Dumb question

I had the rear end of my quad lifted off the ground to clean and lube the chain. While i was rotating the rear wheels to access the whole chain, i noticed there was something roling around inside the tires. Anyone know what is inside them? Could rocks have gotten in there somehow? seems unlikely

[WB400ex]

mine does this too

[kc 300EX]

theres no way rocks got in there, its small pieces of rubber that break off on the inside of the tires

[WB400ex]

thats what i thought it was

[stocktires]

yea, i have em too

[HOT ROD]

MY COUSIN HAD THE SAME NOISE. HE HAD ROCKS IN HIS TIRE. NO FLATS, NO HOLES ONLY THING WE COULD THINK IS WHEN SLIDING IN A CURVE THEY SLIDE BETWEEN THE RIM AND TIRE. ONE OTHER THING HOW AND WHERE DO PIECES OF RUBBER COME FROM INSIDE A TIRE. JUST MY EXPERIENCE.:D

[stocktires]

hot rod,
where do you live in louisiana?

["BLAHH"300!!]

it's rubbre balls-
sometimes it's rocks' mainlt rubber though
it just peals off and bounces around ,gets a little warm- sticks together makes a ball-
i'm sure a little pepple or 2 could squeeze between your rim and tire though- i remember once a long time ago in a galaxy far far away- kidding- nah i remember a wile back my dad was changin' his tires on his truck,, took the tire off the rim and there was a screwdriver in the tire- i't had been in there since he put them on the rim- kinda crazy- he'd been looking for that driver for a long time- not you raverage screw driver either this thing was like 14" long- one 'nem' big daddy screw driver's-

-------idiot question of the day------
ever wonder what it's like to be one of those little rubber balls bouncin around in your tire- you'd be dizzy

[The400exExorcist]

rubber balls?
Well I took my stock back tires off and it was little dirt balls I got in there from cornering on dirt. Im sure if you take your tires off you will find the same thing

[250rampage]

Yep, it's rubber balls. This is more evident in Radials because of the excessive sidewall flex. You find all kinds of weird stuff in tires when you take 'em off. I found a 10 inch long stick once (I must have patched the hole after the stick fell in), and my friend had huge aluminum spike in his. It gouged a deep scratch into his rim.

[crday98]

it is most likely the little rubber balls.i found an 8" long screw in mine one time:huh

all this talk about rubber balls makes me think of the Jerky Boyz for some reason.:huh

[Tommy 17]

Jerky boys rulz..... i love the one u kicked my dog.

cr how did u get a screw driver in there haha.

[crday98]

Originally posted by 400ex21
Jerky boys rulz..... i love the one u kicked my dog.

cr how did u get a screw driver in there haha.

no,it was a long screw.it looked like a drywall screw.i must have picked it up on the trail somewhere:confused:

[dune250r]

I also had that little rubber balls in my tires. I have been told it is common.

[400exRacerX]

It's not rubber balls for everyone, BTW how would you know its rubber balls if you never took your tires off your rims? I know for a fact that it was balls of rolled up dirt in mine, because I took the stock tires off the rims and this is what I found.