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What 14" tires are you running on the front?
I see a lot of discussion on the 15" tires, but not much on the 14" tries. I have a 2012 RSS and am getting a laser alignment done next Tuesday. I might be purchasing a new set of 14" front tires (165/65/14). What are most of you using for that? I have found a nice looking Arachnid for $73.49 on Amazon, but that appears to be all that I am able to come across. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks,
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Actually there are lots of car tires in that size. Even with a cheap one you will notice the stiffer side walls will give you better cornering then your oems or the Arachnids. I don't remember the ones I bought,they were not a famous brand but they have 17000 miles on them with no sign of wear,they handle much better the the stock Kendas and I think I paid $35.00 each for them. Since it was the fronts I let my local tire shop pull the wheels,mount and balance the tires. Including the tires and mounting and balance and disposal fee I was out of there under a $100.
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I use Bridgestone Potenza P165/65 R14 78S on my 2012 RT.
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I purchased 2 General Altimax 175/65r14 from Discount Tires and had them mounted and balanced by them.
I then went to a local Can Am shop for the alignment. The difference driving is amazing.
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You need to be a little careful using car tires on the front because the Spyder puts a lot less weight on those than a car would, particularly as you've got an RS.
If you go for too high weight rating then the front could feel 'jittery'. The weight rating of the EOM Kenda tires is very very low, well below any standard car tire, which is why the side walls are so soft. My tire guy recommended going for one of the cheaper makes of tires just to keep a bit of flex in the sidewall. The fronts also have to be run at a lower pressure than you would normally on a car and having hard side walls would give you uneven wear on the edges.
I've ended up with Kingstars which are just rebadged Hankooks. Run them at 18psi. Grip is better than the Kendas which was my main reason for changing, though wear is better as well.
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Went with Hankooks on 2 RT Ltds. No problems works great and would use them again.
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Originally Posted by hillrad
Purchased these https://www.walmart.com/ip/175-65R14...Tires/52943309 before I read your post but your "tire guy" recommending "cheaper" car tires with flex sounds reasonable to me. No doubt made in the orient, just like most of the expensive brands, but I like the tread pattern and price.
I really like that profile and thread pattern. I know the stock is a 165, Does the 175 work with no problem?
Thanks everyone for your input.
Also, the bike drives and handles nicely, but there is a little wear in the interior of the right front. I called a dealer about the laser alignment and they said they could do it, but the wear on the interior will still probably happen and that it is common. I told him that I had a 2014 RT that never had an alignment done and it never wore the stock tires like that, and I got approx. 17k on them. They still have thread left, but I switched rims so I bought new tires. What do you think?
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I am running General Altimax tires on front. I really like them.
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Agree with Mike with the head banging over the dealers comments:-)
Ok so I've had my tires laser aligned twice. First time I had wear on the inside of both tires. After laser alignment the tires wore evenly (and the next set I had fitted as well). Mine were only slightly out but it still made a difference to the tire wear, and after it was done I was surprised to find handling also improved.
About two years later one tire started wearing unevenly after hitting a pothole one weekend. Laser alignment fixed the issue.
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Originally Posted by hillrad
Purchased these https://www.walmart.com/ip/175-65R14...Tires/52943309 before I read your post but your "tire guy" recommending "cheaper" car tires with flex sounds reasonable to me. No doubt made in the orient, just like most of the expensive brands, but I like the tread pattern and price.
Any input on these tires would be greatly appreciated thx
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Originally Posted by blacklightning
I see a lot of discussion on the 15" tires, but not much on the 14" tries. I have a 2012 RSS and am getting a laser alignment done next Tuesday. I might be purchasing a new set of 14" front tires (165/65/14). What are most of you using for that? I have found a nice looking Arachnid for $73.49 on Amazon, but that appears to be all that I am able to come across. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks,
a very good all weather tire, I have a 2011 RTS and run these 175/65 R14 Goodyear viva 2 front, and a 215/60 R15 general ultra max on the rear, mho
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Originally Posted by blacklightning
I see a lot of discussion on the 15" tires, but not much on the 14" tries. I have a 2012 RSS and am getting a laser alignment done next Tuesday. I might be purchasing a new set of 14" front tires (165/65/14). What are most of you using for that? I have found a nice looking Arachnid for $73.49 on Amazon, but that appears to be all that I am able to come across. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks,
a very good all weather tire, I have a 2011 RTS and run these 175/65 R14 Goodyear viva 2 front, and a 215/60 R15 general ultra max on the rear, mho speedo and GPS match up exactly.
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We recommend and install the Bridgestone Potenzas on the 14" front rims. Great tire.
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Originally Posted by tntherapy
I purchased 2 General Altimax 175/65r14 from Discount Tires and had them mounted and balanced by them.
I then went to a local Can Am shop for the alignment. The difference driving is amazing.
What tire pressure are You running on the Altimaxs'? I will be mounting a set on the front of My RS tomorrow. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by hillrad
Purchased these https://www.walmart.com/ip/175-65R14...Tires/52943309 before I read your post but your "tire guy" recommending "cheaper" car tires with flex sounds reasonable to me. No doubt made in the orient, just like most of the expensive brands, but I like the tread pattern and price.
I'm running the same tire on the rear except it is a 215/60/15. Seems to do good. Will see what mileage I get out of it. But then that doesn't matter because my next rear tire will be the Yokohama S drive. I just mounted one of those on my wife's spyder.
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Originally Posted by tntherapy
I purchased 2 General Altimax 175/65r14 from Discount Tires and had them mounted and balanced by them.
I then went to a local Can Am shop for the alignment. The difference driving is amazing.
Did they pull the tires off bike for you or did you pull them yourself?
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Originally Posted by mickster
Did they pull the tires off bike for you or did you pull them yourself?
Pull the wheels and take into tire shop.
You may need to take to motorcycle shop to get them balanced - Discount did not have the correct adapter for the spin balance.
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What tire pressure are you running in these tires?
Originally Posted by johnwinslow
a very good all weather tire, I have a 2011 RTS and run these 175/65 R14 Goodyear viva 2 front, and a 215/60 R15 general ultra max on the rear, mho speedo and GPS match up exactly.
Just installed on 2011 RSS-what pressure(PSI) are you set at? Thanks
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175-65-14 works - will take some extra work mounting !
Originally Posted by blacklightning
I really like that profile and thread pattern. I know the stock is a 165, Does the 175 work with no problem?
Thanks everyone for your input.
Also, the bike drives and handles nicely, but there is a little wear in the interior of the right front. I called a dealer about the laser alignment and they said they could do it, but the wear on the interior will still probably happen and that it is common. I told him that I had a 2014 RT that never had an alignment done and it never wore the stock tires like that, and I got approx. 17k on them. They still have thread left, but I switched rims so I bought new tires. What do you think?
I have to loosen the bolts of the fender - back two about 1/2 inch out - to get some more room to align the wheel. Good Luck!
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I couldn't be happier than with my new Yokohama tires all the way around 175-65-14 on the front and the 205 on the back. I just replaced the Original Kenda fronts with 9,000 miles on them with a brand new set of Kenda fronts...57 miles and I replaced them with the Yokohama fronts. It's like a different machine and with about 3/8" of clearance they look great too. The back 205 S drive Yokohama is excellent as well. Money and time well spent as I thought it would be.
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The Goodyear Potenza would have been my close second choice depending on size. Great tire but short edge life on the 2-3 sets I've had on a car.
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I have a set of Generals new Altimax on my Subaru just 7,500 so we will see. So far they are as good as it gets with a slight nod to the Yokohamas I had on previously.
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