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RIDER11X
07-28-2006, 10:53 AM
Bighorns 25-26-27 (http://www.atvonlinemagazine.com/atv_tire_wheel_machine_review/tire_wheel/evalu_25_26_27_bighorns.html)
BillyRayMtnRdr
07-28-2006, 12:42 PM
Thanks for the great review. I have a '05 Kodiak and am in the market for some aftermarket tires. I was looking at the Bighorns and also Kenda BearClaws. (both new and old style.) Anyone have any experience with these?
RIDER11X
07-28-2006, 10:24 PM
What is new style and old style?
BillyRayMtnRdr
08-04-2006, 11:33 PM
New= K573 front and K573 rear
Old= K299
Kenda Bearclaw Link (http://www.kendausa.com/atv/utility.html)
RIDER11X
08-04-2006, 11:39 PM
The new bearclaws barely look any better than the stock tires! What an improvement.:rolleyes:

BTW, I just ordered my Bighorns....25's.:D
RIDER11X
08-04-2006, 11:42 PM
BTW, I was at a local obstacle course/ mud bog tonight, and a guy was there with a P700 w/ Bighorns on it. I couldn't believe how fast he came through that Mud Bog!!! :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:
BillyRayMtnRdr
08-04-2006, 11:56 PM
I do more trail riding with my Kodiak than mud running. I need a stiffer side wall than the stock tires. How do the Bighorns perform in these conditions on hard packed trails. I also do a lot of boondocking off of the trail.
BillyRayMtnRdr
08-04-2006, 11:57 PM
What is the best price you have seen the bighorns for and where?
Ken Robey
08-07-2006, 10:12 AM
the bighorns are an awesome tire for anythging you throw at them. They are all I run anymore in racing paractice or leisure. Youi won't go wrong with them. By the way, "What the heck is boondocking?"
RIDER11X
08-07-2006, 11:17 AM
:p I wondered about that term myself....I'm taking it that he means exploring where there are no trails...:confused:

I got my Bighorns on the way, 25's!:macho
coryatver
08-07-2006, 11:24 AM
Boondocking comes from mountain snowmobiling. You shoot up the mountain and see who can make it up the highest without getting stuck or bogging down.
Ken Robey
08-07-2006, 12:55 PM
I guess maxxis bighorns would be great for that. Thanks for the education.
BillyRayMtnRdr
08-07-2006, 01:39 PM
Boondocking is off trail riding when snowmobiling. And yes it is like stated above, exploring.

Highmarking is hill climbing and trying to make it up the face of the mountain bowl higher than anyone else or all the way to the top.
RIDER11X
08-07-2006, 10:44 PM
Hmm....We do that alot too. Fun stuff. I guess we are the guys making alot of the new trails.:cool:
RIDER11X
08-15-2006, 09:59 AM
Got the new Bighorns on and love them!!! The ride quality and traction in awesome! Best tire I could have picked for Pa. trails!!!:cool:
RIDER11X
08-15-2006, 10:27 AM
Pic
RIDER11X
08-15-2006, 10:30 AM
another
firefighterjosh
08-23-2006, 03:19 AM
How do they do in Mud?
nickmelll
08-25-2006, 08:30 PM
i have bighorns on the praire and they do good in mud, but on slick stuff i dont like them . on slik clay i could go more places on my blaster w/ wornout holeshots than in 2wd on the praire
firefighterjosh
08-27-2006, 07:28 PM
Originally posted by nickmelll
i have bighorns on the praire and they do good in mud, but on slick stuff i dont like them . on slik clay i could go more places on my blaster w/ wornout holeshots than in 2wd on the praire

I ussualy ride dirt trails and some mud. So I shouldn't run into too much clay. Hopefully.
RIDER11X
08-27-2006, 08:22 PM
Originally posted by nickmelll
i have bighorns on the praire and they do good in mud, but on slick stuff i dont like them . on slik clay i could go more places on my blaster w/ wornout holeshots than in 2wd on the praire You could have Outlaws on slick clay and get stuck!! I heard they are no good on smooth ice either, unless you stud them!:rolleyes: :p :devil:

No tire will excel everywhere. I was on wet large flat rocks today going uphill, and was worried about traction, until the front end was powered off of the ground, then I knew the Bighorns were doing the job!!!:eek:
firefighterjosh
08-27-2006, 08:35 PM
I guess anytire is better then stock.

I am going to buy a 4x4 this winter and build it for the stock utility class racing this 07 Season at my local district. But I don't have the money to have a race quad and a play quad. So I am trying to get a good race tire and a good play tire for the mud and trails.
RIDER11X
08-27-2006, 08:38 PM
Then go with the Bighorn for all, you will love them!

BTW, are you going for the longest sig on the site?:rolleyes:
firefighterjosh
08-27-2006, 09:15 PM
Originally posted by RIDER11X
Then go with the Bighorn for all, you will love them!

BTW, are you going for the longest sig on the site?:rolleyes:

lol I guess I did get a little carried away. I plan on shortining it. That is the list of quads in my garage.
RIDER11X
08-28-2006, 04:53 AM
Originally posted by firefighterjosh
lol I guess I did get a little carried away. I plan on shortining it. That is the list of quads in my garage. :p
jay's 300
09-30-2006, 05:16 PM
I love my Bighorns! They're not the best for mudbogging, but for anything else they're awesome. Especially rocky terrain. I've got 700 mi on mine so far with alot of that being paved road. The fronts still look new and the rear are rounding a little, but nothing major. They're by far the toughest tire I've ever owned.

Jason