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I put one of the GoldenTyre fatty's on a 250 CC 2 stroke trail bike I built up. The tire does have excellent traction in mid to soft dirt, but is there an issue with the durability of these? I don't have more then 8-10 hrs on it and the tread has a nice tear in it... and there is another one on the side wall. I'm running a tubliss system with 10 lbs in it...
I'm also not hammering it through rocks... It has been in rocks but not a lot and not at super high speeds.
Anyone else had this issue?? I'm pretty disappointed at this point... And I see no nylon threads holding the tire together.. Nothing. You can see right through the tire in the first photo with no cord in the rip area.
I'm also not hammering it through rocks... It has been in rocks but not a lot and not at super high speeds.
Anyone else had this issue?? I'm pretty disappointed at this point... And I see no nylon threads holding the tire together.. Nothing. You can see right through the tire in the first photo with no cord in the rip area.
Only issue I have had with GT is the 90/90 tearing off side knobs, the 90/100 is not as bad. I ride a LOT of rocks and I’ve never had an issue other than tearing side knobs.
Maybe try the Shinko 216 Fatty, same tire and some speculation the compound is actually better.
Contact whoever you bought the tire from and let them know.
Try the Shinko, you won't be disappointed.
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I'm competing in an Enduro series this year. However the places I'm going to be riding are mostly field/woods sections, with only a few rocky sections dotted about. Would a 100/90 front be a benefit or should I stick with a regular size front?
The puncture through the flat part is concerning tho. Never seen that before.. even on those junky shinko tires
Anywat tye Dunlop K990 had excellent traction and was grrrrreat at hillclimbing ... on an 84 IT200 that tire was grear on any hill and i do mean ANY hill at Carnegie especially when i was going over the top of hills giving experienced 500 two stroke riders fits.
Lots of talk GT is not doing that well and may not be around a lot longer. They lost a lot of their talent to Gibson Tyre.
The Dunlop AT81's are a descent tire, but they wear out quickly.
If you like the GT 90/100 Fatty I would just buy the Shinko 216. Way cheaper and exactly the same as the last Gen Fatty.
Even with side knobs coming off the tire still works great.
Pit Row
I think your problem is subjective, I mean punctures can happen to any tire right?
You could also argue that the tires are designed to be used with tubes and you are running a Tubliss system.
This should not have happened ...
FWIW I've been running the Shinko 505 Cheater rear for the past few months and it's been pretty awesome. Especially at the $70 price, can't beat that! Braking leaves something to be desired but it hooks up fairly well everywhere else.
I just wanted feed back to see if anyone had similar issues as this tire carcuss seems to be very soft. The side wall has a slash in it too and I don't ride rocks. I hate rocks! LOL. I have zero interest in getting into a argument over this stuff which is kinda what has happened.
Next time I have an issue with a product I won't say anything on here. Not worth the grief. I'll just keep it to myself and learn what to get and not to get again.
Run whatever you want. You started the topic looking for input. I’ve run over a dozen GT216 tires and I ride hard pack, rocks, sharp shale etc. Never seen anything like that.
You following up with the supplier and commenting in the thread would be helpful to others on the forum who run or may want to run the tire. Kind of disappointing that no one will learn anything more from this thread.
Good luck with whatever tires you end up with.
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