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1:12 am. Rain on the roof of the van, miles still to go tomorrow, and one thought that will not let me sleep: when did anyone last check the spare?

Here is the confession. The worry is never really the road. It is whether the spare back there actually fits, or is just close enough to make me feel okay about it.

I run a Ford Transit on long hauls. Sleep in the back of it more nights than I want to admit. And for a long time that 1am thought followed me down the road.

The answer I settled on was simple. A complete assembly made for 2015 to 2025 Ford Transit 150, 250, and 350 SRW vans. A STEELPRO MS597S 235/65R16C already mounted on a 16x6.5 silver steel wheel. 5 lug, 160 bolt pattern, TPMS included. No guessing on the shoulder about whether it seats right.

Two things matter to me on a van carrying a life's worth of gear. The reinforced 2 ply sidewall gives the load support I actually lean on. And the R in the size means radial, which sheds heat better than bias ply over long, fast miles.

Our team's take is quiet but firm. The 1am worry is a worry about fit. Answer it before the trip, not on the shoulder.

So I checked. The thought stopped. I slept.

The first ride after the swap is when you know you got it right. Both ends match, the sizes are the ones your Scout Bobber was built around, and the bike feels like itself again.

That set is the Pirelli MT60RS, the same tire Indian fits to the Scout Bobber at the factory and the original equipment tire on the 2026 Scout Bobber. It goes on in the exact factory sizes: a 130/90B16 67H front and a 150/80B16 77H reinforced rear, both tubeless. Fitment covers the Scout Bobber from 2018 onward, including the Bobber Twenty and Bobber Sixty.

The tip underneath it is simple. Read the sidewall before anything gets mounted. Confirm the size, check the load and speed codes, and look for the reinforced marking on the rear. What goes on the bike should be what the bike was designed for.

Replace both ends together, not one at a time. A matched front and rear keeps the handling balanced and predictable, the way the Scout Bobber left the factory.

The tread looks the part too. Chunky and dual sport inspired, but the compound and carcass are built for the street. Scrambler look, road tire manners.

We carry this exact matched set and ship it from US warehouses, so your bike is not parked for long.

When Indian put the FTR on 17 inch wheels, it did more than change a size. It opened the door to real sport rubber.

Those 17s put the FTR in the same sizes as serious street sport tires, and the Pirelli Diablo Rosso IV is the benchmark hypersport street tire in exactly those sizes. The set is a 120/70ZR17 58W up front and a 180/55ZR17 73W out back, both radial, both tubeless.

If the sidewall codes look like a foreign language, here is the plain version. The first number is the width. The second is the sidewall profile. ZR17 marks a radial built for a 17 inch wheel, and 58W and 73W are the load and speed ratings. That radial construction matters, because it dissipates heat more effectively than bias ply, which is why it suits high speed riding.

Fitment is straightforward. This set is for the 2023 and newer FTR 1200, including base, Sport, R Carbon, and x 100% R Carbon, plus the FTR S and Rally variants running 17 inch wheels.

Run a matched front and rear and the bike stays balanced the way it was meant to. Both ends sorted in one order, shipped fast from US warehouses.

Mud, rock and loose soil in one tire: the Carnivore RT in 26x9.00R12.

The Maxxis Carnivore RT is a rugged terrain radial ATV tire, offered here in 26x9.00R12. The aggressive tread pattern is built for traction in mud, rocks and loose soil, the mixed ground a working ATV sees in a single day.

Six ply rated radial construction stands up to punishing off-road use and still gives you a more compliant ride. It is designed for stable, predictable handling on rough terrain, which matters most when the machine is loaded or the ground changes underfoot.

Ships fast from US warehouses, so a worn set does not hold up the next job.

Check that 26x9.00R12 fits your machine, then order at the link below.

The front tire Jeremy McGrath helped develop and test is not reserved for the pros.

The Maxxcross MX-IH is the most advanced tire in the Maxxis MX lineup, built for intermediate to hard terrain. It was developed and tested with 7 time Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath, with a tread pattern, compound, and construction tuned for stability, predictability, and traction. It comes in 70/100-19, so a 19 inch front can run the same design the pros do.

Keep it honest on fitment. This is a tube type tire, so plan for an inner tube in your order. It is off road and closed course use only, not DOT approved.

Ships fast from US warehouses, so it can be on the bike before your next practice day. 🏁

Matching the size code feels like the whole job. On a listing like the Kenda K389 Hole-N-One 20x9-12, it's the loudest number on the page. It's only half the check.

That belief is fair. The size is the first thing you look for, and it has to match. Construction is the other detail worth confirming before you order: bias ply or radial.

Here's why it matters. Bias ply tires build more heat through internal friction, and that heat can cut into tire life, especially at higher speeds or over long distances. Radials shed heat more effectively, which is why they're the preferred choice for long hauls and high speed travel.

So think about how your cart or utility machine really gets used. Short, easy laps around the course or the property? Or long, fast runs? That answer tells you how much construction should weigh in.

Before you order, read the size and the construction off the tire coming off, then match both. ✅

My home track turns to loam by the second moto, and for a long time I blamed my braking for a front that pushed. What I really needed was to read the front tire the way I read the track, and choose it by the dirt I actually ride instead of what I ran last season.

The Pirelli Scorpion MX32 Mid Soft in 90/100-21 is built for soft to intermediate dirt. Its tall, flexible k***s and compound are made for real traction and controlled sliding on loamy and intermediate tracks, and the block arrangement is designed to hold braking stability and cornering grip on the way into a turn. It was developed with Pirelli's factory MX teams. That is a competition tire that rides to the track on the trailer, not down the road.

Tires Fast ships it from US warehouses, so a worn front you find midweek does not have to cost you the weekend.

No air inside. Nothing left to go flat.

That is the whole idea behind the Michelin X Tweel Turf. It is an airless radial built as a complete 10 inch assembly, so the two things that end a mowing day early, a flat tire and an unseated bead, come right off the list.

Here is what that construction actually changes on a zero turn machine:

The hub height stays consistent, so your deck keeps riding level for an even, seamless cut.

Strong lateral stability and real operator comfort mean less fatigue across long sessions and more ground covered before you call it a day.

This listing is a set of two complete 10 inch turf assemblies in 18x8.50N10, so both sides go on matched in one order.

One practical step before you buy: confirm your mower is a zero turn machine that takes this 10 inch assembly and size.

Check the fitment, then order the matched pair. 🌱

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