Best swim tire??

[jpswift1]

Thanks so much everybody for y'all's help. Now I have a decision to make...Aqua Torqes or Terras.

Go with the 26x12x12 Goodyear Super Terra Grips. They are VERY fast in the water and decent in the mud. You'll be happy with them.

[liflod]

I'm running the Titan Super Terra Grip tires on my machine. They are identical to the Goodyears, but they ride much softer than the Goodyears.

[kghills]

In my opinion the 14" wide Vendetta tire by Mudd-Ox is the best swimming tire for an AATV in that it has very fast water speed while also offering more flotation, good mud performance and an incredibly smooth ride. Here is a video of the 26x14x12 Vendettas on my Hustler 980 tall tub. The Vendettas gave far superior performance than the Super Terra Grips the machine originally came with.

Here is a couple picture of the 14" vendettas compared to other common tires.


The Vendetta is a tire manufactured specifically for AATVs.

Keith.

[tbone9]

Kieth, what I noticed with the good years is the less tub clearance the better the water speed. On my fishing max it swims a lot faster than with the same tires on my lifted max. Just wondering if the same would apply to the Vendettas. They won't fit on my one with the body sage or I'd try it. Maybe that's why the 14" swim better ? More tire under the tub?

[riotwarrior]

In my opinion the 14" wide Vendetta tire by Mudd-Ox is the best swimming tire for an AATV in that it has very fast water speed while also offering more flotation, good mud performance and an incredibly smooth ride. Here is a video of the 26x14x12 Vendettas on my Hustler 980 tall tub. The Vendettas gave far superior performance than the Super Terra Grips the machine originally came with.

Here is a couple picture of the 14" vendettas compared to other common tires.


The Vendetta is a tire manufactured specifically for AATVs.

Keith.

video is kewl....had shut off sound...was no engine sound to hear....if u play music in yer machine that would be cool but I wanna hear it run...I can pick me own playlist otherwise LOL

Those tyres perform well. I'm quite impressed.

It would appear that the steering is smoother with the tyres such as these or Run A Muks or the Good years compared to the Bear Claws I have, they dig in when turning making it difficult from what I can see.

Once I get some wheels I'll test the run a muks I have in comparison to the bear claws for turning and such.

Those Vendettas look like cat's meow for sure!!!!

Thanks for sharing

[kghills]

Kieth, what I noticed with the good years is the less tub clearance the better the water speed. On my fishing max it swims a lot faster than with the same tires on my lifted max. Just wondering if the same would apply to the Vendettas. They won't fit on my one with the body sage or I'd try it. Maybe that's why the 14" swim better ? More tire under the tub?

So far most people have found that the 14" wide Vendetta is the fastest Vendetta tire. I think it may have to do with the amount of water the tread has to channel. The wider tires tread has to scoop more water and I think cavitates a little as the water is forced to roll over the top of the tread as it moves towards the center of the tire. I think there is a sweet spot as far as width goes for the tread design to have super fast water speed and the 14" seems to be it. The 16" wide tire definitely performs better in the mud and the flotation it offers is impressive while the 12" tire is very easily tracked without becoming overly wide. 12", 14" or 16", choices, choices, choices.

[tbone9]

That makes sense. When I'm swimming more throttle doesn't mean more speed because of the cavitation.

[Noel Woods]

video is kewl....had shut off sound...was no engine sound to hear....if u play music in yer machine that would be cool but I wanna hear it run...I can pick me own playlist otherwise LOL

Those tyres perform well. I'm quite impressed.

It would appear that the steering is smoother with the tyres such as these or Run A Muks or the Good years compared to the Bear Claws I have, they dig in when turning making it difficult from what I can see.

Once I get some wheels I'll test the run a muks I have in comparison to the bear claws for turning and such.

Those Vendettas look like cat's meow for sure!!!!

Thanks for sharing

I shut the audio off too, not my kind of jam session. The tires do perform very, very well. Keith also told me that the ride is very forgiving which is what my aching back needs. The Vendettas also fit a version of the Adair tracks too. I'll probably pick up a set of the 14" wide tires somewhere down the road.

[kghills]

I shut the audio off too, not my kind of jam session....

No worries as they say, maybe the constant drone of a V twin turning the Vendettas is more your kind of music then. Turn it up!

Keith.

[tbone9]

Noel, I run the Vendettas along with a suspension seat. No more trips to the chiropractor after a long weekend lol.

[Noel Woods]

Keith: Now your machine is rapping some tunes I'm down with. Very good show! That machine sounds like the 48hp Yamaha V star in the garage.

[riotwarrior]

Oh my what M U S I C to my ears...gotta say those Vtwins sound sweet. That sounds much much better. Wow if I tried those spins on the grass chunks O grass would be flailing in the wind from bearclaws. I lie how there is some cushion to those tyres.


Damn wish my diesel was a Vtwin LOL Oh well Wait till Turbo spins up....ROFL.

[Nick O.]

Oh my what M U S I C to my ears...gotta say those Vtwins sound sweet. That sounds much much better.

After you listen to the same exhaust drone for 3-20 hours video editing, music is a sweet relief. Now YouTube has been muting some of the songs and replacing them with weird royalty free ones, it's been a moral battle for me.

[martin_andy25]

What website can I buy the vendettas??

[amphibious drew]

What website can I buy the vendettas??

I can't say for sure, maybe Nick knows where to get a set.