New Front Tires Installed
Bought a pair of 175/65R14 Michelin Defenders tires today for the front wheels. A pain to get inside the fenders, but seem to fit fine once I got them on. I now have Michelins all around with the HydroEdge on the rear. All are highly rated in traction & braking (dry/wet) & rated for 90,000 miles. Have no idea how they'll last on the Spyder, but very well could reach their age limit before I wear them out. I guess we'll see...
Just a word of caution, something to check
We did similar on Teds Red Sled and went with a slighly wider than stock on the front tires and are very happy with the change. Just double check to make sure that your Fender-Tip light wiring that runs along the fender bracket has enough clearance from your tire. I think it was Coz that noticed this issue on ours, when he had stopped by a few weeks back. There's a small clip mount that holds the wiring alongside the fender bracket and I was able to just move it more to the back of the bracket, so that the wire doesn't have chance to rub against the tire. Glad he noticed that csuse I didn't. Just thought I'd share this & hope it helps.
Dav n Ted~