Replacement FLOTATION Tires 125M ??

[3x2-289]

Hey - I'm rebuilding a 1985 Honda 125M and have everything just about wrapped up except replacing the tires. It currently has 22x11-8 on all three, but the front tire is a different brand (turf tamer I think and the rears are Dico). All are weather checked and I'm going to replace them, but the rears are noticably shorter than the front (and also have a flat tread profile whereas the front is more balloon like). I live in the sticks in Alaska and have to mail order everything, so I'd like to get the right tires the first time! I'm looking for soft 2-ply types like the originals and would actually like to go a size taller and wider if possible (maybe 23x11-8 or 24x11-8 or maybe 12 wide if available). Does anybody have any experience with available tires that might suite me? I need them soft to retain the "suspension" and "balloon" profile for floatation because I run on tundra and swamps up here. Thanks much ... Doug (3x2-289):postwhore

[Rex Karz]

Wooly Booger Tires are great for your application. (Chevrons) They cost a little more some times. The Turf Tamer style clog up with mud and become slicks. Wooly Boogers RULE in the mud.

Kenda Dirt Dogs:
http://www.denniskirk.com/denniskirk/b2c/product_images/k/2/7/600pix/k277.jpg

Duro HF243
http://www.denniskirk.com/denniskirk/b2c/product_images/h/f/2/600pix/hf243.jpg

I got to get a pair of these for my next trike:
The Goodyear:
http://www.eastbaytire.com/gdyr/atv/RAWHIDE-TERRA-LG.gif

[Nick_R_23]

:welcome: Hey its nice to see another triker in AK!!

I agree with Rex Karz, woolys are best out here. If you are near a polaris, yamaha, etc shop they will have tires that will fit. I know that feeling of having to have everything shipped up. If you live close enough, I have a set of woolys (im pretty sure they are 22-11-8's) I was planning on using them on a project but Ill never get around to it, I live in Willow, if you are interested in them PM me, I got no real use for them right now.

-Nick :TrikesOwn

[Name Brand]

I have 22-11-8 Maxxis Sur'traks on the back of a 125m. Thet work good in the snow and dirt, and work great in the mud and soft marshes and muskeg. The 125m is so light most of the time when I got it stuck I would simply get off the machine and give it enough throttle to pull itself out.

Where exactly in Alaska are you?

[dufrain]

If you want stock style you can get these 2 ply radials from dennis kirk.I put them on my 110 and they ride smooth. and they are cheap http://www.denniskirk.com/denniskirk/b2c/product_images/f/o/x/600pix/foxat.jpg

[TimSr]

If you want to retain the original ballon feel of tires acting as your suspension, The closest thing to original is a Cheng Shin knobby. They are also one of the least expensive tires. A Cheg Shin knobby on a no supension trike will out mud, and out snow a big dog with lugged mud tires on it, and 2 or 3 psi makes for a very soft ride.