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Anyone running these yet? Feedback? Pressure suggestions?
I ran them at Daytona. They worked great at 13psi. Felt better traction all around and much less worry with front end slippage on my yz450.
Dunlop At82 !! its the ticket for offroad!!!
I’ve been riding AT82 front and GH but feels very vague on traction. Anyone else have comparisons? At82, mx34, 3S or factory spec?
I’m gonna give it another try with some chassis adjustments but ready to go back to something else.
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34 & 3s both far superior at GH in my experience! Also recently tried em all at GH. AT82 is the worst.
Ok, I was wondering if it was just me. MX34 I thought was great, but just wanted to give something a try because it had soft carcus. But I don’t think that is worth the loss in traction.
Anyone try Factory spec at GH?
I ran a factory spec last weekend for the Saturdays race Sunday gp & felt phenomenal. But I also went Thursday on a 3s & felt phenomenal. I’m thinking of sticking with regular mx34. Good hold up, decent price. I like it, don’t have issues. Running it.
Ya guys never done karts. Tires last the day and always have 3 sets mounted. 1 new 1 scuffed 1 warmup practice set.
I’m picky on tires got cache of new BRIDGESTONE made in Japan 403/404 direct from Yamaha.
ML, have you done a back to back comparison between the factory spec and a over the counter tire?
Tested both? What is your verdict?
I rode Thursday at GH with the Factory Spec tires. They felt awesome, but so did my new Michelin tires on my other bike. The track and dirt was perfect that day, so I think most anything would have felt great compared to a dry day at Pala like I'm used to! I would really need to go back to back on the standard tires vs. factory spec to give any real insight on the differences.
I've got around 5.5hr on the factory spec front. 1.5hr on a very hard-packed MX track (almost a baby arenacross style track), 2hr from an XC race yesterday in TN where it was literally raining before and right during the start, and 2hr practice/turn track testing. It's hard for me to qualify myself as good enough to comment, although I test a TON and ride more than a lot of guys (put over 120hr and 24xc races on my main bike in the last year), but I felt like I personally noticed the most performance gain on the hard packed MX track. It seemed to me like where I'd normally lose the front and it sort of disappear, I could actually push it beyond that line and bring it back w/out dabbing on the factory spec tire. Hope that makes sense. I'm super front end sensitive and really clam up if I start to feel like my front is vague and unpredictable, and this tire seems to provide a little more feedback and feel to ME. Could be 100% bs and just a placebo effect, so take my info with a grain of salt. I know I'm sensitive to the front end, and know I go thru more tires and test more stuff than most people I know, but that doesn't qualify as a test rider at all - just a vetB paced woods guy from the TN/KY area that enjoys racing every weekend I possibly can.
I've spent most of my time in the past year on the X31 and MX34 fwiw, but also have several hours on the AT82 which I also don't have many complaints about. the 82 front on our deep turn track is pretty sweet since its a little narrower, but that's more likely a benefit of the narrower feeling tire, not actual traction.
I’ve ridden at Glen Helen, but it’s been a few years ago. Back East I love the AT-82 and never liked the 3S. The standard 34 was ok, but not much better than the 33. I am looking forward to trying the spec tire on the front as I really like a lot of front wheel traction. I ran the Pirelli MX32 mid-soft front, but never liked it. I did like the MX-32 mid-hard though on the tracks I ride. They have a new mid-soft that I haven’t tried that may be good.
I’m going to run the MX 34 tomorrow at GH. The AT82(on left) is noticeably softer carcus, and softer knobs. It has 2 rides on it so not sure if that is the reason or just pure construction. Hard to tell if the 34 is smaller diameter as they say because one is used and one is new.
Dont be afraid to play with the pressure too. I dropped .5 from where i had it in practice and felt even more confident. Next time i ride i may even go down in the 12s. I didnt notice the stiffer nature anywhere other than pushing through jump faces. I felt in control a little more there too as opposed to actually feeling the tires give on faces.
Are you running mousses?
Yes, I'm running mousses. Nitro standard pressure. Brand new mousse in it too. The first hour or so it was a little harsh but I knew some of that was related to the mousse not being broken in.
We just started a multi-track comparison of the standard MX34 va ths Factory spec. We did a few times three lap average sessions at Cahuilla yesterday and one of our test riders Steven Tokarski was averaging 1.5-2 seconds a lap faster on the spec tire over standard…
Going to attempt again at Perris and GH, plus mix the tires around to see where most of the time benefits are coming from.
Lastly, going to put 8-10 hours on each set to check wear and re-test times at the end.
What is the testing protocol? Factory spec tires when track is freshly watered & smooth or later when track tacks up and rougher? Do riders know when the good tires are mounted? 2seconds a lap is huge…how do yiu eliminate all the variables ?
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Geeezz I’d love 1-2 seconds of just more confidence.
I rode the 34 the other day and it was a mudder but still felt more confidence on 34 vs at82. The 34 could turn out of the small ruts where 82 would start pushing the front . I’ll try again when it’s dry.
When will there be a tire shootout? Less supercross tmz more tire testing.
Is this a blind test or do the riders know what tire they are on? I feel like just knowing it's a spec will provide more confidence.
Also if you need another test rider you probably know where to find me.
Heres my answer as to whether or not I like them. Lol. Peep ridedunlop's insta for a fresh off the track batch of thoughts on them!
Thanks for clearing this up👍 did Professional125 and yourself attend the same high school?😂
I wonder if the 34 turning in the mudder was due to height and width? I've got MX34's, a factory spec MX34 front, AT82 in both 80/100/21 and 90/100/21 (did one XC race on the 90/100, it's a solid tire).... The 80/100/21 AT82 seems taller than an MX34. The race spec MX34 seemed taller than the regular one though, sitting in my shop at least.
Since the AT82's are coming up, does anyone know if they are a different type/compound of rubber than a MX34? I haven't tried an AT82 front yet, but I did just try the rear and I did not like it at all. After a couple rides, when I run my finger over the tire it feels more "plastic-y" than an MX34 with a couple rides. I tried it for the first time a few weeks ago at a track that has concrete gates, and I've never spun so bad on concrete before. I went from great starts to terrible starts and the other thing I changed was the rear tire.
I'm curious if the front is similar. I know they said Tomac was running a standard AT82 front, so the compound can't be that bad. But the tires feel noticeably different running your finger over them. I'm hesitant to try an AT82 front considering how much I don't like the rear.
I've been putting more time on the Factory Spec fronts (just mounted my 3rd) and I think they're better than a standard MX34, but I'm going to put another MX34 on and try them back-to-back to see if it's placebo or not.
Damn, thats rough! Im not a trucker and cr125s arent my jam. Just thought id share a pic of the delivery I came home to.
Hunter Lawrence and Deegan were supposed to be running the AT-82 fronts as well as several privateers. I like mine, but haven't tried a rear or a spec tire yet.
Just having fun….everyone should have factory tires👍
Has anyone compared the width of the standard vs spec MX34 front? I have not measured them but I heard the 34 front was a little narrower than the 33/3s. Keefer has a review of the 82. He said the 82 front was 2mm narrower and 3mm taller than the 3s.
This was day 1 and it was a rough comparison.
Started at 10:30am at Cahuilla. Test rider rode 5-6 laps on standard MX34 tires to warm up. We took a short break, then we went out for three timed lap times. Came in and changed wheels to a set with the Factory Spec tires, then went straight back out. One installation lap to check them then straight into three timed laps.
Came back, took a break. Re-did the lap time comparison at 1pm.
Test rider had never ridden the Factory Spec tires and only had one lap on them before we started the timer. Yes, he knew which set he was on. Stevie did production testing for Yamaha the past eight years, he's a pretty straight shooter.
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