Sand tires shootout/help

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cable 11/26/2018 6:51pm
11/26/2018 6:51pm
Jeff_Crutcher wrote:
I’m going to quote a pro rider on a factory team, in regards to sand tires, from a private conversation I had with him at Tennessee...
I’m going to quote a pro rider on a factory team, in regards to sand tires, from a private conversation I had with him at Tennessee.
“The team is sponsored by Dunlop, but before we renewed the deal we tested out the Pirelli’s, and their sand tire was like cheating. I was so upset we didn’t go to pirelli”
I am a pirelli sponsored rider, full disclosure, but the only reason I started riding them was my discount. Then once I did ride them- for my upright/over the back of the bike style and two stroke bikes i have found no better tire. I’m lucky to have a deal with them.
I believe it. I think there was only one guy in the top 10 (tomac) not using a Pirelli. quarter second per corner is all it would take..
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Turbojez 11/26/2018 11:57pm
11/26/2018 11:57pm
If this is the Tire that you guys refer to, I am in.

Just found out that my motorcycle store has those from 2017 for approx 47$ and 2016 for 40$, where the Dunlop mx12's are almost twice that price.
Assuming the Pirellis were stored properly, will they be ok to use? They are brand new, dot 2016/2017 though.

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Lasse 11/27/2018 12:08am
11/27/2018 12:08am
Mitas does a sand tyre as well, I bough a rear. They come cheap comparably in Europe. Haven't run it yet.

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MotoMatt_928 11/27/2018 5:24am
11/27/2018 5:24am
aees wrote:
3mm higher profile, but 6mm more narrow. Higher profile is good, not noticeable but the 6mm more narrow is not good. I thought it was on...
3mm higher profile, but 6mm more narrow. Higher profile is good, not noticeable but the 6mm more narrow is not good. I thought it was on the limit with MX11 and if the MX12 is 6mm more narrow it is a no go.

No 120 it seems?
No 120 option. I will say, that we use the 110/90-19 on our 350 & 450's, and they work great. It is actually pretty common for guys to go to the 110/90 over the 120/80 due to better handling in ruts. I also use the MX12 on off-road trails, and I love it. I have not experienced any negative effects due to it being narrower than the MX11. The MX12 took an already great MX11, and made it better.
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aees 11/27/2018 5:29am
11/27/2018 5:29am
aees wrote:
3mm higher profile, but 6mm more narrow. Higher profile is good, not noticeable but the 6mm more narrow is not good. I thought it was on...
3mm higher profile, but 6mm more narrow. Higher profile is good, not noticeable but the 6mm more narrow is not good. I thought it was on the limit with MX11 and if the MX12 is 6mm more narrow it is a no go.

No 120 it seems?
MotoMatt_928 wrote:
No 120 option. I will say, that we use the 110/90-19 on our 350 & 450's, and they work great. It is actually pretty common for...
No 120 option. I will say, that we use the 110/90-19 on our 350 & 450's, and they work great. It is actually pretty common for guys to go to the 110/90 over the 120/80 due to better handling in ruts. I also use the MX12 on off-road trails, and I love it. I have not experienced any negative effects due to it being narrower than the MX11. The MX12 took an already great MX11, and made it better.
I measure the actual width instead of 110 vs 120. Worst tire I have ever used on sand was Michelin MS3 110. It was like a Pirelli 100-tire and the bike just sank in the rear instead of floating on top of the sand.

That happens when the tire get to narrow unfortunately and I felt like I never ridden sand before until I figured out the problem and swapped to a Dunlop mx11 ?
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