New rear tire

[MS JETSON]

Going to the dealer to have General Altimax RT43 mounted this week.
I was surprised they agreed to install a car tire.

My question is: What is everyone running for tire pressure on the General?

Thanks in advance

[PW2013STL]

Going to the dealer to have General Altimax RT43 mounted this week.
I was surprised they agreed to install a car tire.

My question is: What is everyone running for tire pressure on the General?

Thanks in advance


Try 18#

That's what I run on my rear tires.

[AeroPilot]

Going to the dealer to have General Altimax RT43 mounted this week.
I was surprised they agreed to install a car tire.

My question is: What is everyone running for tire pressure on the General?

Thanks in advance


What is your total weight on the Spyder? One or two-up usually? My 100 lb wife is happy with 25 psi at 60F on the Altimax on her 16 F3T - 1 up after about 8000 miles...

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Going to the dealer to have General Altimax RT43 mounted this week.
I was surprised they agreed to install a car tire.

My question is: What is everyone running for tire pressure on the General?

Thanks in advance

:yes::yes::yes:, you will Looooooooooooooove the difference from the Kenda :clap: ........ The perfect PSI would be 17-18 lbs..... it's a car tire and it doesn't need higher pressure to perform at it's BEST ..... It also doesn't matter if have a passenger AND are towing anything ,....that tire will support it .........Mike :thumbup:

[Navydad]

The Spyder is my two up touring machine so it is usually loaded. I run 22 psi in the Altimax and after 10,000 miles the wear is light and even.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

The Spyder is my two up touring machine so it is usually loaded. I run 22 psi in the Altimax and after 10,000 miles the wear is light and even.

I run my Altimax at 17 psi ALL the time - with 150lb passengers, with or without a fully loaded trailer etc. It makes NO difference in the handling. This is why - that Altimax CAN carry approx. 1450 lbs of weight - your Spyder weighs approx. 450 lbs at the rear (un-loaded). So fully loaded it might add 200 lbs to the rear of the Spyder. What % of change is that compared to what the Altimax can carry?? It's really small! Mike :thumbup:

[Deanna777]

Going to the dealer to have General Altimax RT43 mounted this week.
I was surprised they agreed to install a car tire.

My question is: What is everyone running for tire pressure on the General?

Thanks in advance


I am also running the General Altimax RT43 on the rear, I am running 26PSI. I had the rear tire ( Kenda ) changed at 5,824 miles. I now have 16,214 miles on the rear tire.
Deanna

[Peteoz]

I run my Altimax at 17 psi ALL the time - with 150lb passengers ...... Mike :thumbup:

”passengers”, Mike? You have friends? :thumbup: :D :D

Pete

[canamjhb]

18#s for me and I ride solo but carry the weight of 2 150# people. But only after a big meal and all my riding geer on. Love the tire.....

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

This is what my General RT 43 looked like after about 17,800 mile and run at 23 to 25 psi. That pressure was too high. I'll run my next tire, a Cooper CS5 Grand Touring at around 18. The Cooper specs look really good with one of the deepest treads around.

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[MS JETSON]

WhoooHoooo! Happy camper here!
New tire mounted by the CanAm dealer and it is amazing how great it looks.
I was surprised the cost quoted was one hour labor to change the tire but because we were doing a service and oil change it was a lot cheaper.

Thumbs up to Big Soo Powersports in Sioux Falls, SD

[canamjhb]

Looks like you have a great dealer. That is an extremely important part of ownership. Sure wish they were more of them.....