altimax rt 43 215/60/15

[ssmcclub]

altimax rt 43 215/60/15 Just purchase this tire for rear of my 2014 rss .if anyone is running with this tire what air pressure do you recommend to use ?

[Retired 2012]

I am thinking of getting that tire for my F3S....
i am interested in feed back as well...

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I have the same size in a Michelin....and because it has much stiffer side-walls I run mine ( on an RT ) one up at 21lbs cold.....The pressure goes up a bit as it heats up.............Car tires should not be run at higher PSI because they were designed for a much heavier vehicle.................JMHO.....Mike

[finless]

Ah ooooo

[jtoro1]

I have that tire I use 26 psi no hydroplaning like my 2 kumos I used

[jaherbst]

Jack

[cyclekid58]

I have that tire I use 26 psi no hydroplaning like my 2 kumos I used

I have been running mine at the recommended pressure of 28 with no issues.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I have been running mine at the recommended pressure of 28 with no issues.

The ....BRP...recommended tire pressure is for a ...KENDA TIRE ....car tires are different, imho.....Mike

[Peter Aawen]

^^ Wot 'e says!!

The more the tire is bigger than the standard size, the greater the volume of air encompassed inside it, but the load on it hasn't changed.... so for a bigger tire (or a more robustly constructed tire designed to carry bigger loads in the first place) you generally need LESS air inside it to carry the same load.

[Mazo EMS2]

I put this tyre on last year. Runs and rides great at 26psi. Nice bonus having an accurate speedo too.

[jcthorne]

I am thinking of getting that tire for my F3S....
i am interested in feed back as well...

It looks like a great choice for an RT. Not so sure I would want one on my F3. The F3 is pretty traction challenged as it is and going to a narrower 600 treadwear rating tire is GOING to reduce available traction. But then again, you may be fine with that.

I am looking at going with a Yokohama again or a Toyo performance tire for the added traction. I am actually getting better life from the Kenda than I did on the 2013 editions but will not buy them. I do not buy 'made in china' tires. Period. Well as long as I can get something else.

[cyclekid58]

I put this tyre on last year. Runs and rides great at 26psi. Nice bonus having an accurate speedo too.

So what I am getting here is I should drop from 28 to 26psi for the altimax? For some reason being stiffer I would need to go the other way to 30psi. Thats why I read these forums, to make some sort of 'educated' decision.

[Deanna777]

altimax rt 43 215/60/15 Just purchase this tire for rear of my 2014 rss .if anyone is running with this tire what air pressure do you recommend to use ?

Their is a "Thread going on the General Altimax RT 43 tire" the Thread is titled" Deanna and mike Thank you", Started by safecracker. Look @ What's New? tab.
Deanna

[motoswami]

Just for grins, I checked out this tire on Amazon to see the reviews there. I found only one. To wit:

"I bought this for the single back tire to a Can Am Spyder RT and it works very well. It was a little difficult to install due to the 1/2" narrower bead, but once on and aired up I am very pleased with it."

So, my question is what's necessary when mounting to overcome this reviewer's "difficulty?"

I have a local tire shop in town which doesn't seem to be particularly bothered when asked to mount a car tire on a "motorcycle" wheel, but it would be nice to prepare them for any difficulty they might encounter.

Thoughts?

Pete