[BukeyeRincon]

Help! I just got off the phone with Stan Lee @ Honda parts online. I was ready to buy the ATRs from ITP over the Bighorn Radials. I ride mostly trails but damnit when I come to a mudhole(wheel deep) or climb a few steep hills, I want to make it through! Stan said he has sold alot of both, but thinks the atrs are better for outwest/dry conditions and the mud lites are better for eastern trails/mud. He said he felt the mudlites handled almost as well as the radials. So, if anyone has opinions on either setup please let me know. I want to stay with 25" tires, want a smooth ride like the stockers and be able to get through the mud/climb out of a creek, or go over a few rocks. Thanks for this website & your responses.

 

[dickmadison]

The 26" Mudlites have more tread depth than the 25"s.

 

[Thundercon]

Bukeye,
I don't have them (yet) but Mudlites will be my next set. One of my riding friends has a 350 Rancher (stock) and before he bought his 25" Mudlites, he had trouble following me. But on our last ride, he went practically everywhere I did. The 25"ers are very close to stock, but for my money, I personally would go with something 26" or better for the deeper lugs which would last longer.

 

[bfulmer]

Mudlites are great tires. I run 27" in the winter, but for this summer I am going to try ITP/Carlisle Badland radials. It is the same tire that comes on the Sportsman. I was going to go with the ATR's but they have been out of stock for over 2 weeks and this is basically the same tire, also cheaper. Lugs are a little difference but same tire casing. You won't be disappointed with Mudlites. They are just too destructive for my yard in the summer.

 

[THERINCON]

go with the 26" mudlites best all around

they work great in mud and rocky creeks around my area

 

[BukeyeRincon]

I just find it hard to believe that a non-radial tire could perform as well all around as a radial.. Thanks for your input guys.