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New Bridgestone IT's...?

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Posted by: 2-Strokes 4-ever---------------------

A couple dirt bike related magazines are giving the new 403's & 404's very high marks. Anyone have experience with them on intermediate terrain?
Thanks


Posted by: IndyMX---------------------

Yes.. I have a set on my 450 right now.. They rock. I'm sorta biased though.. I get them at cost.


Posted by: 2-Strokes 4-ever---------------------

Quote:
Originally Posted by IndyMX
Yes.. I have a set on my 450 right now.. They rock. I'm sorta biased though.. I get them at cost.

Thanks. Longevity? Lots o' rocks in these parts.


Posted by: IndyMX---------------------

Honestly, I've got one ride on them.


Posted by: 2-Strokes 4-ever---------------------

Kinda wishin' there would have been more feedback, but I went for it and got some. I'm going to ride the knobs off what I've got on, and mount them up before our 200 mile "Show Me 200 National Dual Sport" (more of an enduro... no BMWs.) I'll post a follow-up around the first of June.


Posted by: 2-Strokes 4-ever---------------------

Well... got about 185 miles on 'em.
In order for a review to be useful, I think we need to know terrain conditions:
Woods/trail
LOTS of rocks... gravel, all gravel (no dirt), round rocks, sharp-edge rocks, planted rocks, but mostly loose rolling around rocks. Did I mention rocks?
10% sand/mud
50% loam
40% hardish pack

When mounting them up I was kind of wondering how they would perform since the center rows of knobs look more like a sand/mud tire (tall, spread out, almost paddle like.) But...... the side knobs are closer together looking more like a medium terrain or even hard pack tire.
Perhaps the front performs well on a tilled, disked up MX track, but in the gravely stuff we have it's pretty skatey... going back to my Dunlop 742FA. Wear... on par with the 742 I prefer.
The rear has a knob lay-out similar to the front. It's performance was good in acceleration and cornering, but I felt it fell short in braking compared to the Dunlop 756 that I've been running for years. Wear... on par with my favorite (the 756.)
I suppose a major part of my quest was to find a tire that lasted well in rocks... but I think these often sharp-edged rocks we have will tear up anything. (After hearing all the big praises for the Maxxis IT rear's longevity, I tried one of those too... didn't last any longer than anything else, and really stunk when it was wet and the "edge" was gone.)
For my terrain, back to the Dunlops.


Posted by: 2-Strokes 4-ever---------------------

UPDATE:
These Bridgestone's work much better with some moisture in the ground. My first ride with them was on dry, dusty, hard trail. I don't ride anymore during the hot, humid Midwest summers, but have been back at it for a couple months now. I'm not doing any racing anymore (not obsessed with a "crisp edge") and we get all the mileage out of a tire that we can in these rocks... whick means about 300 miles out of a Dunlop756 before knobs start flying off. This rear Bridgestone has 300 miles on it now, it's well rounded, but hook up is still decent for how it looks and all knobs are still intact.
In our conditions, this may be my new choice for fall/winter/spring (wet weather) riding.



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