Maxxis Desert IT

Exnav · Post by **Exnav** » March 17th, 2009, 5:17 pm

Thinking about ordering a set. I have a lot of rock where I ride and I think this tire will work well. What say you?

Post by **AlisoBob** » March 17th, 2009, 9:27 pm

Only tire I run....

iggys-amsoil · Post by **iggys-amsoil** » March 17th, 2009, 10:08 pm

The rear is fine but get the SI up front, the IT's tend to wash out.

Cam_Ron · Post by **Cam_Ron** » March 17th, 2009, 10:26 pm

Best tires I've ever had. They last incredibly long. I agree about the front wanting to come out a bit on some terrain though. If you adjust your riding style a bit, there's really nothing these tires wont take you through.

TYSTYX · Post by **TYSTYX** » March 18th, 2009, 1:35 am

I absolutely love the Maxxis SI up front. I'll never use anything else !
M5B on the rear but I ride soft terrain, small dunes, monster sand hills, etc.

sabreguy · Post by **sabreguy** » March 18th, 2009, 5:38 am

I have a Maxxis IT on my son's CR250 with a SI on the front. Very happy with them

lewisclan · Post by **lewisclan** » March 18th, 2009, 6:46 am

SI in the rear or a M5B

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » March 18th, 2009, 10:10 am

I have IT on both front and rear. rear is the 120. Hooks up nicely. The front is way better than my old worn out Star Cross!

Exnav · Post by **Exnav** » March 18th, 2009, 10:32 am

For those guys with 19" on the back, are you running the 120 or 110? Any problems with the section width on the 120? Low end difference negligible?

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » March 18th, 2009, 11:16 am

120 on 19's, no problem

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » March 18th, 2009, 1:54 pm

dannygraves wrote:120 on 19's, no problem

X2!

ISBB · Post by **ISBB** » March 18th, 2009, 2:12 pm

last bike i had i rode a Desert IT on the back and dunlop 756 race replica up front... Worked good.

I just ordered a IRC M1A porcupine tire and a desert IT for the 500

I figure ill wear the M1A a bit if i ride hard pack but that tire does great in the sand.

KE 336 · Post by **KE 336** » March 19th, 2009, 8:29 am

iggys-amsoil wrote:The rear is fine but get the SI up front, the IT's tend to wash out.

I agree, the rear is about the most durable I've found and works well.
The IT front is just horrible for me on any kind of hard pack. I don't think I'll ever buy one of those again. Never tried the SI before.

zorak-2 · Post by **zorak-2** » March 19th, 2009, 9:56 pm

The only tire would run would be the IRC M5B in the rear and I would prefer to run the IRC Volcane enduro in the front.But my second choice would be the IRC Volcane enduro on the rear.

redrocket190 · Post by **redrocket190** » March 20th, 2009, 9:41 am

AlisoBob wrote:Only tire I run....

Same here. Wear really well....

BigBore0364 · Post by **BigBore0364** » March 21st, 2009, 10:38 pm

I run Kenda Millville Sticky frront and back 120/19...the tires are unreal they stick real well to rock almost like a trials tire. The tire is multi-directional which I like in the early season I run it soft and then in the summer months I run it intermediate, great tires all the way around.

hoofarted · Post by **hoofarted** » March 22nd, 2009, 11:16 am

I found out that the IT rear doesnt hook up for sh*t on slippery hard stuff, particularly an incline! But I guess thats the price you pay for having a long lasting tire..

ISBB · Post by **ISBB** » March 22nd, 2009, 12:09 pm

guess i dont ride enough hard pack for it to make a diffrence.. got a brand new desert IT sittin in the garage waitin for the 500

dannygraves · Post by **dannygraves** » March 23rd, 2009, 7:22 am

hoofarted wrote:I found out that the IT rear doesnt hook up for sh*t on slippery hard stuff, particularly an incline! But I guess thats the price you pay for having a long lasting tire..

yeah, dunlop 756 (i think) hooked up the best, but was all worn out after like 2 rides. the IT lasts a real long time and hooks up ok, a good balance for me.

seanmx57 · Post by **seanmx57** » March 24th, 2009, 9:18 am

Is a maxxicross IT the same as a desert IT? I have a maxxicross it that I got with a wheel set up off ebay. The guy claimed it had 2 rides so I bought it, he said the tread was excelent. I get it and there is like a 1/4 inch left. I emailed him about it asking if he did 2 baja 1000's with it. Things went downhill from there

ISBB · Post by **ISBB** » March 24th, 2009, 2:19 pm

the desert IT and the regular IT are 2 diffrent tires

for some reason same tread pattern but made out of diffrent compounds.

kdizzle · Post by **kdizzle** » April 10th, 2009, 9:52 am

Just to chime in here i have found the Dunlop 952 front and 756 rear is the best combo fro my AF.. yeah the back gets worn quickly in the desert but the grip is outstanding. However I ride MX 90% of the time so I am partial... if i was riding desert i would lean towards the harder IT tire, but always run either a 952 front regardless..

Kenny

south central hoon · Post by **south central hoon** » April 10th, 2009, 8:18 pm

Maxxis is just a different label on a Cheng Shin tire. do the research....same factory....different price. i run c755 for half the cost of the IT.

they are hard to find for a 19 though.

http://www.allbusiness.com/manufacturin ... 293-1.html

WVCR500 · Post by **WVCR500** » April 11th, 2009, 7:22 am

I just bought a set of Desert IT...sitting in the garage waiting to be mounted.

WVCR500 · Post by **WVCR500** » April 11th, 2009, 7:23 am

I just bought a set of Desert IT...sitting in the garage waiting to be mounted.

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Maxxis Desert IT

Maxxis Desert IT