Changes to OEM Rear Tire Construction

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

i must be lucky with 4k on my kenda's they still look very very good. i think i will get about 9k or 10k out them before i need to replace them & will probably stay with the factory kenda

[sledmaster]

Thanks for answering my questions. The figure of a 7" rim, is that what the book says, or is it a real world measurement? Also, when you pull the front tires, can you measure the rim there also? It would nice to add to the knowledge base. Also, keeps us posted on your observations with the new fronts.

7" rim is what the book says, I am sure we can get a measurement on that.

I find it encouraging that those who have used the narrower profile tires are reporting less center section wear. Maybe no silver bullet here, but if we keep pressures down, go with a better carcass tire that will hold its shape better, and go with a slightly narrower profile to reduce the rim effect then maybe we have a workable solution. Let's keep gathering data on this.

With all of the different tire wear reports, we should remember all of the factors that go into how long a rear tire lasts. How the user accelerates and brakes, the road surface, the average speed, the tire construction, load on the vehicle, preload settings, air pressure, temperature, many factors. How else could we see such variations in how long the exact same tire lasts?

[sddinnh]

Here's my 215/60/15 Hydroedge at 4000 miles and as you can see the wear is pretty even across the tire with 28 psi

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[billrob71]

As much as I like to spin the rear tire can we just do a retread while it's on the bike


Thanks for the update any improvement is a plus THANKS BRP for listening to us

[dshack7]

I'm glad that they reacted, but I've already switched to Michelin. Now if we could them to talk about a stiffer sidewall on the fronts

What Michelin tire did you switch to? I could not find the 225 50 r15 in a Michelin.

Thanks!

Dshack7

[AbNormy]

When I replaced my Hydroedge after about 20k miles I couldn't find another so I got a Defender I'm pretty happy with

[Orange Spyder Man]

I won't ever buy another Kenda... won't put a 2 ply tire on my Spyder... 2 ply tires are for lawn mowers & wheel barrows.. surely not a vehicle that runs down the highway at 60 + MPH...

osm

[finless]

When I replaced my Hydroedge after about 20k miles I couldn't find another so I got a Defender I'm pretty happy with

I really thing the Defender is not a good rear tire because the tread is one sided and made for a car.

You can clearly see in the picture the centerline of the tread is off to one side.

[lookerjdc]

well good for them (finally)

I only got around 6000 miles out of the rear tire on my 2014 RT before I had to replace it, and I put a Kuhmo on mine also

[ARtraveler]

Prior to buying my 2014, I had received 13K - 15K mileage on the OEM rear tires. The 2011 now has 16,500K, but will be replaced when I take it in for beginning of the season servicing.

Last summer, I had to replace the rear tire on my 2014 RT at about 8,900 miles. This was the lowest rear tire mileage I have experienced so far. Compared to a lot of reports, I did better than an lot of owners who replaced tires between 4.5K and 6K miles.

When I replaced my rear tire, I was told the part number had been changed and that the new tire I received was the "old" version of the tire. I reported on this at the time. Did I get a "real" old version of the tire? I will find out this summer.