16" tire

Kenda makes a 300x16, probably a step up from a Cheng Shin. If you
wanted to spend a few bucks, you could get the front hub laced up to a
17" rim, there seems to be more tire choices available for 17" fronts.
But then on the other hand, to a kid on an XR80, a tire is a tire is a
tire, he won't know the difference and his friends who don't know the
difference either, won't laugh at him.
Chris

DaveH wrote:
 >
 > My son finally out grew his TTR-90 this year so we bought him a 02 XR80 i
 > found for a killer deal for his first clutch bike. Its a nice bike and all
 > but it comes with tires which are useless for loose dirt and sand we ride on
 > here in Texas. I am having little to no luck finding a good front tire for
 > this bike. All I can find in a 16" front is the same chen shing crap hard
 > surface stock front tire. Any of you guys found anything better? There are
 > plenty rear 14" tires available but the 2.50x16" I cant find.
 >
 > DaveH<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 16" tire 

Im not worried about what brand the tire is or what people say I just want a
tire that will give him a fighting chance in the sand.

DaveH

"Chris Buckley" <cnbuckley RemoveThis @earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:3FA51EF8.9BEFE716@earthlink.net...
 > Kenda makes a 300x16, probably a step up from a Cheng Shin. If you
 > wanted to spend a few bucks, you could get the front hub laced up to a
 > 17" rim, there seems to be more tire choices available for 17" fronts.
 > But then on the other hand, to a kid on an XR80, a tire is a tire is a
 > tire, he won't know the difference and his friends who don't know the
 > difference either, won't laugh at him.
 > Chris
 >
 > DaveH wrote:
  > >
  > > My son finally out grew his TTR-90 this year so we bought him a 02 XR80
i
  > > found for a killer deal for his first clutch bike. Its a nice bike and
all
  > > but it comes with tires which are useless for loose dirt and sand we
ride on
  > > here in Texas. I am having little to no luck finding a good front tire
for
  > > this bike. All I can find in a 16" front is the same chen shing crap
hard
  > > surface stock front tire. Any of you guys found anything better? There
are
  > > plenty rear 14" tires available but the 2.50x16" I cant find.
  > >
  > > DaveH<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 16" tire 

On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 15:13:01 GMT, Chris Buckley
<cnbuckley.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote:

 >But then on the other hand, to a kid on an XR80, a tire is a tire is a
 >tire, he won't know the difference and his friends who don't know the
 >difference either, won't laugh at him.
 >Chris

I know what you're saying, Chris, but I remember that one of the
few things I *did* notice the difference on, as a kid riding a GT 80,
was the tires. For a long time I rode with a knobby on back and a
crappy, original trials type tire on front. That front tire was nearly
useless on the wet, slick hills in western Oregon. I can count the
number of times my front end washed out on me!

Of course it probably depends a lot on skill level. If Dave's son
begins to really push the little XR, he'll notice the tire's
shortcomings more. And then again, my trials front tire was a more
extreme difference than the Cheng Shin knobby vs a Dunlop knobby. But
I do believe that kids can notice tire differences. Especially
experienced kids.

By the way, I have the current Dennis Kirk off-road catalog. And
it does indeed appear to be slim pickings for 16" front tires.

Kenda K257D Intermediate terrain 3.00-16 4-ply #64-1144 $27.99
Cheng Shin C183 soft terrain 3.00-16 4-ply #64-506 $23.99
Cheng Shin C755 hard terrain 2.50-16 4-ply #54-1106 $19.99
IRC Mini Cross intermediate terrain 2.50-16 #54-295 $35.99


And that's it. So, if you have to use a 16" front, the C183 might
be an improvement for the XR. Otherwise the suggestions to switch to a
17" rim sure sound attractive. Good luck!

Fred
'85 RM 250<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 16" tire 

I would try the 300x16 Kenda, the little bit wider width will help it
stay on top of the sand.
 >> Stay informed about: 16" tire 

Any adverse affects going from a 2.50 to a 3.00?

DaveH



"Chris Buckley" <cnbuckley.RemoveThis@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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 > I would try the 300x16 Kenda, the little bit wider width will help it
 > stay on top of the sand.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 16" tire 

Here are some links that might help.Good luck
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.accwhse.com/" target="_blank">http://www.accwhse.com/</a>
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/default.aspx</a>
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.ironpony.com/" target="_blank">http://www.ironpony.com/</a>
<a style='text-decoration: underline;' href="http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?store" target="_blank">http://www.jcwhitney.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?store</a>
Id=10101&TID=190003742GMT0905&catalogId=10101&langId=-1
"DaveH" <Dirtriderdave@@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:SP8pb.905$kC3.311584912@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
 > My son finally out grew his TTR-90 this year so we bought him a 02 XR80 i
 > found for a killer deal for his first clutch bike. Its a nice bike and all
 > but it comes with tires which are useless for loose dirt and sand we ride
on
 > here in Texas. I am having little to no luck finding a good front tire
for
 > this bike. All I can find in a 16" front is the same chen shing crap hard
 > surface stock front tire. Any of you guys found anything better? There are
 > plenty rear 14" tires available but the 2.50x16" I cant find.
 >
 >
 > DaveH
 >
 >




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 >> Stay informed about: 16" tire 

Tire sizes are kinda strange and vary by manufacturer, one manufacturers
3.00 might be the same size or narrower than another manufacturers 2.50.
In the case of your Son's bike and riding in sand, a tire that is a
little wider will help the front wheel stay up on top of the sand. If
you decide to order that tire, just make sure that you have room for a
tire that may be 1/4" wider on each side.
Chris

DaveH wrote:
 >
 > Any adverse affects going from a 2.50 to a 3.00?
 >
 > DaveH
 >
 > "Chris Buckley" <cnbuckley.TakeThisOut@earthlink.net> wrote in message
 > news:3FA55C43.F619C5F7@earthlink.net...
  > > I would try the 300x16 Kenda, the little bit wider width will help it
  > > stay on top of the sand.<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
 >> Stay informed about: 16" tire