The motorcycle came with Dunlop 605s. No complaints, not sure how long they've been on the motorcycle and if I was to get new ones I'd want a tire that has good tread wear.

What does everyone run on their KLX?

 

Do you want more of a dirt oriented tire or for street?

 

Yep...need more info. Plus, there's probably no "one" tire that folks here are using, but there are some more frequent than others.

 

I drive for the most part on pavement. I have about 2 miles to the house that is loose gravel and sometimes mud/hard packed dirt. I would like a street type tire that could hold up on the last two miles while still maintaining a 25mph or less speed.

 

I have the 250s and ride 100% road

Rear: Michelin ac10
Front: Dunlop d605

The original Dunlop lasted 5 minutes on the rear and not cheap to replace either

 

Check out the tire I run in my signature. I ride mainly street but have found the tire good on trails and fire roads.

 

Page 10 on specs in the KLX owners manual for tire size, same size printed on the tire.

front 3.00-21 51P
rear 4.60-18 63P

full spec for ordering online:

front: 80/100 R21

rear: 100/100 R18

2012 Kawasaki KLX 250S Tires Specifications - Used 2012 KLX 250 S Tire Specs at Motorcyclist Magazine

there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of options for this specific size, Im guessing everyone has bought about every brand made available for this. options/opinions?

The Shinko, Kenda, and Dunlop tires all have 4Ply ratings....

 

An acquaintance of mine got 24,000 miles on Pirelli Scorpians keeping them much more inflated then I ever would for the kind of riding I do. This on an XT225, somewhat lighter than the KLX250.

 

Been running Duro Median 903/904 (f/r) on my KLX650 for the past 14 years and about 30,000 miles doing pavement, dirt/gravel, and some mild off road. Stick extremely well on road, having ridden with my sport bike and supermoto buddies they frequently make me lead because I can deal with any debris in the road and I'm fast enough they have no problem running up me in corners. Off road I've never had a problem, but I don't get nuts because the 650 is too big to manage in general - thus the reason I got a 250.

I put the Duros on the 250 going to a 4.10-18, narrow for a purpose, the 4.60 or 120/80 (pretty much identical in specs) would replace OEM. I knew I was going to be doing mainly eastern mud or sand, no radical large rocks like out west. I didn't want to get too much tire causing the bike to bog in the deep stuff. Having ridden trials I know throttle finesse can get traction with a narrower tire, but can't stop bogging too fat a tire once it starts to sink in. The 4.10 proved to be a good choice last year in Michigan in deep sugar sand and will be tested in dual sporting here in Ohio now that school is out.

This is one of the best images I've seen that is a bit true to the tread.



There is a bit of webbing side to side on the blocks for stability in turns, but full depth between around the circumference making a bit of a paddle effect - good for the east and for roads. The chevron tread will smooth out the road ride and wear fairly well for the performance, not noisy and great grip. I get around 4000 miles where there's still about 1/4" depth, but not good enough for me.

Back in 2001 I went with them due to the very open tread with decent size blocks, aggressive, but streetable... plus I was laid off and they were low buck at about $100 then, now about $120 for the pair. Not the cheapest, but looked to be a great tire for the money. I was considering the IRC GP110 too, but the open block sides probably wouldn't have done too well on the road in comparison. I replace them both at around 4000 miles on the 650. The back is worn to the point where it spins too easily in dirt/gravel and the front is cupped enough it isn't worth trying to go a second rear.

For 15 years they have exceeded my expectations, thus I've not bothered to "experiment" when I already have the solution for my needs.

On the 250 it is still a bit experimental, but the sands of Michigan proved no problem with traction, bogging or spinning when I didn't want it. Unfortunately the deep sugar sand didn't help handling of the bike and at one tip over I didn't get my foot out from under the bike and fractured an ankle - end of experiment for the summer. Now I continue for this summer, but next is Ohio mud and I know enough to know when it ain't gonna get better and I should turn around - didn't know that when in Michigan.

 

I just put a Kenda Trakmaster 2 on the back and a Pirelli garacross mt16 on the front of mine.