Anyone running a rear Trials Tire?

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Old 05-06-2015, 12:53 AM
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Default Anyone running a rear Trials Tire?

I just put on an MT43 and haven't noticed any downsides thus far. Damn thing seems to grip nearly everything... made riding on whats left of the snow a breeze too.

Anyone else running these?
 
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I've ran two and liked them for everything but deep mud and deep loose silty cake-flour soil. They are nicer to the trails. I see a lot of them out there. And they were great in the snow!

Mine was a cheap CL find: https://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum...-tire-s-35829/
 
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I never tried trial tire but I will most likely try the next kenda.
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Originally Posted by doum
I never tried trial tire but I will most likely try the next kenda.
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Ooh, that's pretty cool. Hope it lives up to the design claims and shows decent wear life
 
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They may work well unless you either:
  1. buy a cheap one. It is the good trials tires that grip due to compound, not tread pattern.
  2. ride hard enough on pavement to lean far enough to ride off the squarish edge of the outside *****

I've ridden a trials bike with a good tire and with a junk tire - no comparison. I've also ridden off the side of the ***** on my trials bike too - scary broadslide.
 

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Old 05-08-2015, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by doum
I never tried trial tire but I will most likely try the next kenda.
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Might not be DOT though. It's in the MX tire section not the Dual Sport.
 
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Originally Posted by ol'klx-er
Might not be DOT though. It's in the MX tire section not the Dual Sport.
unfortunately ...
 
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Yep. Shinko SR241 on the rear. I like it better than the 244s for dual sport: jeep trails, forest roads, gravel, mild off road, backroads.. Not the greatest in thick mud but I don't encounter that too often.
 
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