Trials Tires

[opfermanmotors]

The jury is in. TRIALS TIRES KICK ASS! Pouring down rain, going up hills that are now creeks like it's dry out, front end comming up easily. Even if you stop it just keeps going. NO TIRE SPIN at all. You can fly around the trails in the mud and the thing just GRIPS, never slides out from you. I need to get front trails tire now!

[GlennC]

Glad to hear you like it. I have been meaning to try one for the last couple of years.
18" rear right?

[factoryX]

lol, my dads friend did this with his crf450r, worked great.

[opfermanmotors]

Yup, 18" rear, all my bikes have 18" rear, they are older and 500's.  19" started happening I think in the 90s and most of the 500s never went to 18" since they killd the 500 class. 

Diamond Mill Trials Tire Test

[opfermanmotors]

Starting to like the look actually. When I first put it on I thought it looked retarded, like a shaved cat.

[factoryX]

[JETZcorp]

Put some lights and license plates on the thing and I think the tire would start to fit, aesthetically speaking.

[SachsGS]

Is that tire a Michelin and does snow shut Tillamook down in the Winter?

I was once on a long trail ride with the youngest rider being 18 years old and the oldest 65 years old. The 65 year old was on a new YZ125 with a trials tire in the back.The terrain was fairly demanding (Mt.St.Helens).By the end of the ride the 65 year old was ahead of every rider under 30,where the young guys were clutching and spinning everywhere that YZ went up like "a cat on a hanging carpet".

Those hairless cats must catch a chill easily.

[opfermanmotors]

Yup, Michllen

Not that I am aware of

Winter Wonderdland Part 1 Featuring the 'Rock Crawler'

[Coop]

Trials tires are very popular here in SW PA. Most guys say a front isn't much of an improvement for trail riding, but won't ride with anything but a trials tire on the rear.

[eprovenzano]

I've been wanting to try one on my KTM300.  I hear its really great in all aspects expect coming down steep hills.  I think I may look for a 2nd rim and mount a trials tire on it.  This way, I can then switch between a knobby and trials whenever I get the itch....

[opfermanmotors]

Put some lights and license plates on the thing and I think the tire would start to fit, aesthetically speaking.

Technically, it should have those it's a GS.

I hear its really great in all aspects expect coming down steep hills.

I can't go down steep down hills on a knobby!  I have heard tho that the trials tire you stay in a striaght line though where as the knobby you usually go off to the side.

[Charles Owens]

There were several KTM smokers at the last hare scramble I went to with Trials tires, seems like quite a few people have good things to say!

[eprovenzano]

From what I've researched, with trials tires, the inflation pressure is key (8-10 lbs).  You need to run low enough pressure to alow the tire to flex and bite, but yet enough to guard against pinch flats.  I've been thing about trying one for a while...  I now know what to ask Santa for Xmas..  

What are the recomended brands?

[opfermanmotors]

I got "4.00x18 Michelin Trials Competition Tire (Tube Type)" at Rocky Mountain for 80 bucks.

Ya, that is the key.  I put mine around 8 pounds.  They don't even fill up with mud like the old enduro tires because they flex.  They're so soft and very easy to put on you can almost put the tire on the rim by hand they're so soft.