• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
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TE 511, best 90% dirt tires

dliegmann

dliegmann

Husqvarna
Its time to change from stock karoos and get me some new tires. Im riding mostly trails and fire roads was wondering what DOT tires works best for southern California terrain. Also should I stay with the same size rear or go smaller?
 
I run Dunlop 120 MX 51 in the rear and a 90/100 MX71 in the front and I run them on the street too, but they are not DOT. The best DOT rear tire is the Michelin Desert Race tire 140/18, but it is more like a 130/18. The Motoz Desert H/T is also a good tire, a little less expensive than the Michelin, but not quite as tough. Front tire, find a 90/100 you like.
 
I've been thru 12 DOT rear tires on my 450 and the one I keep coming back to is the Pirelli Scorpion XC Midhard. It's a 140 so it's slow to turn in the tight stuff, but traction on fast dirt roads and rocky desert stuff, it's awesome. My permanent DOT front is the Pirelli MT21

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Tinken said:
I run Dunlop 120 MX 51 in the rear and a 90/100 MX71 in the front and I run them on the street too, but they are not DOT. The best DOT rear tire is the Michelin Desert Race tire 140/18, but it is more like a 130/18. The Motoz Desert H/T is also a good tire, a little less expensive than the Michelin, but not quite as tough. Front tire, find a 90/100 you like.
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I've been pondering an MX51 rear every time I'm about to replace my rear but end up getting an M5B or something I'm familiar with. Is it pretty durable, Tinken ?
Also is the 110/100/18 the same as 130/80/18 ? or 120/90/18 comparable to 140/80/18 ? I guess I could look at a chart for size comparisons.
 
jerbear610 said:
I've been pondering an MX51 rear every time I'm about to replace my rear but end up getting an M5B or something I'm familiar with. Is it pretty durable, Tinken ?
Also is the 110/100/18 the same as 130/80/18 ? or 120/90/18 comparable to 140/80/18 ? I guess I could look at a chart for size comparisons.
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That was the combination that Ty ran on the race bikes. I'm running them because the stock tires were crap and I stold them out of the race trailer. The 120 rear makes the 449 turn much faster and you can power slide very easily. They work well in everything but the sand dunes. I will be going to the Michelin Desert Race tire, because they are extremely reliable and they last a long time (up to 4000miles). It's the tire they use in the Baja 1000 and in Dakar. They are DOT and kick ass in the sand dunes. They remind me of a heavy duty Scorpion.
 
jerbear610 said:
I've been pondering an MX51 rear every time I'm about to replace my rear but end up getting an M5B or something I'm familiar with. Is it pretty durable, Tinken ?
Also is the 110/100/18 the same as 130/80/18 ? or 120/90/18 comparable to 140/80/18 ? I guess I could look at a chart for size comparisons.
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Im running an MX51 front and MX71 rear for dualsport and hard terrain offroad. Works better than I thought it would.
 
I run whats on sale, being an old dirt track guy, slipping around is part of the fun. For here, lots of sand,rocks and hardpack, and more rocks a Michelin AC10 rear and M12 front is my first choice. Second is Dunlop MX51's, I agree about the 71's also. I have on my Gasser a set of Conti Gelade sports I got from Cycle gear for $106 to the door. They are holding up well and not chunking or doing anything cheap, like Maxxis do after a few rides. I have to say they are holding up better than anything I've spooned on in a long time. Cycle Gear still has some rears left, wish I could find a vendor who stocks them. I havent tried The Kenda Parkers, anyone have a word on them? The price is right.
 
I run the Dunlop D606 rear on mine, way better traction all around than the stock karoo and much smoother on the road
 
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