HD's too heavy for a stock 400ex?

[Hondaexboy]

hey
I really need some new tires and i was thinking about getting some holeshot hD's but i heard that they would be too heavy for a stock 400ex,...is that true?
Any pics of them too
thanks

[Huzler]

i doubt it but im not an expert and i just ordered some baja's w/ HD's on them so who knows, but i have faith in my 400

[Doibugu2]

You might lose a little power but I couldn't see much. I have a cam, pipe, and 416 kit in mine and it's fine.

Worst case just go down to the 14th front tooth. You will be fine.

By the way, I love them.

[exrider008]

u wont see a diffrenc i would get them. they are a great tire.

[coryatver]

They are definitly not to heavy. The only sport tire that you might not want to run is a paddle tire with to many paddles becuase they suck horsepower. You might not be able to slide as easy because those tires are made to hook up!

[IanCFitz]

I just picked up a set of HDs mounted on T9s. They don't feel too awful heavy to me.

Tell ya what, I'll weigh the HD/T9 combo and the stock tire/rim and tell you what I get.

[IanCFitz]

Alright, front tires...
Stock Honda rim and ohtsu tire approx 65% tread: 17lbs
ITP Holeshot HD / ITP T9 wheel: 19 lbs

No surprise on the rear...
Stock Honda rim and ohtsu tire approx 50% tread: 19 lbs
ITP Holeshot HD / ITP T9 wheel: 27 lbs


FYI: these were weighed with a crappy bathroom scale, nothing insanely fancy.

I'd like to know the weight of brand new stock wheels and tires to more accurately compare them to the brand new Holeshots.

Roughly figure 20 extra pounds altogether.

Also take into consideration how much MORE traction the HD is going to give you vs. the stock rear tire. I'm guessing the 16 pounds of extra rubber in the back won't be noticable once you pin the throttle and let those suckers eat.

[Hondaexboy]

Thanks guys
I think Ill get them
Got any pics?
thanks:D

[flauge]

Originally posted by IanCFitz
Alright, front tires:

Stock honda rim and ohtsu tire approx 65% tread : 17lbs

ITP holeshot HD with ITP T9 wheel: 19 lbs

Rear to come... thats all? i figured they'd weigh more than that...

[Colby@C&DRacing]

Originally posted by flauge
thats all? i figured they'd weigh more than that...

keep in mind that is the front tire :)

[flauge]

oh i didnt see that...but still, that aint that much more on the fronts. id hate to see how much more the rear weighs tho..

[IanCFitz]

I posted up the rear tire info - 5 posts up ^^^^^

I did the fronts first because I had to replace one of the rubber caliper bushings.

So does anyone have some Stock rims with brand new Ohtsus they could weigh for me?

[flauge]

that aint too bad i guess:ermm:

[ducman998r]

HDs are amazing... you'll hook up on almost any terrain and climb like a mutha... You can drop 1 tooth on the front sprocket if you feel you lost power.

[ducman998r]

P.S. im 250lbs so theres more than enough power to lug my fat *** around.

[stic]

im playin around with a web page and have my quad on there.i just picked up some hd's w/ itp pros..check it out.
http://mysite.verizon.net/ress6xtr/

[Hondaexboy]

^^^are those 22'' or 20''s because they look huge!^^^
What do you guys think...should i get em:confused:

[stic]

on mine?front and rear are stock size.
i have yet to really get em muddy and see what they can do.hopefully this sat ill get out in the forest and test out the new loggin trails.ill post my findings if i get there.
it was a toss up for me between these and the razrs.i opted for these just because i got a screamin deal on these and the rims.

[IanCFitz]

I got a pretty decent deal on mine too.

Yamaha of Troy has a storefront on ebay.

I got all 4 HDs mounted on the T9s for 429.90 shipped.

[Hondaexboy]

any other pics of them
thanks