In the last year, we’ve seen the rise of the 12″ knobby. These tires obviously handle the rough stuff, but are shockingly good on road. Certainly not tires you’d want to do track days on, but they’ll get you comfortably down the road for sure. All three of these are great tires, and it boils down to your intention. All three tires in this shot are 130/70-12.

The Maxxis 6024 (left) is by far the lightest at 6.8lbs. It’s tighter tread spacing would lend it to a slightly smoother road ride. We would consider this tire geared for the street slightly more than the others.

The Kenda Big Block (center) is by far our most popular knobby. Heavier at 8.6lbs, it’s wider thread spacing will provide more offload bite, and we’ve been shocked how well these tires grip when pushed hard on dry pavement. This tire has proven to be the all-arounder of the group.

The Shinko Mobber (right) is the newest release of the three, just now hitting the market. At 9.0lbs, it’s without question the closest to a true offload tire. We watched it’s tall soft lugs win the offroad racing at Barber Small Bore. This is the most aggressive offroad tire in the group.

 

Knobby 12″ Tires

In the last year, we’ve seen the rise of the 12″ knobby. These tires obviously handle the rough stuff, but are shockingly good on road. Certainly not tires you’d want to do track days on,…

We’re excited we have a new 24 episode series now released on Go90. Hit their site or download the app, and follow along as we get into to great small bore tomfoolery…

http://www.go90.com/videos/3bLJ8LZ8fZV

 

New Series! Throttle Rockets

We’re excited we have a new 24 episode series now released on Go90. Hit their site or download the app, and follow along as we get into to great small bore tomfoolery… http://www.go90.com/videos/3bLJ8LZ8fZV  

Up front, I’ll say there’s no doubt other combinations that work, but I’ll speak on what WE KNOW works, and has been extensively tested here, and run numerous times. Our focus is building strong RELIABLE power on the stock bore. All that said…

2013-16 Grom – We tested, mapped, and tuned a variety of injectors. Stay stock unless you go to the cam. At that point, the only injector we sell is the only injector we found repeatable great results with. MNNTHBX pipe, Bazzaz, cam, and Mtake took the bike from 8 to 12hp. We’ve run this combo into the ground on our own bike, and numerous others as well, and it’s proven to be rock solid.

2017 Grom – Honda went with a different injector, fuel pump, and ECU. Run the stock injector. Again, we tested a variety of injectors at length. We found no option to perform as good as the OEM injector. The combo of Yosh pipe, Mtake, Bazzaz, and cam took this bike from 8 to 12.2hp.

No matter the length you chose to go in modification, the smart guy starts with the Bazzaz (or PCV). Cut rate pricing makes cheaper options enticing, but these two simply work the best, and by a large margin. Beyond that, take the time to learn and understand the capabilities of the tuner. Tuning is a simple task one you learn the basics, and the rewards are greatly increased power, flexibility, and safe operation.

Groms, injectors, and tuning…

Up front, I’ll say there’s no doubt other combinations that work, but I’ll speak on what WE KNOW works, and has been extensively tested here, and run numerous times. Our focus is building strong RELIABLE…