First and last paragraphs are the important ones. Just wanted to give as much detail as possible. Sorry for the long winded question in advance.
I used to own a 2003 CRF230F when i lived in Washington. onwed that bike for 6 years and after 6 years the tires where getting close to needing replacement. Dad always told me id want more power like his 250 one day. I always told him i never felt like i needed more power than i had.
Well i sold that bike to go to school finished school and living in AZ now. I decided its time to buy a new bike. I baught my first brand new bike. A 2020 CRF250F exsatly what i wanted and everyone i talked to said i should go for the 250 over the 230 for a list of reasons biggest of witch was the 250 is fuel injected. Or they said a 450 witch i thaught was insane and wayyyy too much power. So glad i got the 250. But i now have a constant struggle to put the power down. Not sure if its the bigger bike or the new terrain or what. The extra power the bike offers is totally worthless as i cant put it down. So i am admittedly frustrated. Missing the reliable power i could always put down on my 230 now fighting to put it down on the bigger bike i always said i didnt need.
So i started to read about a different set of tires from the stock ones it came with. Im regularly riding on rocks and dirt trails with fine loose dirt and rocks. The rocks are chewing up my tire havent even owned the bike 6 months (19 hours of the hour meter) and the tire looks like my 230 tire after 6 years. Im sure this is a result of heavy throttle hand and constantly spinning the tire trying gain some traction. When i actually can put the power down the bike will pick up the front tire a bit witch id love to use to my advantage for if only that was something i could do when i want rather then when the dirt is right.
Anyway long story short. Im frustrated that the extra power i never thaught i needed cant even be used. Im pretty sure its the new terrain im riding on whent from hard packed mud to loose dirt and rocks rather then the extra power just being too much. I have read that maxxi tires are good for this kind of terrain they are closer together "knobs" and grip well here. My worry is they wont work well on sand. I regularly have to ride on sand as there are a lot of washes out here and i have to take them or cross them everytime i go out. Ill sacrifice some sand capabilitys for more traction everywhere else around me but i still need to be able to do sand. Will the maxxi tires do this?
Dose anyone have another tire they would recommend?
Will the maxxi last longer?