RMATV and Maxxis covered my tires under warranty and are sending me two new replacements. This is a copy of the Email I sent them. I guess sometimes it's ok to be nice and not loose my temper when dealing with them. I do wish they'd change that damn repeating message over and over while waiting on hold. It's like freaking ear torture...
They did want the other damaged tires back so they sent me a shipping label that covered the costs and are sending me a new set.
"I recently purchased 4
Maxxis Bighorn Radial Tire 26x9-12 on 4/11/19 for my 2017 Honda Pioneer 500. I did a little riding around here on my property and then last weekend I went to ride in Tennessee with friends, where we were mostly riding on national forest service roads and trails. The terrain was mostly clay with some wet and or somewhat rocky conditions. The average speed was around 15-20 mph throughout the weekend and I rarely got into 4th gear. On the first day, I had to put in 7 plugs into the drivers side front tire and on the second day I had to put in ten plugs on the passengers front tire. I use a Tire plug kit made by ARB and all the plugs are very thick and it’s a quality product. This is the second set of Big Horns I had on my 500. The last set were 25 x 9 x 12 on the front and 25 x 12 x 12 on the rear. I still had quite a bit of tread left but I wanted higher clearance with a taller tire and the same size all the way around. I had to plug the last set (the 25’s) only twice in nearly 2500 miles of riding in Idaho, Washington,Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Arizona as well as here at home in NC. So, I was surprised to get so many pinch flats in the sidewalls on this set, especially since I was running 10 lbs in all 4 tires and only had them a month. The tires themselves are rated a 6 ply, but someone had said to me that the sidewalls may be as thin as 4 ply. I’m wondering if I just got a bad set considering all the miles and varied terrain the others had ridden on and had very few issues. I am hoping they are warrantied and I can get a replacement for the 2 front tires. The one’s in 6 x 9 x 12.
I am attaching pictures of the plugs and my 500. Thank you for your consideration and time.
Sincerely, ....."