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Dirt Bike Tires – So Many Choices!The correct dirt bike tires can make a huge difference in the handling of your bike. If you are a racer then you are well aware that “dirt” isn’t just “dirt”. A tire designed specifically for the type of terrain you are riding on can seriously affect the handling of your bike, both in a good or a bad way! For instance soft muddy or sandy conditions require a harder compound which helps the tire clean out better. “*** Tip***" Run a higher air pressure for softer terrain, say 14-16psi and a lower pressure, about 10-12 on harder terrain. The high pressure helps clean the tread and the lower pressure conforms to hard pack better, therefore giving additional traction. Let’s Look at the ChoicesMaxxisoffers three main offroad tires - the IT, SI, and SX series. Well the SX series is pretty obvious, it was developed for the Supercross and Arenacross series. The SX offers softer compounds for better traction in hard-packed conditions. The SI offers compounds for softer conditions like those found in cross country and hare scramble events. Lastly, the IT is an intermediate tire with rubber compounds for a variety of soil conditions.MotoSport.com has permanently lowered prices on tires! Kendanames there tires after the tracks they work best at! It’s pretty obvious Kenda has done extensive testing at places like:Southwick- Sand and Mud Conditions Mullville - Dual Tread for Mixed Terrain Woshougal - Designed for Intermediate Conditions Buds Creek - Hard/Intermediate Dry Terrain Carlsbad - Hard “Blue Groove” Type Soil
Dunlopthe tires we use! With more than 100 national championships in Supercross, Motocross and off-road racing it’s easy to see why Dunlop is the tire all others compare to!D745 - Medium-hard terrain with added slide control D739 - Hard-pack conditions with better corner grip in all terrain D739A/T - Hard surface Desert/Enduro D773 - Newest Sand and Mud Tire D742F/FA - Handles a Wide Range from Med/Hard to Med/Soft Terrain D756 - Intermediate-Soft Terrain with reduced weight D952 - Budget minded tire for all surfaces
Bridgestoneruns with a dual compound design, which helps with acceleration as well as cornering. Bridgestone dirt bike tires use CTDM (Comprehensive Tire Design Method) which is a revolutionary design that utilizes a super computer to optimize the perfect tire under most any condition. I don’t know what that means but you see Bridgestone on a lot of factory Motocross and Supercross bikes!There Compounds are as follows: M101 & 102 Designed specifically for deep mud and sand M201 & 202 Works well in soft to intermediate terrain M203 & 204 Still works in soft to intermediate but designed for the 4 stroke’s M22 & 23 Made for hard “blue groove” tracks M403 & 404 A mostly Intermediate tire but was born from SX/MX research M601 & 602 Hard to intermediate terrain man made course tire M603 & 604 Hard to intermediate terrain, but designed for the 4 stroke bikes So as you can see, the choices for dirt bike tires are endless and if you race, it takes a while to get familiar with different dirt conditions and which tire works best for you. The payback however, will give you confidence on the track and the tools to win! We have found that MotoSport carries all of these tires at the best prices and if you order a front and a rear you get free shipping! Check them out: www.MotoSport.com Return from Dirt Bike Tires to DirtBike411 Home
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