Originally Posted by
BajaRon
The Spyder comes with car rims and car tires. This has been long established and there is no reasonable argument to the contrary.
The stock Kenda tires could be mounted to any suitable sized car wheel. However, they are constructed as to be too weak to safely carry the weight of a car. This is the only reason they state, for safety reasons, for 'Motorcycle' use only. The confusion starts with the fact that the Spyder is not really a motorcycle and does not use motorcycle wheels. But governments have to categorize it as something. And, for most, it is easier to call it a motorcycle than to make a special designation for it. So, the stock Kenda tires require a car rim/wheel, and vise-versa.
If someone attempted to mount an actual motorcycle tire to a Spyder rim, it would create a very dangerous situation. As a true motorcycle tire has a completely different bead design which is not designed to work with a car wheel bead.
So, the indisputable facts are these.
1- OEM Kenda Tires are a Car Tire Design
2- Spyders wheels/rims are a Car Design or the tires would not fit
3- You can safely mount a properly sized car tire on any Spyder Wheel/Rim
Though the discussion will surely go on forever. There is no logical reason for it other than clarification for those understandably confused by the unfortunate terminology used.