Purpose of Factory Tires

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nondem

Discussion Starter · Jul 7, 2014

I've read a lot of stuff about Rincon tires and found the following:
--The OEM tires are overwhelmingly considered bad.
--BigHorns are among the most popular tires to be used as a replacement.

I've got 20 hours on my OEM tires and they are already showing some wear. I have to drive about 500 yds down a paved road to get to and from the trails by my house - but that is the only Pavement they see. I try to drive gently...

So, they are obviously a soft tire that seems like it would grip rock pretty well.
Does anyone know what reasons Honda may have had for choosing this specific tire? It doesn't appear to be a particularly cheap tire and must have some redeeming characteristics. The Rincon rides fine with them but I obviously don't have experience with any other tires on it.

I'm going to run them till they start having flats and plan to get some bighorns when it is time...OEM size.

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shadontt

· #2 · Jul 7, 2014

Rincon OEM Tires

Some folks prefer to run the OEM tires and find them to be satisfactory for their use. I choose to go to the Bighorn 2.0 for the 6 ply rating and larger knobs to suit my riding needs. I've also put a set of Ancla tires on my other Rincon to see how they work, also 6 ply tires but different tread and cost.

dblshock

· #3 · Jul 7, 2014

I see the 2015 switched to a maxell (sp) tire

JBGill06

· #4 · Jul 7, 2014

I didn't't mind the stock tires when I had them. They did well when it was dry, and make playing in the creek more fun. My dad actually runs my stock tires on his rancher because he prefers them in the summer because they are non aggressive.

SunkAgain

· #5 · Jul 7, 2014

The oem tires are good for testing if your tranny is functioning. Meaning, the Rincon will move forward or reverse with these tires.

thumperswede

· #6 · Jul 7, 2014

The stockers have no redeeming qualities except for what Sunk said. They built our quad to rip trails fast but the tire squirm during high speed cornering is scary. Any 6 ply or better tire will make it way more predictable. Also, the lug depth they come with seems like they are half wore out right out of the box! They are light tho so they do preserve the power which goes away somewhat with heavier tires.

shadontt

· #7 · Jul 7, 2014

shadontt said:
Some folks prefer to run the OEM tires and find them to be satisfactory for their use. I choose to go to the Bighorn 2.0 for the 6 ply rating and larger knobs to suit my riding needs. I've also put a set of Ancla tires on my other Rincon to see how they work, also 6 ply tires but different tread and cost.

It probably doesn't matter much but any new tire with better/larger lugs are going to rip up your lawn. I only mention this should one use the ATV for yard maintenance a lot, pulling trailers, sprayers, tools etc. The benefit of 6 ply and larger lugs while trail riding justify swapping the OEM out as soon as you can.

nondem

Discussion Starter · #8 · Jul 7, 2014

You may have something

I have noticed the tires don’t tear up my lawn.

Honda is all about protecting the environment and I've seen company documents that actually say they keep that in mind when designing their ATVs. I bet the softer tire w/shallow lugs is at least partially about protecting the precious dirt. Then they are also light weight which helps with ride/experience in some ways(and hurts in others). Add in a good deal from the tire supplier and we have a winner.

Makes sense to me.

shadontt said:
It probably doesn't matter much but any new tire with better/larger lugs are going to rip up your lawn. I only mention this should one use the ATV for yard maintenance a lot, pulling trailers, sprayers, tools etc. The benefit of 6 ply and larger lugs while trail riding justify swapping the OEM out as soon as you can.

rinquad

· #9 · Jul 7, 2014

Probably used these very non aggressive tires dew to liability issues. Less likely to flip the ATV while cornering.

Mac102004

· #10 · Jul 8, 2014

rinquad said:
Probably used these very non aggressive tires dew to liability issues. Less likely to flip the ATV while cornering.

I flew out of a few corners sideways ending up in the alders off the trail more then once when my old rinny had stock tires. Those things don't bite at all on loose trail, no chance of flipping.

dblshock

· #11 · Jul 8, 2014

Honda's Rincon is their flagship utility model and a benchmark for IRS, do you really think Honda would spec the worst tire for this application? might want to think again.

H-Trac is the original Honda design dated back to at least '87 at that time Ohitsu was the mfg. right thru the first couple Rincon models til Dunlop won the contract.

This wheel weighs half of anything else on the market and if inflated properly and limited to north or south on pavement will deliver 1500-2000 miles of flawless service, nature of the beast, deal with it or prepare to make huge performance and efficiency concessions.

Joe maran

· #12 · Jul 8, 2014

Didn't anyone read for 2015 honda rincon comes with the new maxis tire.

Ballast

· #13 · Jul 8, 2014

I subscribe to the "somethings got to give" theory. The tires manufacturers put on are not aggressive therefore they easily spin in mud. Once you go to the big lug mud tires - they grip and therefor put more load on your axle shafts and other driveline parts. The manufacturer does not want to replace parts on warranty - hence the crappy tires.

So what I've seen folks upgrade their tires to big lug, big diameter, aggressive types and snap their axles, axles get upgraded to Gorilla axles or similar and differentials break.

I've gone to fairly mild aftermarket tires

badhabit_wb

· #14 · Jul 8, 2014

I liked the ride with the factory tires but evidently my "style" of riding was wrong for the tires. I wore mine out in less than 900 miles. I switched to the bh 2"s and have over 3000 miles on them. They ride better, corner better, do better in mud, handle better on rocks and trails, and last 4 times as long. They are heavier but I used the stock size on the stock wheels and the trade off is worth it to me. I ride a lot. I ride over 2000 miles a year and I need a tire that lasts longer than 5 months and performs better than stock. YMMV

dblshock

· #15 · Jul 9, 2014

I've purchased four sets of new OEM 'take offs', burned thru almost three sets now at 5,900 mi. so looks like I'm good to 8,000.

Every time I head out and back I travel 6mi. of pavement, I take it real easy turning in fact avoiding it if possible make turns in the shoulder gravel.

We will have to weigh the new Maxis Rincon wheels, hopefully their lighter.

Corndog

· #16 · Jul 11, 2014

I was concerned about the weight of my BH-1s also. I inflated them with hydrogen. Still not satisfied, I ground away about half my stock wheels with a bench grinder and only use 2 lug nuts (which I have drilled holes in).

badhabit_wb

· #17 · Jul 11, 2014

Wow Corndog, I did the same thing except i cut off the studs and glued the wheels on!

Guitars911

· #18 · Jul 11, 2014

Been a while since I had a good chuckle reading something on this site.

Thanks Corndog..

klad01

· #19 · Jul 11, 2014

badhabit wp

You should have left a little nub on the stud so you could line up the wheels when you had to replace the tires. Did you use Gorilla Glue?

Corndog

· #20 · Jul 11, 2014

I considered glue.....but I like to rotate my tires and the glue build-up would add weight. I also considered just cutting the knobs off, but I was afraid I would mess up the wheel balance.

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