what is the average ride time on the rear tire for a 250f riding on mx tracks? i have 20 hours on mine and it is ready for a new one in the next couple of rides...is this about average for everyone else?
average mx ride time on rear tire for 250f?
Started by bluedawg, Nov 29 2009 05:28 PM
18 replies to this topic
Posted 29 November 2009 - 05:28 PM
what is the average ride time on the rear tire for a 250f riding on mx tracks? i have 20 hours on mine and it is ready for a new one in the next couple of rides...is this about average for everyone else?
Posted 29 November 2009 - 05:29 PM
I have a year on mine, but then, I'm fat and old....I used to wear 'em out a lot sooner....
Posted 29 November 2009 - 06:22 PM
seems kind of fast to me but i ride alot in sand would have to know more like where you ride,what tire and compound,psi,etc...im running the new mx51 intermediate compound
Posted 29 November 2009 - 06:28 PM
Depends on the tire and the terrain you ride on. If you only ride on sand a tire will last a long time. I find I only get 1-2 hours out of a dunlop 756 rear on intermediate terrain. Something like a Michelin MH3 or Maxxis IT lasts me about 5-6 hours. About 8 hours is the most I've ever gotten on a rear tire.
Posted 29 November 2009 - 06:31 PM
NEILSESTITO said:
seems kind of fast to me but i ride alot in sand would have to know more like where you ride,what tire and compound,psi,etc...im running the new mx51 intermediate compound
intermediate terrain...mainly clay based...12-13 psi...dunlop 756...the time kept is on a hour meter and im sure there is probably more like another 5 hours of ride time left on the tire...so that would make it around 25 hours on the rear tire...just wondering if that was about average or if anyone even keeps up with it...:lol:
Posted 29 November 2009 - 06:34 PM
KJ790 said:
Depends on the tire and the terrain you ride on. If you only ride on sand a tire will last a long time. I find I only get 1-2 hours out of a dunlop 756 rear on intermediate terrain. Something like a Michelin MH3 or Maxxis IT lasts me about 5-6 hours. About 8 hours is the most I've ever gotten on a rear tire.
KJ...u got too much horsepower man...dawgon thats burnin up some tires right there :worthy:
Posted 29 November 2009 - 06:34 PM
kj790 hit it right. All though I generaly wear my tires to about 15 hours because I am Cheap! I think most riders dont have hour meters & they think they put a lot more time on the bike then in accuality
Posted 29 November 2009 - 06:35 PM
Dang! I managed to get 60 out of my stock dunlop 756 on hardpack, but man was it slick towards the end. . .
Posted 29 November 2009 - 06:50 PM
I got my new used bike in May of this year. It had a Michelin ms3 on it. The m on it is still there after all these rides. I would ride almost every night for about an hour untill October. I am very impressed with this tire.
Posted 29 November 2009 - 06:58 PM
i go by the penny method like you do on a car lol, i am a cheap ass
Posted 29 November 2009 - 07:01 PM
i almost done my second tire since august.i get about 10 track rides to a rear tire. mine are on my 2stroke though.
Posted 29 November 2009 - 07:03 PM
My Son gets around 10 hours on a 756.5 hours then flip it for another 5.Anything after that it is dumpster food...or if I am lucky I give it away to someone that really needs a rear tire for trail riding.I hate to throw away a good semi worn tire.I would rather see someone get some extra use out of it.Concrete start pads suck(California thing I guess).We ride mainly intermediate tracks like Glen Helen and Comp Edge,Racetown 395 etc.
Posted 29 November 2009 - 07:14 PM
i will gladly take your semi worn tires, ide bet they are alot eaysire to put on too! about them concrete start pads, first time i was on one of them i am pretty sure my rear tire was smoking before it hit dirt!, no joke, i like em tho, they are much more forgiving than a dirt start imo
Posted 29 November 2009 - 07:24 PM
MXandy63 said:
Concrete start pads suck(California thing I guess).
Yeah, about half of the tracks here have concrete starts. Those will cut your tire life in half or worse.
Posted 29 November 2009 - 07:28 PM
it depends on your terrain hangtown beats my tires if your edges are gone and low knobbs mayb time for new tire
Posted 29 November 2009 - 07:31 PM
For hare scrambles about 2 good races and maybe if it's good conditions a 3rd.
So that's about 5 hours, you simply give up too much traction running them longer. I will never turn around another one, NO BRAKES. This is on extreme terrian.
When I first started racing, 50 plus hours practice and 10 races.
So that's about 5 hours, you simply give up too much traction running them longer. I will never turn around another one, NO BRAKES. This is on extreme terrian.
When I first started racing, 50 plus hours practice and 10 races.
Posted 30 November 2009 - 01:38 PM
I usually replace mine every few races. When I'm running the spring series I don't do much riding at all, just racing and possibly a few practice days. I usually run 20 hours or so if I can on a tire, but after the spring series I usually don't really race again until the fall series comes about.
Posted 01 December 2009 - 04:06 AM
i'll run mine for about 3-5 races then use that as pratice tyre, the joys of having 2 sets of wheels,
but it really depends on the track and conditions, when i got my bike new, i ran it in, then took it to my local track (hardpack and wet) the rear trye lasted 2 practices before every knoobly was missing and the got a puncture.
but it really depends on the track and conditions, when i got my bike new, i ran it in, then took it to my local track (hardpack and wet) the rear trye lasted 2 practices before every knoobly was missing and the got a puncture.
Posted 01 December 2009 - 07:03 AM
The edge on my 756 rear is done after just 3 or 4 hours on a KX450F. I'll usually run it atleast 5 more hours because A. I'm cheap and B. I run a 120 so it has plenty of traction even with a little wear.
I usually don't notice much difference when flipping tires. Sure you will get a little more forward drive but when it comes to slowing down, it seems like if you hit the brakes you end up speeding up... lol!
I usually don't notice much difference when flipping tires. Sure you will get a little more forward drive but when it comes to slowing down, it seems like if you hit the brakes you end up speeding up... lol!
