Paddle tires

Moto East Mag
Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 10:07am
Paddle tires are banned in AMA Pro, but they are legal for amateur racing, right?
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Moto East Mag wrote:
Paddle tires are banned in AMA Pro, but they are legal for amateur racing, right?
We run them on sand tracks Tongue
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Moto East Mag wrote:
Paddle tires are banned in AMA Pro, but they are legal for amateur racing, right?
minus sand dunes, I have never seen anyone run a paddle tire.
Moto East Mag 1/27/2011 12:31pm
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I am turning my RM250 into a mud bike for muddy races this Spring. If it's a foot of mud, I'll break out the two stroke with the paddle tire.
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R-acer 1/27/2011 12:33pm
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Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks.

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R-acer wrote:
Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks. [IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/r-acer/2007_Michelin_Starcross_Sand_4_Rear_Tire_--.jpg[/IMG]
Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks.

Looks like that would work for deep mud too.
Have you ever tried them in mud?
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moto726 1/27/2011 12:44pm
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R-acer wrote:
Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks. [IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/r-acer/2007_Michelin_Starcross_Sand_4_Rear_Tire_--.jpg[/IMG]
Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks.

Highsider wrote:
Looks like that would work for deep mud too.
Have you ever tried them in mud?
I actually ran that tire a couple winters ago during a winter series, works pretty well in the mud turns out..
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mxb2 1/27/2011 12:46pm
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Moto East Mag wrote:
I am turning my RM250 into a mud bike for muddy races this Spring. If it's a foot of mud, I'll break out the two stroke...
I am turning my RM250 into a mud bike for muddy races this Spring. If it's a foot of mud, I'll break out the two stroke with the paddle tire.
Get a 11 rmz 450 and you won t need a paddle tire LOL!
Moto East Mag 1/27/2011 12:55pm
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Moto East Mag wrote:
I am turning my RM250 into a mud bike for muddy races this Spring. If it's a foot of mud, I'll break out the two stroke...
I am turning my RM250 into a mud bike for muddy races this Spring. If it's a foot of mud, I'll break out the two stroke with the paddle tire.
mxb2 wrote:
Get a 11 rmz 450 and you won t need a paddle tire LOL!
I've got an RMZ450, but for crazy mud I'd rather have the two stroke. Mostly because of weight.
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mxb2 1/27/2011 12:57pm
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Just kidding man, i had an 07 rm 250 , great bike, now have an 09 rmz 450, great bike also!
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R-acer wrote:
Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks. [IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/r-acer/2007_Michelin_Starcross_Sand_4_Rear_Tire_--.jpg[/IMG]
Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks.

Highsider wrote:
Looks like that would work for deep mud too.
Have you ever tried them in mud?
ive used pirelli ones like that, cant remember the name off hand but they do work damn good in the sand. but for some reason knobs were tearing off at other tracks....
Moto East Mag 1/27/2011 1:39pm
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rmpilot wrote:
ive used pirelli ones like that, cant remember the name off hand but they do work damn good in the sand. but for some reason knobs...
ive used pirelli ones like that, cant remember the name off hand but they do work damn good in the sand. but for some reason knobs were tearing off at other tracks....
That's what I have- the Pirelli mud tires. Haven't tried them yet.
But my chances of having a mud race this year are probably 99.9%.
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rmpilot 1/27/2011 1:41pm
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Moto East Mag wrote:
That's what I have- the Pirelli mud tires. Haven't tried them yet.
But my chances of having a mud race this year are probably 99.9%.
id use them they work pretty good and more flexibility than a true paddle tire if its not straight mud. at least thats what i would think.
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R-acer wrote:
Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks. [IMG]http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e27/r-acer/2007_Michelin_Starcross_Sand_4_Rear_Tire_--.jpg[/IMG]
Actually, I guess they are not paddle tires... but we run Sand tires on the sandy tracks.

Highsider wrote:
Looks like that would work for deep mud too.
Have you ever tried them in mud?
Yes, we run them in sand or mud. It's almost like cheating......ALMOST!! Evil

Here is my son with this actual tire on in mud, Holeshot. Woohoo



And the lead kept growing and growing Tongue

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TeamGreen 1/27/2011 1:49pm
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Funny that you should brig this up jus' before Oakland...
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TeamGreen 1/27/2011 1:49pm
1/27/2011 1:49pm Edited Date/Time 1/27/2011 1:49pm
DOH! Dbl post?
Moto East Mag 1/27/2011 1:52pm
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TeamGreen wrote:
Funny that you should brig this up jus' before Oakland...
I was just reading the Racer X piece on Weinert's paddle tire.
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Highsider 1/27/2011 1:52pm
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Thanks for the feedback, guys.

MotoEast- are those big snows hitting you? (I would think so)
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R-acer 1/27/2011 2:00pm
1/27/2011 2:00pm Edited Date/Time 1/27/2011 2:01pm
Highsider wrote:
Thanks for the feedback, guys.

MotoEast- are those big snows hitting you? (I would think so)
They really work.
In the race pic's above, the 2 riders behind my son(in the lead) usually beats him, but my son was the only guy with this tire on, and you can see from the start he had WAY more traction.
In the second pic, my son is leading and is in a different lane of the race track. 2nd, 3rd etc can be seen in the background maybe 6-7 seconds back after just 1 lap.
I also added 1 tooth to the rear sprocket for this race/tire combo

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Moto East Mag wrote:
Paddle tires are banned in AMA Pro, but they are legal for amateur racing, right?
R-acer wrote:
We run them on sand tracks Tongue
When you say "we" are you talking about you and James Stewart?

(Just trying to find the limit of your infatuation is all.)
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Moto East Mag wrote:
Paddle tires are banned in AMA Pro, but they are legal for amateur racing, right?
R-acer wrote:
We run them on sand tracks Tongue
is that what you had on your street bike when you popped that sick wheelie?

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