Starcross 5 Soft

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Looking to buy a tire.. was thinking of getting a Starcross 5 soft since the track I will be riding is sand and I don’t feel like swapping tires 90 times. (The tracks around me are also soft). How does the Starcross 5 soft hook up in sand? I would like to get a sand tire.. but at 16 I don’t have the cash to pay to replace or feel like swapping back out lol. Any other options for a tire that will hook up good in the sand/soft stuff ? (I’m on a YZ125)
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Tomok
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Tomok 5/8/2021 4:37pm
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It's a great tire for sand,soft to intermediate dirt. Go for it!
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Love the starcross 5 soft I ride nothing but soft to intermediate
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Spooner 5/8/2021 5:10pm
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As long as it's truly soft conditions they are amazing. They are like cheating in the mud too. They are a pretty stiff compound though so they don't grip on hard pack very well.
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wydopen 5/8/2021 6:20pm
5/8/2021 6:20pm Edited Date/Time 5/8/2021 6:21pm
Was going to make a thread but better to post here.
Where I ride normally is a mix of hardpack and loose/loose over hard and I’m running a mx52 in the rear and a hoosier up front and it’s working well..planning on riding some sand tracks and was going to get a starcross 5 sand tire for the rear and just swap the rear when I go to those tracks but I would rather avoid swapping them if I could. Will I be able to get by with a Hoosier rear also in the sand or are there better options that I can still run where I normally ride? The sand tracks are pretty deep sand and it’s a natural terrain track so no water.
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wrc777 5/8/2021 7:43pm
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I like the Pirelli mx32 mid soft or xc mid soft rear in sand better than the starcross 5 soft or Dunlop mx3s rear.
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Hoosier!!
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ianhendry46 5/9/2021 7:40pm
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The starcross 5 soft is a great choice if your riding a sandier track. I’ve been running them now for over a year(multiple sets). They actually wear really well. My go to is a soft front and medium rear. I’ve even taken the medium to the sand pits and it was just fine. Get the soft and you’ll love it.
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Myke 5/9/2021 9:23pm
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I went with the starcross 5 soft on my yz100. I like them so far.
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spimx 5/10/2021 7:15am
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I didn't like the starcross on the front. Nothing beats the Hoosier imx25 front. Keefer loves starcross front for some reason
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Zesiger 112 5/10/2021 7:16am
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Good tire and lasts a long time too

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