[OOOOPS]

Greetings,
I have a 2004 CRF230f in need of front and rear tires. I'm teaching a young rider so the tires will be used 98% off road or more. I might slip to a gas station to fill it up but that is about all the asphalt it will see. Mostly loose dirt,trail, sand, a little mud, and very, very few rocks. Stock bike, I think, front 90/100-21's and 4.10-18's on the rear.
Thanks for your suggestions.

[JimDirt]

Welcome to the site !!

I was thinking Ray was going to reply , but maybe he is on a Walkabout

What you are going to want is going to somewhat depend on your specific needs , not only the terrain you will be on , but also what you are expecting out of the tire , are you looking for serious traction ??? , or tire longevity , as it is hard to get both out of 1 tire , so you have to compromise on the compound if you want both , so you can have some fair traction and some longevity , but you won't find a tire that will give both well ........ With that said

If you are looking for traction , but in what appears to be softer terrain , you are going to want a knobby as opposed to a trials or dual sport type tire , you would want one with a wide center knobby that will dig in , and you want one that has a loose tread pattern , in other words , the closer the knobs the more traction , but not when it comes to sand and mud , then you want a wider gap between each lug , so the tire can clear the debris , whether it be mud or sand and bit in , it won't work as well on hard pack , and will wear or tear lugs on hard pack , but for soft terrain , it works well and will last ......... I would get a 110 for the rear , not a 120 , as that is too much tire for the power of that bike , regardless of brand

If you are wanting to keep the cost down as much as possible , I would suggest the Sedona 880 ST , they are really hard to mount because they have a stiff sidewall , the front is really a fight to get on or off a rim , like bring a friend tough , but it will bite in , it is really tough , so it can take sharp rocks and about anything you can throw at it , it is about impossible to get a pinch flat , it does really well in softer soils and mud , and it will last a long time

For the softer terrain , you have lots of options , Dunlop's are good till the edge of the lug wears it does not matter the model , but a good off road model is the AT 81 , also the Dunlop MX12 Sand/Mud tire is right what you are wanting , The Maxxis Desert IT is a great off road tire , it will wear well and give good traction ...... Pirelli MT16 is a great off road tire , it works in all types of terrain , so it is not specific to anything , but it is decent in everything ....... , those are just a few off the top of my head .... Hope that helped some ...

[Aussiecrf230]

Not walkabout - tinkering in shed with a petcock that doesn't fit, have the right outlet size or I can steal parts from to rebuild the original.

Don't get me started on high beam switch in the car.
Been one of those unproductive days.

More so you guys probably have different range of tyres then we do in Oz.
Agree with not going too wide it will just sap the power especially as the surface becomes loose.

I am also still on original tyres, bit hard now.
Probably loose blocks when we are allowed out again.