Quad tyres

reilig

Have about 700 hours on the quad since I bought it. It had 4 new tyres on it. Now the rear tyres have about 20% wear and the front ones are bald. I presume that it's normal for the front ones to wear 5 times faster than the rear ones? All 4 are good year tyres and the quad is never in 4wd on the road.

Can anyone recommend a good place to source new front tyres? They are 25 x 8 - 12's. Cheapest price I'm getting for off road tyres is €80 with tyres with bearclaw style grips coming in at about €90. Have someone that will fit them if anyone can recommend a cheap place to source them - they have to be off road - wheelbarrow wheel style grips won't do!

delaval

reilig wrote: »

Have about 700 hours on the quad since I bought it. It had 4 new tyres on it. Now the rear tyres have about 20% wear and the front ones are bald. I presume that it's normal for the front ones to wear 5 times faster than the rear ones? All 4 are good year tyres and the quad is never in 4wd on the road.

Can anyone recommend a good place to source new front tyres? They are 25 x 8 - 12's. Cheapest price I'm getting for off road tyres is €80 with tyres with bearclaw style grips coming in at about €90. Have someone that will fit them if anyone can recommend a cheap place to source them - they have to be off road - wheelbarrow wheel style grips won't do!

Wear sounds about right. Our bike is 8 mts old 400 hrs and 2890 kms tyres 50% back 40 front. Cow road work.
I buy from local tyre guy for that price. If you can go the bit extra for Bearclaw worth the money and last 40%+ longer

AntrimGlens

reilig try these boys - they buy and sell bikes all over the place so could be down your way sometime. I bought a bike off them with a set of Maxxis tyres on them and they're wearing well and would be getting a right hard time on steep limestone lanes
McKay Bros - John - 07759382778

Bodacious

reilig wrote: »

Have about 700 hours on the quad since I bought it. It had 4 new tyres on it. Now the rear tyres have about 20% wear and the front ones are bald. I presume that it's normal for the front ones to wear 5 times faster than the rear ones? All 4 are good year tyres and the quad is never in 4wd on the road.

Can anyone recommend a good place to source new front tyres? They are 25 x 8 - 12's. Cheapest price I'm getting for off road tyres is €80 with tyres with bearclaw style grips coming in at about €90. Have someone that will fit them if anyone can recommend a cheap place to source them - they have to be off road - wheelbarrow wheel style grips won't do!

Hi Reilig,

same kind of hours on mine from original set of tyres on mine but was starting to get stuck in places with trailer etc and harrowing needs good grip

i got 4 x Kenda Bear claws E350 at McPhee's letterkenny, honda dealership on left on entering letterkenny, best deal i could get and did a fair bit of pricing. went up a size on front and back also and they a fantastic big thick tyre

sorry just checked phone there it is R.A Kee and Sons Letterkenny 0749188011

reilig

Bodacious wrote: »

Hi Reilig,

same kind of hours on mine from original set of tyres on mine but was starting to get stuck in places with trailer etc and harrowing needs good grip

i got 4 x Kenda Bear claws E350 at McPhee's letterkenny, honda dealership on left on entering letterkenny, best deal i could get and did a fair bit of pricing. went up a size on front and back also and they a fantastic big thick tyre

sorry just checked phone there it is R.A Kee and Sons Letterkenny 0749188011

Wow that's pretty cheap!

I've no doubt that i could get another couple of hundred hours from the front tyres if I pushed them, but I'm using it for weed licking a lot these days and it's struggleing to pull the licker up some of the hills because of the worn thread - going down the steeper hills can be an experience too