Anyone have info on kenda kanines?

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Be nice guys and gals.

I am running K-9's on my 2019. Had them for over a year now. I see no issues or problems. Not a long enough test for longevity yet.

I also do not have a problem with Kenda OEM's. 20K for fronts and 15K for rear tires, average. Been through a lot of sets in almost 200K miles on 7 assorted Spyders.

Asbestos suit: ON

Considering the Hundred's and hundred's of comments / wear reports from other members here .... wouldn't you admit Your experience with the Kenda products are Quite unusual ( to say the least ) ?????? .... Personally I have been critical of the Kenda's ... but have always said " with Good alignment " front tire is decent as far as Wear is concerned ..... Mike

[ARtraveler]

Considering the Hundred's and hundred's of comments / wear reports from other members here .... wouldn't you admit Your experience with the Kenda products are Quite unusual ( to say the least ) ?????? .... Personally I have been critical of the Kenda's ... but have always said " with Good alignment " front tire is decent as far as Wear is concerned ..... Mike

If it was a "one time" experience with them I would say "fluke." Since the only "outlier" in the bunch was the OEM's that came with the 2014 RT's (a new rubber compound). That rear tire gave me only 8,900 miles before it went bald in the center. I drive very conservatively, keep my speeds at the low end of the speed limit range, no burn outs, etc. One other thing, I keep my rear tires inflated at 26 #. This allows for some expansion and less "balooning" of the tires.

I did try auto tires (Federal) one time when I first moved to AR in 2019. Only kept that bike (2014) for one more year and traded. No chance for a longevity check. Now, neither of my mechanics offer real auto tires so I was stuck the last go around with OEM or K9. And yes, I know that "J" rims are considered auto tires.

I like being the "odd man out" sometimes. But, my information on the OEM Kenda's and K9's are my actual experience. Seven Spyders/ almost 200K miles.

I post my experience for general information to the site. There seems to be a group of you that put us "crapenda" users in a "special" category. That suits me, and works for me, but I don't like seeing the Kenda users criticized, intentionally or not.

My position here is as a general site member with a personal opinion. No mod stuff from me is going to be involved with this post or thread.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

If it was a "one time" experience with them I would say "fluke." Since the only "outlier" in the bunch was the OEM's that came with the 2014 RT's (a new rubber compound). That rear tire gave me only 8,900 miles before it went bald in the center. I drive very conservatively, keep my speeds at the low end of the speed limit range, no burn outs, etc. One other thing, I keep my rear tires inflated at 26 #. This allows for some expansion and less "balooning" of the tires.

I did try auto tires (Federal) one time when I first moved to AR in 2019. Only kept that bike (2014) for one more year and traded. No chance for a longevity check. Now, neither of my mechanics offer real auto tires so I was stuck the last go around with OEM or K9. And yes, I know that "J" rims are considered auto tires.

I like being the "odd man out" sometimes. But, my information on the OEM Kenda's and K9's are my actual experience. Seven Spyders/ almost 200K miles.

I post my experience for general information to the site. There seems to be a group of you that put us "crapenda" users in a "special" category. That suits me, and works for me, but I don't like seeing the Kenda users demeaned, intentionally or not.

My position here is as a general site member with a personal opinion. No mod stuff from me is going to be involved with this post or thread.

WOW ..... I didn't mean to OFFEND you ...., I have NEVER Demeaned anyone for using Kenda's, and I wasn't demeaning you ......Mike

[ARtraveler]

WOW ..... I didn't mean to OFFEND you ...., I have NEVER Demeaned anyone for using Kenda's, and I wasn't demeaning you ......Mike

BK: I was NOT offended. I have also "softened" the word "demeaned" to "criticize." After a bit of thought, I felt the use of demeaned was a bit strong.

[UtahPete]

There seems to be a group of you that put us "crapenda" users in a "special" category. That suits me, and works for me, but I don't like seeing the Kenda users demeaned, intentionally or not.

I prefer the unembellished facts or at least opinions about one brand vs another without the disparaging comments about Kendas. I didn't really have an issue with the way the Kendas performed but changing that rear tire every oil change is a bit much!

[ARtraveler]

I prefer the unembellished facts or at least opinions about one brand vs another without the demeaning comments about Kendas. I didn't really have an issue with the way the Kendas performed but changing that rear tire every oil change is a bit much!

I have edited my original statement from "demeaned" to "criticize." I felt "demeaned" was a bit on the strong side. My bad there.

[Peter Aawen]

Rim profiles do not a car tire make. There is a heck of a lot more to it. Just because car tires fit doesn't mean it is the best and safest option. It just may be the longest wearing.

Sorry Flamewinger, but if you're running a Kenda of any sort that fits the OE Rims on your Spyder, then you ARE using a car tire - just a lightly constructed one that comes out of a factory that has pretty shoddy quality control and not a great reputation!

Aaand it wasn't JUST the rim profiles that I based my statement upon Eckhard!


Ps: BTW, I'm not having a go at anyone who chooses to run the OE Spec Kendas or any of their clones under their Spyders - I understand that they will work fine for some ryders, & I respect your right to make the choice to stick with them if they work for you & that's what you want to do. However, I am convinced that the OE spec Kendas remain the biggest limiting factor on the ride & handling, performance et al of those Spyders ryders who want more/better of all that sort of stuff from their tires, and as a happy side product to providing that greater performance all round, running 'normal' auto tires (at an appropriate lower pressure for the lighter load - as is the normal practice for any auto tire ) will most likely return much better tire life/milage too! Altho I am aware (thru actually running them to failure on a test track ) that there are at least a couple of Road/Track High Performance auto tires available in sizes that will fit our Spyder's car rims which, if ridden closer to the Spyder's ultimate limits on these better tires, probably won't even last as long as the Kendas at their worst! But Boy!! Do they stick like the proverbial to a blanket while they DO last!! . It's just a shame that it's simply not viable to run road/track tires like those anywhere but on a track here in Oz, where many Towns & even gas stations are often further apart than those tires will last

[UtahPete]

I have edited my original statement from "demeaned" to "criticize." I felt "demeaned" was a bit on the strong side. My bad there.

Semantics, I guess. Mike is right in assuming you were talking about the person when using "demeaning". Maybe 'denigrate' or 'disparage'?