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#1 ·
Putting this in here cuz i really want opinions from other stunters and not just normal everyday riders.

i'm lookin for new tires for my wr250x. i want to stay 110 for front if possible cuz 120 will lift the front up a hair and i dont want it any higher than it is. i'm looking for something with some form of cross tread pattern to help with offroad riding for braking bite but i want it to be a good smooth tire for rolling stoppies also. any recommendations? want to stay as cheap as possible. was looking at a michelin ME Z4 or something like that, i like the cross style pattern and thats about all i can find, dual sport fronts are stupid money and wear faster so im lookin on the cheap side. i ran a kenda cruiser for a rear last year and it worked ok thought about trying one of those for the front since i can get one shipped for 65 bucks.

rear i would like to go to a 150 with similar cross pattern. any recommendations.
 
#2 ·
I have Shinko 005 Advances on my DRZ for $200 out the door. So far they seem to do well. I wheelie and stoppie the crap out of the bike on my commute to work. Work well enough for offroad but they arent a knobby.

Another cheap tire to look at is the Shinko 009 Raven. I havnt run this tire yet but its on the list. I know others have used this tire on a motard and liked it.
 
#4 ·
Cant go wrong with pilot powers especially at that price :thumbup: Offroad on the motard with any STREET TIRE (not knobbies) will depend little on tread pattern and more on rider skill.

Also saw this thread was 3 weeks old. Dont venture in this section much :D
 
#6 ·
pilot powers are a great tire for sure, i rode last year with both stock wr250x tires which are pretty much slicks, i love riding offroad its more of a challenge but if you know what your doin and know the differences in traction it can be a ton of fun. i wanted to go with something more aggresive but im to much of a stunter and didn't wanna lose circles and such because of a junk tire.


sounds cheap for Q2's but i hate dunlops never cared for Q1's
 
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