I guess i am going to give it a shot (trials tires)

Mitas does make a 19" speedway tire, but it's not a trials tire...unless I'm missing something? It seems kinda narrow.

Cheng Shin sells something that they call a trials tire, but it just looks like something you'd have found on a KE100 years ago, kind of a "universal" tire.

I do know that the Mitas 18" trials tire is a behemoth tire, big and heavy. In order to get any trials "feel" out of it, the pressure had to be run way too low, and we just weren't comfortable with that. We thought maybe it would work better on the bigger 4-strokes but we weren't happy with it there, either. The grip just wasn't there.

Edit: you beat me to the punch...I type too slow!

WoodsChick

Interesting... had the impression you didn't like the front on my bike... course you probably had more air in your tires so it didn't feel like 2 flat tires.

I like trials tires on both ends.

The only rear 'competition' trials tires are 4.00 x 18" as specified by a committee (FIM?) but there are many others that look like trials tires and the rear competition trials tires are radial - not bias ply.

Depending on air pressure... they are like riding on sticky marshmallows. They don't dig into sand too much compared to knobbies... obviously they can dig in if the throttle is twisted enough but they can be ridden so the tires float on top - compared to knobbies.... Like many other subjects it might depend on exactly what you mean by 'sand'. Big dunes in southern CA where paddle tires are used often vs patches of sand in the trail for instance.

Tires are not that expensive, maybe just toss a Dunlap 803 on the rear to get an idea? Think that tire is the least expensive $65?

Gotcha.

Because it is rarely mentioned:
Tires, tire pressure, clicker settings, and valving all work together - especially in the whoops. It is rarely mentioned but certain combinations of those items can cause some sort of weird bouncing at certain speeds.

Sort of a eigen/natural oscillation resonance. Nothing terrible but it seems to occur a bit at certain lower tire pressures, but they act the same as knobbies above 10psi in that regard.

For example using 8psi might cause a bouncing of the bike a certain speeds through a set of whoops, but 10psi and 6psi do not.

Still loving them front and rear but i did get a rear flat yesterday.

HD moose.

You liking your trails tires?

K

i feel about the same. I also like how the front and rear trails work together and make the bike track so straight. just goes exactly where you point it.

K

I think so. I hit a big rock on a downhill and seconds later was flat. I was headed back to the truck and at the end of the day so i just rode it back and have not looked at it.

It’s interesting to see you’ve switched to Trials tires Kelly, and I’m glad you like them. Took a little convincing eh?
My second bike is a GG TXT 280, no stopping that puppy. @
149 lb it goes anywhere just the .8 gals of fuel sucks.
Just gotta pack lots of extra fuel (not much different then the 510)
You should look around for a used one.
If you want to see a Trails tire doing its thing…well….
They really don’t take up much room in your garage. LOL
Anyway I still prefer the Kenda 270 to a Trials tire for my 510.
A little stiffer side wall (not much) and it doesn’t load up anywhere near as quick as the Trials while riding in muddy or marshy areas.

Just my 2 cents

I had access to a GG 321, rode it a few times and it was cool.

Looking into the tubliss system with trails tires now.