Refused to sell me a tire..........

[No 2817]

Discount Tire Direct refused to sell me a Yokohama S Drive 205 /55 R15. When you check out they ask what vehicle you putting the tires on. I did not think much of this and dutifully entered my 2016 F3-T information. I get an e-mail to call them there is problem with my order I thought "gee they had 12 in stock what could be the problem". I call them and they tell me they can't sell me the tire because it is a car tire and not a motorcycle tire. I said I know that and we are all using them on our Can-Am's. He says rules are rules it's not safe to put a car tire on a motorcycle federal laws blah, blah blah. So if I would have entered a car that takes that size and is rated for that size they would sell it to me!!! My QUESTION IS WHAT MAKE AND YEAR DO I ENTER THEN TO GET THE TIRE. He says he can't tell me and would enter my refund. Thanks have a good day.


WOW! I had this problem at Costco wanting to go a bit wider on my tires. They would not sell them to me. 1984! I can asses the risks on my own and don't need federal nanny's looking after me.


Chris

[ofdave]

the policy probably is driven by corporate lawyers, as is the case with so many things today
we are a very litigious society and CYA has become important, no company wants a lawsuit so they set policies to avoid them
find a car it fits and put that in the vehicle box on the order form

[PapaHotel]

You can buy it on Amazon

[soaring hawk]

Ford ecosport 2013

[Deer Slayer]

1970 VW Dune Buggy!

[NorthAlabamaSpyder]

TreadDepot will sell you one also.

[Bob Denman]

You NEVER mention Spyders, when buying car tires...

[Easy Rider]

Well it really ISN'T safe to put most car tires on a 2-wheel motorcycle.......so you need a "work around" like a couple of people have suggested above.
Explaining that it has 3 wheels and not 2 might help......but probably not.
Take your business elsewhere.

I had a hell of a time buying tires when I had a Caddy STS. Because it was theoretically capable of 140 MPH, everybody wanted to sell me Z rated tires.

[No 2817]

You can buy it on Amazon

That's what I did $11.00 more $118.00 shipped no hassles. Thanks for all the help. I just didn't know what to enter for the "car going on questions", no other options like Tire Rack has.

Chris

[UtahPete]

Discount Tire Direct refused to sell me a Yokohama S Drive 205 /55 R15. When you check out they ask what vehicle you putting the tires on. I did not think much of this and dutifully entered my 2016 F3-T information. I get an e-mail to call them there is problem with my order I thought "gee they had 12 in stock what could be the problem". I call them and they tell me they can't sell me the tire because it is a car tire and not a motorcycle tire. I said I know that and we are all using them on our Can-Am's. He says rules are rules it's not safe to put a car tire on a motorcycle federal laws blah, blah blah. So if I would have entered a car that takes that size and is rated for that size they would sell it to me!!! My QUESTION IS WHAT MAKE AND YEAR DO I ENTER THEN TO GET THE TIRE. WOW! I had this problem at Costco wanting to go a bit wider on my tires. They would not sell them to me. 1984! I can asses the risks on my own and don't need federal nanny's looking after me.

What planet have you been living on until now? If a company doesn't want to sell you a tire because of liability issues, that is their right. Should the feds be telling them your freedoms trump their right to protect themselves from potential lawsuits?

[AY4B]

I had the exact same thing happen to me when I wanted to buy a Yokohama S Drive at Discount tire. Its better to buy online but then you need to find someone that can do the install or in your cast just mount the tire. Some dealers will and some will not.

[rtotten]

I went into a Discount Store....asked if they had a tire. They said yes. Bought it. They ask what it was going on. Told them I prefer not to tell them, still got the tire.

[BajaRon]

Do you remember this TV program intro?. 'The Outer Limits' controlled 1 hour. The US government controls the other 23....

[WilderThomas]

Do you remember this TV program intro?. 'The Outer Limits' controlled 1 hour. The US government controls the other 23....

I remember, but my stepson calls me a dinosaur anyway. I'd like to ask, how one obtains the map, with the places visited for their posts?

[Boilermaker]

What planet have you been living on until now? If a company doesn't want to sell you a tire because of liability issues, that is their right. Should the feds be telling them your freedoms trump their right to protect themselves from potential lawsuits?

You said "Should the feds be telling them your freedoms trump their rights to protect themselves"

Please tell me that was on purpose!

[3whlLefty]

Discount mounted car tires on my Spyder twice at 2 different stores. The latter one couldn't balance them because their spindle was too large. Hmmm.

I've also had a Discount store refuse to mount car tires on a trailer. I went down the road to the next D-T outlet and they were happy to do it. I put radial car tires in place of those bias-ply trailer ones and improved things considerably.

Keep looking!

[No 2817]

2817 was my serial number on the Premier Edition 2008 GS that I owned. That 990 engine was fast and 9500 rpm Red Line was the best part of it.

(was disappointed that the 2016 F3-T was only 7500, maybe the ECU remap will help)

Chris

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

(was disappointed that the 2016 F3-T was only 7500, maybe the ECU remap will help)

The 1330 is designed to turn slower than the 990. That's why the redline difference.

[Bob Denman]

Why spin them any faster than you need to?

2014-Spyder-RT-dyno-chart.jpg

[Easy Rider]

The 1330 is designed to turn slower than the 990. That's why the redline difference.

Kind of but not really.

The additional rotating mass of three cylinders is probably the determining factor in the lower max. RPM limit.

The additional HP/torque allows higher gearing and lower engine speeds at a given speed.....but the engine itself is not "designed to turn slower".

[wd8ajj]

BigO Tire had no issues mounting my tires. And the local even stated they would order them for me. They will not replace the rear tire. Too complex. They mounted my tires X2 and balanced then for 10.00 each.

[WA5VHU]

I took the front rims with the supplied POS tires down to Pep Boys for new car tires. The service writer gave a somewhat funny look at the rims and asked "what do they go on"? I told him "a 1967 MGB replica kit". He rolled his eyes and shrugged his shoulders then put something in his computer and said "they should be ready in a few minutes".

I haven't had to change the rear POS tire yet.

[Dennis in Lodi]

I told them it was for a custom trailer which I'm trying to match an existing tire

[RykerUSA]

I also have significant experience riding on the dark side. Well over fifty thousand miles on it a Honda VTX 1800. Half the cost. Twice the mileage. And like riding on a rail. I once went over 70 miles across Nebraska without touching my handlebars as the rear tire gave so much stability that I could just sit there and lean a little to the left or lean little to the right to make my way down the interstate. I've navigated many twisties on The Darkside including the dragon's tail with no issues whatsoever. I'm a Believer in the dark side.

[wmh9680]

This is great info. It should be on the newbies list post (hopefully it wasn't and I just don't remember). Everyone will have this problem sooner or later. Thanks, Mike