replace the trials tire with.
The Golden rear on the ZTR race bike looked pretty toasted and so was the one that it replaced. Ty seemed to like it, but I don't think he'll be running the rear in the next race. Hardcore desert racing aside, he seemed to think it might be a decent DS tire. I'm out the door, going to Gorman today for my tire test.
216 is one of the FIM enduro series product lines, and I believe this also includes the gummy version too. GT has a crazy number of variations in sizes and specialized types, Marco C is the tire niche market master. http://www.goldentyre.com/en/dt_portfolio/gt-216-enduro-front/ http://www.goldentyre.com/en/dt_portfolio/gt-216-enduro-rear/
u all know me the FIM/Eco pattern E2-E3 size 140/80-18 with a mousse is my all around tire of choice (Pirelli scorp pro but only because of price). it stays on top of sand, flexes around sharp rocks, and get good traction on everything. go balloon or ....go with some other tire.
Mostly red dirt silt "read baby powder" over hard pack. On less sun exposed sections we see more soft dirt. And we get lots of rocks and roots on climbs. Some shale.
Most IT tires will work for those conditions and an expensive GT rear isn't necessary. Your front is very important, that's your steering, but your rear has more leeway. An MX51 would work awesome. When we're not racing, that's our go-to tire, but they wear fast. An MX71 wears well, even on light pavement use, but they don't hook up as well in silt. I would look at tires with similar tread spacing as the MX 51, maybe even try one.
