It's the tuffest most important decision a man will make in his life!!!! You probably get this a lot but I'm super jealous of your garage set up! Great vid buddy!
Hey! Buddy! Yup it reminded me of the video you done about the most important decision of a man’s life! What tires to buy for his quad. Hahahahaha!! Some people may laugh about that! It actually a tough decision. Thanks for checking out the video my friend!!
Unlike you, I love the tread pattern of the 2.0 and I think they are a great pattern for the terrain you guys normally ride on & I think you'll be surprised how good they are in the mud. But I also like the 3.0 tread pattern, especially those front ones. I think your choice for both front and rear was a good one. They don't need to be the same tire. Lot'a gruntin' & groanin' goin' on when you were putting on that first tire - LMAO! You must be over 50 - HAHAHAHA!!!! "That eh was for you Canadian fellers" - LMAO! I'm so use to hearing it, I didn't even notice you said it until you mentioned it - lol - You've been watching too many Canadian ATV videos - LOL Awesome video buddy! Thanx for sharin'!
Hey! Buddy! You got that right! To many Canadian ATV videos! Hahahahaha! I’m starting to talk like that now what the hell is the world coming to! LMAO! Anyways yeah the more I look at those tires I think of we’re going to like them. Hopefully you’re right and they do pretty decent in the mud because I think they’re going to be really nice on the trails! Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment as always my friend!!
I love your shop, maybe someday that would be feasible for me. I sure do have enough toys to fill it! I was between the bighorns and the Kenda bear claw HTR. Went with the bear claw and like them, but people rave about their bighorns for their versatility. Love your videos, I'm using them to try to get my fiance on an ATV!
Nathan Hoxworth .. Yup I think the bear claw is a good tire as well! Looking forward to getting out on the trail and seeing what these will do. I’ll have to send the wife through a mud hole or two. LOL. Good luck on convincing your fiancé to ride ATV’s Hope it works out, we sure have a good time!! Thanks for watching appreciate the comment!!
CT TTR .. Haha thanks man appreciate it!! I think the tires are going to work out real nice! we’ll know here in a couple of weeks. Thanks for checking out the video appreciate the comment!!
Hey! Buddy! Yeah I bet she will! It change the whole look of the machine. She was like does it make me look bigger and I said no it makes you look smaller, the machine looks bigger. She said OK that’s good. Hahahahaha !!! Can’t wait to get a set on my quad! But I hate spending that money! You know what I mean. LOL
You know something buddy! You're always teaching me something. What a great idea to go with 2 different tires. I always thought of that being a big no no. But I guess as long as the radius are equal. I don't think it should be a problem. We have the bighorn originals on our Renegade and the rears grab really good but we were never real happy with the fronts not being a directional tire. With your setup you have best of both worlds. I have bearclaws all around which are a directional tire and I've noticed the bighorns tread pattern has a slightly better bite on wet grass. Thanks for the tip and great choice of tires. BTW, your Renegade looked like it needed tires more than the other two machines. lol.
Hey, Frankie! It’s funny I agree with everything you said. We are thinking the same thing. I didn’t like the 2.0 tread pattern for the front either. I think the 3.0 on the front will do really well in most conditions. I would have went with the 3.0 for the rear. But looking at the specs it is a wider and heavier tire. They got the load capacity way up on the 3.0’s to carry the weight of a side-by-side. I felt the ride quality would suffer if I put 3.0 on the rear. I do like the tread pattern on the bearclaws but they are heavier and with our machines been so under powered wanted to go with the lightest tire. Our buddy Herm has bearclaws on his sportsman 850 he really likes them but they are a little heavier. Thanks for checking out the video buddy appreciate it!!!
Linda Vann .. We sure will absolutely! going riding here in just a couple of weeks. I think the wife is really going to like them. I’m even more impressed with them in person then seeing them on line. Thanks for checking out the vid much appreciated!!
Hi, Terry . Our first time out with the new tires was the weekend of March 30. Should have the first videos of that series ready to post next week.They seem to do really well impressed how they handle the mud. The only thing I am a little disappointed is the 3.0’s do not ride as good as the 2.0’s. They have a more heavy duty build since they have the load rating way up on the 3.0’s Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment!!
Nice tires looks great i run Max Zillas come factory on Mudpro the way front tread shaped they run on hard pack well or gravel roads . Also get the benifit mud tire i love it . Mind you if you insist radial tire others just are not same . Mine weigh about 26 pds front and 27 for back 28 " size not to bad cheers .
atvguy63 .. Yup maxis Zillas are a very popular tire, they look like they do well in the mud and like you say good on the hard packed as well. Thanks for checking out the video buddy!!
I feel your left arm pain, my friend! LOL I got a bum shoulder from a slip on the ice a couple weeks ago... Them tires look good, man! It's a bummer that 26's are never actually 26 inches, tho.
Hey! Broknex! Oh man slip on the ice! That’s not good. The problem is when you’re in your 50s nothing heals fastI. I’m sure you’ve heard of tennis elbow I don’t play tennis but I’ve got the pain though! LOL. Just have to be careful how I lift something with my left arm it sucks! Hopefully the tires work out nice, thanks for watching my friend!
I have a quick question for you. I have the same quad as your wife (Kodiak 700 eps se) and recently got a really good deal on the same sized Bighorns 26x11x12 and 26x9x12 (2.0 all the way around though). Do the 11 and 9 have clearance without spacers? Thank you. Love your channel!
Xero555 ..Hey bud I wish I had a for sure answer for you. But I have not tried them without the 1 inch spacers that I run on that machine. My best guess is that they will have enough Clarence, since I’ve seen a lot of other people run 26’s on those machines.. Hope that helps you! Thank you very much for watching!
I've noticed now you have new tires on yours now but looks like you went with 2.0s all the way around. Do you still like the set up on the Kodiak or do you prefer your setup more. And do they handle?
Hi Riley great question I’m surprised you’re the only one who has ever asked me about this. The short answer is (no) I would not buy the 3.0‘s again. Let me explain to you why. Here’s what I like about the 3.0‘s the tread pattern is great on the front tires. They give you much more steering traction than the 2.0 front tires do. Also they are holding up really well and not wearing out very fast. Now for what I don’t like, they are slightly shorter than the 2.0 tires which isn’t a big deal but it is something to think about. Also they are a much heavier the carcass is much more heavier built than the 2.0 tires which doesn’t give you quite as good of ride. The side walls are much more stiff than the 2.0 tires. I think they where built to be used on side-by-side’s. They basically have the feel of a car tire which would be more suited for the weight of a SXS. I would not put them on a quad again too heavy, but that’s just my opinion. Hope that helps you out great question thanks for checking out the video!
Haha I got the tire machine back in the mid 90s. I believe I picked it up from a shop that was closing and selling off equipment. Was racing back then and needed to be able to change out tires at home. Thanks for checking out the video!
Yes I hear ya it seems tire manufacturers don’t make a variety of anything. You just have to run what they build. Thanks for checking out the video much appreciated!!
Does your new wider rear tire stick out past the fender and if so do you have a plan to keep the misses from complaining when it constantly slings mud on the rider? :^)
They do stick out a little wider. Don’t really notice the difference with slinging mud. Most of it I believe is behind.. Thanks for watching much appreciated!
Thanks for the video as always. Do you need a clutch kit on her bike with the heavier tires ? Also do you think you/she will notice a difference in power with the heavier tires ?
champmd1 .. I had previously purchased a 0.025 clutch shim on her machine A while back. Hopefully we won’t notice any loss of power. We’ll give our opinion of them on our first ride with the new tires. Thanks for watching and appreciate the comment!
I bet I could eat off that garage floor an you have a tire machine also what more can a man ask for lol...... How much more the the new tires weigh then stock? Needing a new pair for the wife's grizz as well an those look good. Also im curious why you went with radios. Like the vid an love your shop.
Hey, David.. Thanks for the kind words appreciate that! The weight on these tires are rears weigh 26 lbs Fronts weigh 22 lbs. I forgot to weigh the factory tires when I took them off so I’m not sure what they weighed. The reason I went with radials was for improved ride quality. Although that machine rode really well with the factory tires, not sure if it can ride any better. LOL! Thanks for checking out the vid much appreciated!!
my bighorn 3.0 front tires wandered horribly at 25 mph on anything that wasn't perfectly flat at anything less than 15 psi on my 2011 sportsman 800 . they also beat the crap out of me at 15 psi on anything that wasn't perfectly flat. great traction either way, but I need something that can handle safely with less pressure(5-7psi). I would like your opinion after putting on some miles. what kind of terrain do you ride?
thomas rheault .. we’ve been on two trips with these tires so far and I’ll give you my thoughts. I will start with dislikes,first off they do have a slight vibration at anything above 30 or so. Not really pleased with that. They are more heavy-duty than I would’ve liked. The carcass I mean. I really think they’re built more for a side-by-side which is a shame you can’t hardly find tires specifically for a quad. They are 2 pounds heavier than the 2.0‘s that I just bought for the front of my machine. That’s disappointing as well. I don’t really notice them wandering around at any speed. Although I don’t ride that machine that’s the wife’s quad so?. What I do it like about them is the traction they seem to do really well in the mud. To get a good ride out of them we are running at 5 psi I just bought a set a tires for my machine and went with 2.0’s front and rear. I probably won’t buy another set of the 3.0’s Live and learn I would say. Hope that helps you out thanks for watching much appreciated!!
@@jasonmorehouse3756 because with anything less it wandered horribly. Couldn't keep up with friends without feeling I was go off the trail. I switched to bighorn 2's on the front and it is much more stable.
Steve Melidis .. The width on the tires is 9 inch on the front 11 inch on the rear. I have no issues with anything rubbing, you shouldn’t have any problems with 27’s. Thanks for checking out the vid!!
@@kcatv9556 thank you for your reply, I just bought ITP mudlite 2's the wobble at 50 km/h is simply dangerous, regret buying those tires, I am set on replacing these with a good trail tire. Do you have any other recommendation, I rode my grizz on stock tires, never had any issues, quad was running smooth even at 80 km/h, how are the bighorn 2,s on the kodiak you have there? any wobble on those ?
@@andrzejwnek3939 Yep I hear ya the factory tires on both grizzly, and Kodiak were smooth all the way up to 60 mph. The 2.0 bighorns have no wobble all the way up to 60. I think Maxxis tires have a little more engineering in them so they don’t have the wobble as some other brands. They are more expensive though.
Michael Tillotson The 3.0 Are wider and heavier, Also-have a heavier built carcass. So I wanted to stay with that lightest tire available but I did like the tread pattern of the fronts. Thanks for checking out another video!
