HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
01-26-2008, 07:42 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
ha ha ha yeah $16 bux and DDM wants $25 , hostile hobbies is ALOT CHEAPER than DDM but ddm has more items
01-26-2008, 09:52 PM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
Hostile hobbies has teamed up with GBE too make a new tire
http://gabebrownengineering.com/comp...-making-chips/
http://gabebrownengineering.com/comp...-making-chips/
02-08-2008, 01:52 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
i got my tires and fitted them , they look so cool and it really suits it but i hoped that the knobbys were taller but they just normal , also the SMELL of the rubber was really over powering lol i was getting high of the fumes . i havnt run it yet as im still waitng for some more parts from ddm
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03-27-2008, 10:44 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
Hostile just came out with a new tire for the BAJA a MEDIUM PIN TIRE it is awesome http://www.hostilehobby.com/product_...oducts_id=1634
here is some pics comparing the tires
Here is a pic of the HH tires mounted the fit perfectly
here is a pic of the HH tires compared the too PROLINE Bandlands that are not mounted
Here is a pic of the HH tire compared too the HH MX tires
Here is a pic of the HH tires compared too the HPI Dirtbusters
here is some pics comparing the tires
Here is a pic of the HH tires mounted the fit perfectly
here is a pic of the HH tires compared the too PROLINE Bandlands that are not mounted
Here is a pic of the HH tire compared too the HH MX tires
Here is a pic of the HH tires compared too the HPI Dirtbusters
03-28-2008, 12:49 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
hostile makes damn fine tires for the baja5b , i wouldnt buy those new style tires , i would keep getting the large knobby tires , but i guess these new tires makes it for better racing , and depends on what purpose your buying them for i guess . is that heat shrink on your shocks ? looks like it, do they still compress alright with the heat shrink on the springs
03-28-2008, 03:21 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
Allegedly, the smaller pins make even more grip on clay type and loose tracks, there's a vid on hostile's youtube space of a sick fast baja doing an oval with the new mini pins. Certainly looked planted. I'm beginning to think that I need both sets. 
03-28-2008, 11:50 PM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
with the new style block tire from hostile they should make the blocks taller , they are too short and would wear out in no time .
03-29-2008, 08:10 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
ORIGINAL: splcrazy
with the new style block tire from hostile they should make the blocks taller , they are too short and would wear out in no time .
with the new style block tire from hostile they should make the blocks taller , they are too short and would wear out in no time .
Why don't you pass that info on to Hostile hobbies??? I do not know how often they come here??
03-29-2008, 08:48 PM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
even with the large knobby tires they should make the knobbs taller than what they are or even make the sqaure block bigger and taller the same kind of tire you get on a yamaha yz400R dirt trail bike , ill take a pic of this tyre im talking about and youll see what i mean , hmm i dont know maybe hostile make the tires like that so the blocks wear out faster so we'll be back buying more tires lol , the blocks are too short to begin with and its just common sense that they wont last long , thats why i would still rather get the original hostile knobbys that they made first
03-30-2008, 07:11 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
ORIGINAL: splcrazy
even with the large knobby tires they should make the knobbs taller than what they are or even make the sqaure block bigger and taller the same kind of tire you get on a yamaha yz400R dirt trail bike , ill take a pic of this tyre im talking about and youll see what i mean , hmm i dont know maybe hostile make the tires like that so the blocks wear out faster so we'll be back buying more tires lol , the blocks are too short to begin with and its just common sense that they wont last long , thats why i would still rather get the original hostile knobbys that they made first
even with the large knobby tires they should make the knobbs taller than what they are or even make the sqaure block bigger and taller the same kind of tire you get on a yamaha yz400R dirt trail bike , ill take a pic of this tyre im talking about and youll see what i mean , hmm i dont know maybe hostile make the tires like that so the blocks wear out faster so we'll be back buying more tires lol , the blocks are too short to begin with and its just common sense that they wont last long , thats why i would still rather get the original hostile knobbys that they made first
Some track are requiring that you use a smaller "block style" pattern and these are stiffer then you think.....Don't judge something till you try it
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
i know i'm just waiting for the original mx ones to come back, they had some nice big knobbies. i don't race, so that's not a problem. i'm sure they would give the most traction. i have the badlands and i still get crazy wheel spin
04-03-2008, 01:26 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
here it is this is what i want hostile to make next , i dont race either im a more of a rough terrain moto cross user this is what we need
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
Dude the knobs on the MX's are big enough, remember these aren't full sized dirt bikes we are running and bigger knobs don't necessarily mean better traction. The smaller pinned Hostiles should be good, right now my badlands are all over my MX's for traction on everything but grass, that will likely change when i get my hands on a set of the new Hostiles, although I'm expecting similar performance as they are very similar tread patterns.
You can't have too many tyre shoices though
You can't have too many tyre shoices though
04-04-2008, 01:23 AM
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RE: HOSTILE HOBBIES KNOBBY TIRES for baja 5b
yeah i know what your saying , but when i heard hostile was making a new tread pattern i didnt think it was going to resemble the hpi dirtbusters lol , i thought he was going to to keep making the knobby mx style but with a differant pattern like in the pic i just posted lol , that what i was hoping for .
