Looking for a tire that performs well in mud and has a decient ride on hard pack trails. Have owned 589 MTs and liked them, any other brands that you suggest.
Thanks for your help.

im getting kenda bear claws

only 60-80 bucks

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honda recon 22" mudlites
foreman 500
1985 big red 250

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I have a set of mud lights on mine and they seem to ware fine, i ride gravle roads dirt roads and packed clay trails 1200 kms so far and not much ware

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role,em im flour

i have a 06 vinson with 25in.swamplites,and they ride real nice.Years a go i had the 589s and i did nit like them for trail rid'in.But these swamplites really are nice,and i'm glad i got them.People out there say they wear well,so we will see.good luck.

Tried the first set of mudlites when they first came out and haven't veered from them since.....definitely my preference. They are absolutely amazing in the mud (and snow) and smooth on hard pack. My only complaint is that when you do bury them in the mud, you are f*#@*@# stuck!

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2007 Sportsman 800 EFI Deluxe
ITP SS108's, 26" Mud Lites, 2.5 Warn, Synthetic Rope, bumpers, Dalton Clutch, K&N

2008 Sportsman 700 EFI X2 - The Wife's
800 rims, 27" Mud Lites, 1.5" spacers, 2.5 Warn, Synthetic Rope, Dalton Clutch, K&N filter, brush guard

2007 Troy Lee Predator 500
HMF Sport exhaust, UM Racing air box, K&N filter, Jet Kit, UM bumpers, UM nerf bars, 13T Sprocket, etc...etc...

ill second the swamplites. great all arount tire. great on rocks, snow, hard pack, and i used to have the 589s and the swamplites do just as well as the 589s if not better for an all around tire. 589s are better for just mud though. swamplites arent showing much sign of wear either.

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2002 arctic cat 500.

I love my ITP 589's for my riding up here in Alaska......A few friends have converted over from mudlights and XTR's after following me around a bit.

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2002 HONDA 450ES FOREMAN

-1 Piece Petex Skid Plate
-PW'd Hand Warmers
-Tamarak Rear Cargo Box
-Penland Eco Series Exhaust
-Twin Air air filter
-Jetted Accordinally
-Triangle Snorkel
-Xtreme Disc Brakes
-Detriot Gearless Locker
-14% Gear Reduction
-27" ITP 589's
-2" Lift
-Hilifter Lift Springs
-Warn 2.5 w/Synthetic Rope

-ALL WELL MARINATED IN MOOSE BLOOD-

The only mud tires I ever had were Goodyear MudRunners. http://www.goodyearatv.com/cfm...tiredetail.cfm?serid=7 They had computer-aided design, instead of just someone drawing a sketch on a napkin and saying "this looks cool". They were great in mud, and smooth on the trails thanks to the way the pads ran right down the middle. You can get them as Run-Flats too. If I was going to do a lot of mud I would try Kenda Executioners. http://www.kendausa.com/atv/utility.html#executioner They look something like 589s with more space between the treads to clean out better. Right now I'm sticking with the stock 26" PXT Radials. Probably only 1% of my riding is in mud and the stock tires handle the ocassional mud pits with no problem.

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2008 Sportsman 500 EFI.
So far: Front brushguard, rear bumper, Warn 2,500# winch,
Glacier plow, Lock & Ride backrest, Moose 3-way hitch,
thumbwarmer, RAM-mount for GPS, Sheltie-mix mutt.