My first weekend on 25" ITP ATR's

[rozo jr]

Here's my impression of the new tires on my 2004 Grizz w/25" ATR's on DNA wheels.

I encountered just about every condition a person will find when riding an ATV, except snow, of course.

I put on just under 100 miles Saturday. Mostly hardpacked dirt and rocky trails, some gravel and asphalt roads, and a few puddles.

I could definitely tell there was much less roll in the faster sweeping corners, and the thing felt like it had power steering. I just twitched the bars and I could rotate through the corner almost effortlessly. The ATV stayed exactly where I wanted.

What surprised me was there was noticeably more side bite than I expected, as the #*$&@ end would stay planted and just wanted to hook up gassing it up out of the corners. Even on the loose gravel, I had to apply way more throttle and body english than usual to pitch the thing sideways. Probably due to the tread staying flatter, and more in contact with the ground.

The tires, inflated to 5 psi, absorbed the larger softball and melon size rocks like they weren't even there. It actually felt like I was riding on a four or five inch cushion of air. The only small complaint that I would have is that when running between 25-35 mph on the roads, the bars shook a little bit from side to side. Thankfully it went away at around 40 mph and above. This is pretty minor though, because on the trail, it is not noticeable whatsoever.

I didn't get to run the tires in the real heavy mud as much as I hoped, but I did play a little bit in a swampy mud hole on my buddies land. Nothing major, it was like chocolate pudding just above the floor boards, with a light green layer of slimy water on top. You can understand me not wanting to spend a whole lot of time in there rooting around, especially when there is cold beer to be had just a few hundred yards away. Did I mention I was the only one brave enough to enter the swamp? It seems the others didn't want to smell like #*$&@ for the rest of the day. So unfortunately, I didn't have any other machines to compare with on who could go through more mud than the next guy.

The tires obviously work much better than stock, and I was very pleased with what I was able to get through without the aid of the winch. Thank god for the diff-lok though, because without it, I would have been shin deep in that crap running the winch line to my buddies on hard ground.

I would certainly recommend these shoes to anyone who is looking for a good all around trail performance tire. The only thing I might look into yet is the overfender kit. That might be a wise investment, considering the spacing of the new wheels.

 

[Irv]

Thanks for the evaluation, sorry for my ignorance but who makes the atr's that you are talking about? Do they have a website? Did you consider the 26" ATR's and if so why didn't you choose a bigger tire? I am planning on some new tires probably by christmas time and i am trying to gather as much info as i can. It is nice to see guys like you post your experiences with your new tires. Did you have stockers on your grizz before these? Thanks again....Irv

 

[MrSled]

Very nice evaluation

 

[rozo jr]

All Terrain Radials, (commonly referred to as "ATR's"), are made by ITP.

http://www.itptires.com/holeshotatr.html

I do most of my riding on the trail network of northern Wisconsin, so I wanted a good trail tire without sacrificing much top end. That is why I chose the lighter 25" instead of a bigger, heavier tire.

Actually, for the most part, I was happy with the stockers. Except when it came to the occasional mud crossing, then they showed their limitations.

As an added bonus, the six-ply radial tire rides and handles much better on the trail compared to the stockers.