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Maxxis tyres

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:15 am
by ZXR..Al
Anyone tried them and if so what they like??

Al

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:24 am
by will#224
They are ok but you get what you pay for

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 11:25 am
by zimm
never used em..

whats the bike to be used for ? scratching ? commuting ? trackday's ?

cos, i'd go..

everyday use bridgestone bt092
sunday blasts bridgestone bt090
trackdays dunlop alpha 10

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2008 12:26 pm
by Xphyral
if you mean the new supermaxx sport tyres then there brilliant. surprisingly decent wet grip aswell, i dont think you would regret putting a set on the zxr.

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 10:16 am
by deviant
they were tested by none other than Guy Martin for PB a month or two ago. Came out pretty well when tested against a set of (IIRC) Bridgestones that cost twice as much.

I'll try and find the article in question later.

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:01 pm
by Jamz
Never heard of 'em!

Cheap tyres are only good if they're good...

*has a brainwave*

Hang on - aren't these the people who bought out Challenger Tomahawk? :smt104

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 4:32 pm
by RedexRobB
didnt you have a tyre from them that lasted forever?

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:17 pm
by crushedlizard
I know they make good BMX tyres... :smt002

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:18 pm
by rene
herd nothing but good things about them. Huge in the offroading market as well.

Had them on a BMX before but kept blowing out the side walls...down to me using them for street insted of dirt

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 9:37 am
by Jamz
RedexRobB wrote:didnt you have a tyre from them that lasted forever?
LOL yes! :smt003

A front tyre on my ZXR400 that lasted for at least 4 rears (that's REAR TYRES - not Chinese for '4 years'), and to look at it you'd think it had been on the bike for a few weeks!

I hope it is Challenger. It's a shame that nobody could get their head around the fact that tyre technology has moved on in the last 40 years, and they were re-manufactured using identical processes to any top manufacturer. Bargain tyres.

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 12:43 pm
by zimm
performance orientated remoulds are ace ..

best tyres i've had on my car were colway's they cost nothing, lasted ages, gripped well and were progressive when they slid.

have to say, im not sure i'd trust them on a bike, but maybe ..

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 11:01 pm
by SOILZX
Just had Maxxis Supermaxx fitted today. Only cost £150 for the pair. Will let you no how i get on with 'em.

Re: Maxxis tyres

Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:18 pm
by SOILZX
Done a couple of hundred miles on tyres now. Edge grip could be better, had the rear sqirm a few times gassing out of islands. Been out tonight in the wet and the rear spun like a giraffe of an island, but could of been diesel (right by a petrol station). Not overly impressed at the mo, i'll get some more mileage out of them and give an update.