P1000 Kenda Bear Claw

[jasontjames]

Anyone have an opinion on the Kenda Bear Claws? After my last trip out to my hunting property, I had to plug 3 tires. Looking for something pretty durable with a good tread pattern. I don't do a ton of riding in the mud (at least not on purpose), but I need a good all around tire that can handle rocky terrain and get me out of the mud when it rain during hunting season. Thanks for any input y'all might have.

 

[Admin]

 

[drfubar]

Installed Kenda Bear Claw HTR radials

Not sure if this helps.

 

[jasontjames]

Installed Kenda Bear Claw HTR radials

Not sure if this helps.

It does, thank you. I really need to remember the search function. Lol.

 

[500]

Anyone have an opinion on the Kenda Bear Claws? After my last trip out to my hunting property, I had to plug 3 tires. Looking for something pretty durable with a good tread pattern. I don't do a ton of riding in the mud (at least not on purpose), but I need a good all around tire that can handle rocky terrain and get me out of the mud when it rain during hunting season. Thanks for any input y'all might have.

I had the BearClaw HTR's. I have no experience with the standard BearClaws.
The HTR's are a very tough tire that are relatively lightweight for an 8ply. They measure true, or tall, compared to others. They do great on rocks, ruts, and roots. They are better than OEM in mud, but not the best at cleaning out once caked up. However, I am not a mudder so they were perfect for my application. I could run over dried out, cut corn stalks at 25 mph and not break a sweat about a flat. They grabbed great in soggy, wet corn and soybean fields as well. They are an awesome tire IMO - especially for the price and what you get out of them.

 

[jasontjames]

I had the BearClaw HTR's. I have no experience with the standard BearClaws.
The HTR's are a very tough tire that are relatively lightweight for an 8ply. They measure true, or tall, compared to others. They do great on rocks, ruts, and roots. They are better than OEM in mud, but not the best at cleaning out once caked up. However, I am not a mudder so they were perfect for my application. I could run over dried out, cut corn stalks at 25 mph and not break a sweat about a flat. They grabbed great in soggy, wet corn and soybean fields as well. They are an awesome tire IMO - especially for the price and what you get out of them.

Great info. I looked back and it is the HTR's that I was looking at. I can get a set of 28's for $554 plus shipping. I was also looking at the Rocktane XD-K's. They say that they have 3x the puncture resistance. If that is true then the extra $96 for a set of those might be worth it.

 

[PineTree]

I had the standard Bear Claws on a Honda Rancher. They were a good tire!! I had zero complaints!

 

[sthomp54]

I have the HTRs on my 500 and they are great. You might want to check the load rating, I cant find info on 28s, but the smaller sizes probably wouldnt be adequate. Figure out what your rig weighs fully loaded and divide by 4.

 

[jasontjames]

Thanks for the replies. I ended up going with the Rocktane XD-K's. I wanted to go with a 10" tire on all four and the Kenda doesn't offer a 28x10x14