Backwards Tires

[York Racing]

So this has been bothering me for quite some time now. Why do people put their tires on backwards?

 

[Blaner]

some tires, like the kenda klaws can be run eityher way depending on the hardness of the terrain you ride, you can have them on one way for hard ground or the other way for soft ground

 

[blasterfreek30]

i run my kenda kutters backwards...they seem to hook up better

 

[Paulie B]

Backwards grab and forwards dig. It depends on the riding surface which way is gonna work better and also personal opinion.
Take my Kenda bearclaws they will almost tear up the lawn jes pushing the blasty across it. Put them on backwards and grass still gets beat down but not uprooted

 

[GIXER7502006]

my holeshots will start to round on the foward side of the tread and stay sharp on the back side, so when u turn them the front side will grab better

 

[tjsdaname]

my holeshots will start to round on the foward side of the tread and stay sharp on the back side, so when u turn them the front side will grab better

yep, about half way through race season I do the same...

Razr MX's, quadcross mx pro's and hoosier's are the same if you reverse them.....

 

[yzrider]

some tires are bi directional, so u turn them around to keep the tread wear even, others like kenda klaws can hook up better backward

 

[98blaster+4]

the same principle applies to all directional tires.....take the mickey thopson baja claws for trucks.....they are designs to dig and push through the mud. when you get stuck they get better traction in reverse to help you get another run at it. but a lot of folks run them backwards all the time cause they dont wanna back up.

blasters cant back up so why not get the better grip the whole time???