Trying New tire

There's nothing like 4 new Mr. Feelgoods. Thanks for sharing the measurements, that's important and hard to find out about tires. 15 psi sounds like a good idea in a 14" tire, and they look like they have a nice wide footprint mounted and aired up. If they wear good and a strong, that is one hell of a deal for those. I would imagine that once word gets out and sales increase, the price will go up quickly.

Those big horns had 3000 miles? Nice to know. When it comes time I will be going that route for sure. They still had a little meat left on them.

Wore out Dunlops, 589's and now I have some Big Horn knock offs, 3,000miles.

Put about 100 miles on the new tires Saturday / Sat night. They perform identical to the Big Horns. The only differences I have found so far is they are a hair taller than same size BH's and they seem to be a little stiffer. Started out with 12psi in the front and 16 in the rear. No tire bulge and a little rougher ride. Dropped to 10 and 14. A lot better ride and just a little bulge. I dropped the pressure on the trail with a cheap gauge so I'm not real sure on the pressure.

Very interesting thing I found when I mounted them.

When I aired them up for the first time, I put 16 psi in all of them. That is what I ran in my BH's. I noticed when I set them side by side the fronts were about an inch taller...HHHmmmm

I played with the air pressure until I got them all the same size. Ended up with 4 psi less air in the front. Got home and looked it up in the manual and sure enough it calls for like 9 and 13 psi. 4 psi difference in the front and rear.

For reference , fronts are 26x9-14 and rears are 26x11-14

Nice, got any pics of them mounted yet?

CustomizedRhino13 wrote:

Nice, got any pics of them mounted yet?

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looks good!!!

them tires look good.

Larry, during your research did you happen to look at duro power grips if so what did you thank ?

T.Rhino wrote:

Larry, during your research did you happen to look at duro power grips if so what did you thank ?

I did ! They are like $10 or $15 a tire cheaper than BH's and look really good, but if You read on the description all of the 14 in are only 4 ply. That was the deal changer for me.

Firefighter wrote:

T.Rhino wrote:

Larry, during your research did you happen to look at duro power grips if so what did you thank ?

I did ! They are like $10 or $15 a tire cheaper than BH's and look really good, but if You read on the description all of the 14 in are only 4 ply. That was the deal changer for me.

BTW I am still very impressed with the artrax I bought. $100 cheaper and despite what a few others have said, they are identical to the BH's

Firefighter wrote:

CustomizedRhino13 wrote:

Nice, got any pics of them mounted yet?

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My bad, they look great!!!

UPDATE !! My riding buddy liked my new tires so much, He ordered an identical set. Mounted them yesterday and found a flat today. Aired it up and found 3 pin holes in the tread...........

doh ....thats not good. i looked at em on motosport and it says they no longer carry that tire.

Holes from the factory, or ran over something thin ply?

Mike what are doing on here shouldn't you be putting on that cage?

mike734 wrote:

doh ....thats not good. i looked at em on motosport and it says they no longer carry that tire.

They are still there.....and on sale

http://www.motosport.com/utility/Artrax-CTX-Radial-Rear-ATV-Tire-26x1114

lambfam660 wrote:

Mike what are doing on here shouldn't you be putting on that cage?

my ass is draging.

Firefighter wrote:

UPDATE !! My riding buddy liked my new tires so much, He ordered an identical set. Mounted them yesterday and found a flat today. Aired it up and found 3 pin holes in the tread...........

Looked like factory defect. Called Motosport and sent pics. They told Him to keep tire and they are sending a new one.... A+

Put another 100 miles on the new tire this weekend. They are definitely stiffer than a Big Horn. I have mine down to 10 psi and My riding Bud has His down to 9 psi, just to make them squat a little. I was running 15 - 16 psi in my BH's

glad they took care of it

Firefighter wrote:

Firefighter wrote:

UPDATE !! My riding buddy liked my new tires so much, He ordered an identical set. Mounted them yesterday and found a flat today. Aired it up and found 3 pin holes in the tread...........

Looked like factory defect. Called Motosport and sent pics. They told Him to keep tire and they are sending a new one.... A+

Put another 100 miles on the new tire this weekend. They are definitely stiffer than a Big Horn. I have mine down to 10 psi and My riding Bud has His down to 9 psi, just to make them squat a little. I was running 15 - 16 psi in my BH's

Wow they sound like a better tire! Looking forward to seeking how any miles you get out of them.