I have 5k on my bike and I already need my 3rd rear tire. What are you guys running and what kind of riding are you doing?

I'm doing 50% dirt 50% street

I ride in lots of mud and a little bit of sand and lots of pavement. I know I can't have the best of both worlds but I want something thats going to last a little longer but still isn't going to leave me spinng at the bottom of a hill.

Thanks guys, all are the best!

 

I will soon be mounting up a set of Cheng Shin 858's.

They cost less than $50 a set and I know several folks that are running them and really like them.

I bought mine here.

 

I'm pretty partial to my Cheng Shin C858. When new it was a little grabby on pavement, IE, it made the bike wander because the tire was following any groove in the pavement. I've got ~500 miles on it now and it rides smooth and quiet, seems to be of a fairly grippy compound too. I locked up the stock 603 a few times but have yet to lock the 858 on either emergency stops or fast downshifts coming up to stop lights. Don't get me wrong, it will start to scuff but has never come full lock on me without a good warning first, even on wet pavement. I was riding it as my daily commuter, 30 miles round trip, take the trails on the way home from work and ride the trails all weekend. I love this tire compared to the 603 offroad as well. In sand it just tractors right through, no problem, great aggressive grip in hardpack, to the point that wheelies are much easier than with the 603. It does slide good too if you like to pitch it sideways from time to time. In the mud I find it is also better than the 603 but probably nowhere near as good as say the Trackmasters. The way the tread alternates from vertical to horizontal provides both good forward bite and lateral bite to maintain your line.

The biggest drawback to these tires I've found though is wet rocks (especially muddy/clay covered) and underwater logs, the lugs are just close enough that they wouldn't bite into the logs, it was a momentum situation. And at $40 I think its a pretty good buy.


Here's some pics.

 

Wow, I must type really slow.

 

My next set of tires are going to be IRC gp1 50/50 tires. Same tread pattern as the kenda 270 but a softer more street friendly compound.

 

I'm running a Kenda 760 front and back, aka Trak Master II. It's great for dirt but not for the street so I reckon it's not what you are after. It's more of a 90/10 tire as opposed to 50/50.

 

I also have the Trackmaster.......AWSOME on the dirt, sand and mud,,,,,but dont try using the back brake on the blacktop [:'(]...lol

 

Offroad I'm using a Kenda Carlsbad K772 rear & the stock 603 front

Onroad Dunlop Arrowmax GT 401's

 

I think im gonna get a set of dunlop 606's for TDAII, and after the 606's wear out ill get the chen shing's.

 

Hey thanks for the info guys. But this has sparked another question. What are the tire sizes I can run? I noticed NoBrakes has a 120/100-18, My manual says 4.60-18 and the brochure from the dealer has 100/100-18 for the rear for the rear tire size.

To get the most responses I will start a new thread for this question. So look for the thread. " Rear tire sizes?"