Michelin Desert Race Tire

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SKU: 87-9528
Regular price $ 235.95
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Product Details

  • Type Tire
  • Vendor Michelin
  • SKU 87-9528
  • UPC 86699291981
  • Shipping Weight 9.7 lb

Incredible Resistance

The KTM Factory Racing team, winner of the 2012 Dakar, chose the MICHELIN Desert Race tire for its incredible resistance no matter the terrain, temperature, or power and weight of the machine

An Indispensable Tire

32 titles at the Dakar since 1983. Along with the MICHELIN Bib Mousse, it’s perfect for rally raid trials!

Stability

The MICHELIN Desert Race ensures excellent stability at high speeds.

  • Desert: Designed for Rally Raid use
  • Exceptional durability
  • A proven winner
  • An unrivaled Dakar Rally record: 34 victories since 1982. When used with the MICHELIN Bib-mousse, they're the ideal solution for any off-road rally.1
  • High speed stability

What Do The Numbers Mean?

A: Width (120/80-19)
Width of the tire, typically in millimeters, from sidewall across the tread to the opposite sidewall.

B: Aspect Ratio (120/80-19)
The height of the cross-sectional profile expressed as a % of the width of the tire

C: Rim Size (120/80-19)
The third number is the diameter of the wheel in inches.

Example: 120/80-19 or A/B-C [ The width(A) of the tire is 120mm. The sidewall height(B) is 80% of 120 or 96mm. And it fits a 19in wheel(C) ]

Popular Tire Conversions

Front

Metric Alpha Inch
60/100 90/80 2.50/2.75
70/100 90/90 2.75/3.00
80/90 MH 2.50/2.75
80/100 100/80 3.00/3.25
90/90 MJ90 2.75/3.00
100/90 MM90 3.25/3.50
110/90 MN90 3.75/4.00
120/80 N/A 4.25/4.50
120/90 MR90 4.25/4.50
130/90 MT90 5.00/5.10

Rear

Metric Alpha Inch
80/100 80/90 2.50/3.60
90/100 110/90 3.60/4.10
100/100 120/80 4.00/4.10
110/90 MP85 4.50/4.75
110/100 130/80 4.00/4.50
120/90 MR90 4.50/4.75
120/100 140/80 5.00/5.10
130/80 N/A 5.00/5.10
130/90 MT90 5.00/5.10
140/80 N/A 5.50/6.00
140/90 MU90 5.50/6.00
150/80 MV85 6.00/6.25
150/90 MV85 6.00/6.25