2017 300RR RE Tires!

[aj_mariner]

As per manual:
2017 300RR RE
Front: 90/90-21
Rear: 140/80-18

The stock tires are Michelin Enduro Competition VI. These things suck in greasy mud, felt like riding a bike on ice.
Looking for help from the Alpha's on their Beta tire setups and if you have stuck with the OEM tire size. Would like input from all terrains, especially the best everything enduro tire.

[OscarFox]

I've been using the Motoz Tractinator Enduro I/T with great success. Northern Nevada, everything from hard pack, sand, rocky terrain and loose silt. Haven't tested in the mud yet, but it wearing really well. Tubliss at around 5-6psi. 130/90.

[aj_mariner]

Same tire on the front? 90/90-21?

[Enmerdeur]

You can pretty much use whatever size you want as long as the rear is a 18 and the front is a 21.

I use a Bridgestone M59 80/100 X 21 on the front and a Dunlop AT-81 RC 110/100 X 18 on the rear. Both ends are running Tubliss.

[OscarFox]

Same tire on the front? 90/90-21?

Battlecross X40 on the front 80/100. Wears well, hooks up pretty good for my terrain. I'm gonna try the GT fatty next. Few guys I ride with have them and really like them.

[Johnno]

I was facinated by the original tyres on my 2016 300RR, particularly the rear.

It just astounded me something could be so bloody bad. Everywhere.

So far, I've used 4 Goldentyres, 2 front 2 rear.

I had a normal sized 216AA front and while it was WORLDS better than the oem thing, aye it wasn't all I expected.

The 216AA rear I had was junk. 2 riding friends had similar experiences. Rory had one on his Sherco 300 and was stuck on a hill one day and I said to the other guy " look Ian thats X ZACHARY what I said I experienced with mine, it just turns in loose stuff and will not hook even a tiny bit "

Ian still put a 216AA rear on and after 90 minutes riding at a huge ride park we went to pulled in back at camp and got his spare rear wheel off his KTM 500 with a half worn Goldentyre 333 and put that on.

SO my next rear was the Goldentyre 333 which I liked. I fitted a 216AA Fatty front Goldentyre after all the rave reviews I heard.

It was better than the standard size 216AA but I found it could be trecherous at times and wanted to steer out of ruts which I hated.

The other day I fitted a pair of Michelin Star Cross 5 mediums. I got the 90/ 100 front and the 120/90 rear.

They are, great.

I ride in a mostly mixed sort of terrain, it's hard pack fire trails with patches of sand, but then sand stone out crops and the hardest deal, loose basketball and coconut sized loose sand stone rocks and powdery sand. With logs thrown in.

Today i found the Michelin rear would drive over a log when trail blazing up hill and I'd get baulked at log because there was brush hanging down or whatever. I have the rear right against the log and drive over. same with rock ledges which in my case can have loose gravel and dirt thrown in.

It was especially telling when I had to get off and walk - push my way through stuff, I found the rear wouldn't want to shy off on a camber like the GT's always would.

[JoeMaico]

For Rocky Mountain terrain (rocks, roots, and decomposed Granite), I am running the Michelin Star Cross S12 XC (140/80) on the rear and a GeoMax (80/100) in front. I like the rear. The jury is still out on the front.

I just put the original rear tire (it had some life) on my 500 dual sport. I am rethinking that decision. Great on roads and flat trails, but dicey when the trail turns rough.

joe

[Johnno]

Like a lot of people for lot of years the Michelin S12 was my go to tyre front or rear. I didn't have the chunking issue some did.

But these Star Cross 5 mediums I liked not long after setting off from the carpark on their first ride.

It'll be interesting to see how they wear.

[Bandicoot]

Like a lot of people for lot of years the Michelin S12 was my go to tyre front or rear. I didn't have the chunking issue some did.

But these Star Cross 5 mediums I liked not long after setting off from the carpark on their first ride.

It'll be interesting to see how they wear.

The med wear really slowly
They seem to last forever I have a 110 on the rear of my 480 and the thing wont wear out .. Damn !!

[Johnno]

That's good to hear.