bradley300
04-22-2005, 09:36 AM
NEW TIRES AND A NEW FACTORY RACER:by Bradley300 pics courtesy of www.itptires.com
NEW TIRES= MORE TRACTION:
Well, as the South Carolina GNCC weekend was starting, I decided it was time for a new set of rear tires. The 20 inch RAZR rears I had been testing were worn way pay what most would allow. If you remeber from the first article, i would be going back to holeshot rear tires (you guys all read the first article right!?). So i was off to the nice guys at the ITP trailer for a new set of skins.
I have used the holeshot xc's in the pst and liked them alot. But wanted to try another tire first. The XCT's i would like for a muddy race, but like lot of races, i cant afford a bunch of spare tires. So being as they are a little tall for normal conditions, i chose not to try them. The HD's I have heard alot of good things about, but I was afraid that they may be just a little too heavy for the Blaster. So I setteled on a set of Holeshot xcr-03. I ran the original xcr's a few years ago and liked them alot. The only problem I had with them was that they were a little shorter than a stand 20 inch Holeshot xc. This caused me to high center a little more often. It was'nt really a big issue, but, i want as few problems as possible during a race. For 2003, ITP redesigned the XCR to be a little taller, but it still has the 6 ply rating and are a little narrower than the normal xc. This is to help with breaking traction for easy sliding.
At the ITP trailer, the xcr-03's are 65 a piece and are mounted for free which is a nice touch. The whole proccess took 15 minutes and I was done. I was instructed to leave the air pressure up for a few hours and park my quad in the sun if I could. This was too make sure the tire was seated on the bead as well as possible.
NEW TIRES= MORE TRACTION:
Well, as the South Carolina GNCC weekend was starting, I decided it was time for a new set of rear tires. The 20 inch RAZR rears I had been testing were worn way pay what most would allow. If you remeber from the first article, i would be going back to holeshot rear tires (you guys all read the first article right!?). So i was off to the nice guys at the ITP trailer for a new set of skins.
I have used the holeshot xc's in the pst and liked them alot. But wanted to try another tire first. The XCT's i would like for a muddy race, but like lot of races, i cant afford a bunch of spare tires. So being as they are a little tall for normal conditions, i chose not to try them. The HD's I have heard alot of good things about, but I was afraid that they may be just a little too heavy for the Blaster. So I setteled on a set of Holeshot xcr-03. I ran the original xcr's a few years ago and liked them alot. The only problem I had with them was that they were a little shorter than a stand 20 inch Holeshot xc. This caused me to high center a little more often. It was'nt really a big issue, but, i want as few problems as possible during a race. For 2003, ITP redesigned the XCR to be a little taller, but it still has the 6 ply rating and are a little narrower than the normal xc. This is to help with breaking traction for easy sliding.
At the ITP trailer, the xcr-03's are 65 a piece and are mounted for free which is a nice touch. The whole proccess took 15 minutes and I was done. I was instructed to leave the air pressure up for a few hours and park my quad in the sun if I could. This was too make sure the tire was seated on the bead as well as possible.