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<blockquote data-quote="CDA" data-source="post: 89897" data-attributes="member: 103"><p>Front:</p><p>MX-51 is a great tire for the desert. Has a great compound and you can really lean on it in the dez and it will not skate out from under you. If you really rely on your front tire in high speed conditions in the dez, you cannot go wrong with the 51. The 71 up front is a little too hard for my liking.</p><p> </p><p>Pirelli Scorpion MX Hard 486 has been on the 450 now for awhile and I have been pretty impressed with it. Looks like it has some close knobs, but has not skated out from under me and the wear has been good. I will most likely replace it though with a 51 when it is time.</p><p> </p><p>Rear:</p><p> </p><p>Pirelli Scorpion MX eXTra was mounted up on the 450 and the traction was great and so was the wear. An unfortunate mishap with a sharp rock ripped one of the knobs off the side all the way through the tire and shredded the tube before this tire was ready for retirement. I may slap another one on again.<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/thinking.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":thinking:" title="Thinking :thinking:" data-shortname=":thinking:" /></p><p> </p><p>Maxxis IT Desert was what replaced the Pirelli above out back on the 450 as that was the only decent tire the local shop had in the desert when my tire mishap came about. What a beefy tire to install. Make sure you let this sucker sit in the hot sun for awhile. And if you get a flat and that thing is cold, good luck getting the bead off to change it. I normally can change out tires in 10 mins and this bad boy slowed me down time. This tire pulls hard and hooks up every where I have been in the desert. I really love this tire, so much I slapped one on my YZ250 smoker and it tractors up everything.</p><p> </p><p>MX-71 is mounted out back on the Salmon and it is a good all around tire and the wear is great. I mounted this up as an alternative to a DS tire for the occasional runs down the highway transitioning from one trail head to the next.</p><p> </p><p>Hope that helps..<img src="https://www.dirtbikeaddicts.com/static/images/smilies/ride.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":ride:" title="Ride :ride:" data-shortname=":ride:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CDA, post: 89897, member: 103"] Front: MX-51 is a great tire for the desert. Has a great compound and you can really lean on it in the dez and it will not skate out from under you. If you really rely on your front tire in high speed conditions in the dez, you cannot go wrong with the 51. The 71 up front is a little too hard for my liking. Pirelli Scorpion MX Hard 486 has been on the 450 now for awhile and I have been pretty impressed with it. Looks like it has some close knobs, but has not skated out from under me and the wear has been good. I will most likely replace it though with a 51 when it is time. Rear: Pirelli Scorpion MX eXTra was mounted up on the 450 and the traction was great and so was the wear. An unfortunate mishap with a sharp rock ripped one of the knobs off the side all the way through the tire and shredded the tube before this tire was ready for retirement. I may slap another one on again.:thinking: Maxxis IT Desert was what replaced the Pirelli above out back on the 450 as that was the only decent tire the local shop had in the desert when my tire mishap came about. What a beefy tire to install. Make sure you let this sucker sit in the hot sun for awhile. And if you get a flat and that thing is cold, good luck getting the bead off to change it. I normally can change out tires in 10 mins and this bad boy slowed me down time. This tire pulls hard and hooks up every where I have been in the desert. I really love this tire, so much I slapped one on my YZ250 smoker and it tractors up everything. MX-71 is mounted out back on the Salmon and it is a good all around tire and the wear is great. I mounted this up as an alternative to a DS tire for the occasional runs down the highway transitioning from one trail head to the next. Hope that helps..:ride: [/QUOTE]
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