ATV Television Tech - All Season, All Year, Big Time, Long Term Tire Test

[MegaCANAM800]

When will you have the testing done

[ATVTVCOM]

@MegaCANAM800 We're gonna be testing these (and the Polaris' they are on) for a year. But, we'll be updating our findings all along the way.

[pb2themax]

Great vid. I like my Black Diamonds so far. They have some serious tread.

[MrTyler416]

well i know this is going to sound stupid to alot of you but if you could i would trie out the old bear claws i have ttryed alot of tires since i started rideing in 84 and they have always been my fav i get traction through everyhing

[ATVTVCOM]

@MrTyler416 Haven't tried them in a very long time....and don't remember a lot about them ;( I really like the tread pattern. Unfortunately they don't make them in 14" - our test size this time around.

[drdumais]

Awesome videos, thanks. I seriously look forward to hearing what you find out. I have been debating on the Terra Cross and the Dirt Commanders for an upgrade from my stock tires on my 2009 Honda Rancher 420 4x4 manual shift ATV. You're findings will go a long way in my decision on which to purchase.

[ATVTVCOM]

@drdumais We'll keep plugging away - we've been known to irritate but never disappoint.

[DukeWhite04]

Hey, Doug. I'm looking forward to hearing what you find out, I think you should take some mention the weight of some tires compared to others. And I'd be interested to know if any of the tires you thought the machine could have used or/should have had a clutch kit added. Or any other aftermarket parts. I'm pro longevitiy of my bike, so I am concerned about over taxing it. I find it hard to tell what is too much, because there is such a dramatic difference in performance between stock to not.

[ATVTVCOM]

@DukeWhite04 We'll weight each set and measure their height and diameter as those are indeed important factors in a tires performance and how they affect a machine. What we've found is that most tires continue to increase in weight so they can be used on both ATVs and UTVs. Not good! And lightweight, high performing tires don't sell so goodbye to one of our favorites - the ACT. Everyone is chasing the Bighorn down the heavy, hard, and long-lasting road to lower performance.

[carducho]

Truth be told, Doug, if you remember, i installed a set of BH's in my KQ some months ago, you did mock me for that... and you were sort of right: yes, they're an improvement over the stock Dunlops, but just. I noticed a huge improvement in comfort, but they're so hard that you need to lower the pressure to find the extra grip promised, and that makes the ATV quite wobbly, which is not pleasant...

I'll wear them and then try a set of ATR's, as you recommended... Regards!

[ATVTVCOM]

@carducho Ah yes..... Well, wait until we get into this test a ways and see what we find out. There are several tires that I really like the looks of and am thinking may do well - including the newest Maxxis tires, the Ceros!

We have a set of 12" BHs sitting here so maybe when we come to a really good tire in this test, we'll get a set of 12" and try them against the BHs.

[chrishcyp]

superb will be needing a tire change within the next 6 months i will be watching closely. I live on the sunny island of cyprus most of my atv riding is sand and gravel but during the winter months i can ride 1 hour up to mount Olympus and go from sand to snow lol so hope there is a good sand snow tire out there !

[ATVTVCOM]

@chrishcyp In that bunch I think we'll find a couple good ones. We've almost come to the conclusion here that if you ride in a lot of snow in the winter, you almost need two sets of tires, a snow set and a trail set ;-)

[5b4afq]

You did not Test simply the best all weather tire in the world !! was this intennsional ? nothing of those mention up there compare to Maxxis Bighorns .... sorry if you are not ready to make a fare comparison just dont do it.... BH is the most popular allweather tire in europe and US ....

[ATVTVCOM]

@5b4afq Don't confuse most popular with best. And don't confuse a comparison between two tires and many. Perhaps you should read my Blog on Perception....You can get to from our website.

I really, really wanted a set of Bighorns in this tests. To see why read one of my replies below.......

[BWRProductions]

Please do this for sport quads! Cause today's tire market is filled with all kinds of treads, but nothing says what works best for what terrain.

[98Mpower]

I have tried many tires from stock, to ITP Terra Cross , Big Horns, Mud Lights XL but in my opinion my current tires have been the best yet ever for my riding . Current set up is Sedona Rip Saw's 26x9x12 fronts and 26x10x12 rears on my grizzly 700. When these are finished I'll try some Pit Bull Growlers.

[mackyyoyoyo]

im surprised your not testing the bighorns. they have been excellent for me so far, especially in the snow.

[ATVTVCOM]

@mackyyoyoyo See our reply below......We REALLY wanted to include them in our test but many Bighorn owners wouldn't have believed our findings if we had. We tested some 12 inchers some years back.

But with all that said I'm excited to see how the Ceros do - I think (thanks to the siped tread!) they'll do way better than the Bighorns would have.

[bballplaya123678]

Why no bighorns in the comparison? They are the standard for all terrain tires and it would be interesting to see how they compare to the grim reapers and itp terracross.

[ATVTVCOM]

@bballplaya123678 And that was our idea as well - especially to compare the Bighorns to our favorite ACTs and then to the rest. Unfortunately we couldn't get our hands on a set. Maxxis saw no reason to risk sending us a set. And with all that said we've made no bones that we think that the Bighorns are highly overrated ;-)