Need tires...

[marc11]

The stock tires on the KLX SUCK in the soft dirt, sand and mud.  So I need to upgrade.  Any opinions?  Looking at Dunlop 756 or the 773, but I have no clue....

[Johnny Monsoon]

Cheng Shin.  Take a look at those.  There is very little corrolation between a good tire and how much you spend on it for dirt use; in fact, I've noticed that very often the opposite is true.  

Anyway, they're good tires for the dualsport and offroad community, and they're cheap.  You can experiment with them to your hearts content and not be out much in the way of green.

[marc11]

Any paticular model?

[T.RexRacing]

What kind of riding do you do most?You want street legal DOT or no compromise off road?

[marc11]

90% off road, intermediate type, loose dirt, some mud and hard pack.  Small road riding to and from the trails (about 5 miles max each way), DOT is NOT important, even though the bike is street legal.

[Johnny Monsoon]

Any paticular model?

The model, of course, will depend on what you're planning on riding with them.  For mud you'll want a tread design that'll have a couple of blocks together, or wider blocks so you don't just slip the smaller knobs through the loose stuff (but on harder pack dirt the larger individual blocks work better).

Do you have a KLX250S or a KLX650?  That'll make a difference.  The smaller model will afford you the option of a more universal tire since the bike is so much lighter; so blocking isn't quite as important.  I found the stock tires on my bud's KLX250S to be quite adequate in nasty stuff though...  Could have put bigger knobs on for sure, but I didn't have any real issue with them.

[marc11]

I have a KLX250s, I went with a set of Dunlop 756's MX tires.  Intermediate terrain, dedicated off road tires I know, but the stock tires in the mod and really loose dirt sucked when ridden back to back with my friends CRF230.  He said he could see my tires washing out.

[T.RexRacing]

I would recommend the Pirelli MT18 front/MT16 rear combination.Works well in a variety of terrain and last a long time as long as it doesn't see a lot of pavement.

[marc11]

You're the second person to suggest them, thanks.  I got a great deal on a set of Dunlop 756's ($58 each shipped) which seem to match well with the terrain I ride (equal mix of sand, mud, loose dirt and hard pack).  So long as I stay off the street they should last a bit I hope.  If not, I will try the MT's.

[Mrs. DantesDame]

For future reference, this page (http://www.standoutnet.com/extras/mike/motorcycles/klr650/tires/) looks pretty interesting!