Rear tire installed.

[SLICE]

Got my tire Installed, I had to ''argue'' with the owner that the ''MY tire" was safe.

First 12 miles seam fine no rubbing or faults ( I really hammered some roundabouts).

when the tire cools off I need to get the pressure down to 20 LBS they did not listen to me and set the PSI to Can Am specs of 28 PSI.

Yes I was raped at checkout $296-

But my tire is on the 3-oz of balance beads are in.

Now I can travel knowing I have 2 ok tires and one awesome one.

One more thing that tire being 10mm taller really fills up that fender.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Got my tire Installed, I had to ''argue'' with the owner that the ''MY tire" was safe.

First 12 miles seam fine no rubbing or faults ( I really hammered some roundabouts).

when the tire cools off I need to get the pressure down to 20 LBS they did not listen to me and set the PSI to Can Am specs of 28 PSI.

Yes I was raped at checkout $296-

But my tire is on the 3-oz of balance beads are in.

Now I can travel knowing I have 2 ok tires and one awesome one.

One more thing that tire being 10mm taller really fills up that fender.

Well very happy you finally got this done..... Yes it did cost quite a bit to get it done , but way less than the orig. price for a Crapenda tire ..... However after going thru all this trouble, why did you chose a tire I doubt anyone has ever heard of ???? .... I recommended a Riken Raptor ( which has very good rating & I have and really like ) in the same size and delivered to your door for about $ 98.00 ..... JMHO .... Mike ....PS , I found your/this tire on amazonselling for $ 87.93 ( delivered ) ..... hope you got it for a lot less

[chipveres]

Glad to hear of it. I was a little concerned knowing you have a trip coming up.

[Isopedella]

Well its done now.

Easy enough to air it down I guess, once your in position.

Just waiting on the e-bay to deliver my TPMS and will swap my tyre out for a new Kumho thats available here and suited to our road surfaces.
I will get the tyre fitted to the rim and balanced at the shop, but remove and re-fit the wheel assembly myself with the TPMS fitted.

[SLICE]

Well very happy you finally got this done..... Yes it did cost quite a bit to get it done , but way less than the orig. price for a Crapenda tire ..... However after going thru all this trouble, why did you chose a tire I doubt anyone has ever heard of ???? .... I recommended a Riken Raptor ( which has very good rating & I have and really like ) in the same size and delivered to your door for about $ 98.00 ..... JMHO .... Mike ....PS , I found your/this tire on amazonselling for $ 87.93 ( delivered ) ..... hope you got it for a lot less

Yep got mine from amazon, I just posted that original link for the tire long before I ordered it from Amazon.

[Dasmoetorhead]

Glad you got it done, and there were no further injuries involved except to your wallet ;-)>.
I've always done most if not all of my maintenance. Not just on bikes but everything. Now that I'm 66, I'm letting the younger fellas do some of the harder stuff. I hate paying for something I can do, but it hurts a lot less.

[Bfromla]

Got my tire Installed, I had to ''argue'' with the owner that the ''MY tire" was safe.

First 12 miles seam fine no rubbing or faults ( I really hammered some roundabouts).

when the tire cools off I need to get the pressure down to 20 LBS they did not listen to me and set the PSI to Can Am specs of 28 PSI.

Yes I was raped at checkout $296-

But my tire is on the 3-oz of balance beads are in.

Now I can travel knowing I have 2 ok tires and one awesome one.

One more thing that tire being 10mm taller really fills up that fender.

enjoy the trip share accordingly :yes &STAY COOL(some maybe out of order; cool to enjoy trip, ect)

[Ex-Rocket]

Well very happy you finally got this done..... Yes it did cost quite a bit to get it done , but way less than the orig. price for a Crapenda tire ..... However after going thru all this trouble, why did you chose a tire I doubt anyone has ever heard of ???? .... I recommended a Riken Raptor ( which has very good rating & I have and really like ) in the same size and delivered to your door for about $ 98.00 ..... JMHO .... Mike ....PS , I found your/this tire on amazonselling for $ 87.93 ( delivered ) ..... hope you got it for a lot less

I don't know if you remember or not but I asked you about this tire several months ago, and you said you never heard of it. So I went ahead and got the tire you suggested , the Riken Raptor

[mandytuning]

Well very happy you finally got this done..... Yes it did cost quite a bit to get it done , but way less than the orig. price for a Crapenda tire ..... However after going thru all this trouble, why did you chose a tire I doubt anyone has ever heard of ???? .... I recommended a Riken Raptor ( which has very good rating & I have and really like ) in the same size and delivered to your door for about $ 98.00 ..... JMHO .... Mike ....PS , I found your/this tire on amazonselling for $ 87.93 ( delivered ) ..... hope you got it for a lot less

Can you post a link for that riken, cant find anywhere.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Can you post a link for that riken, cant find anywhere.

Go to Tire rack .... pick " by Brand " ... go to RIKEN ... go to Raptor HR .... pick your size .... DON"T ask anyone any questions .... just pick it and buy it .....Sorry I can't do links ..... Mike

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I don't know if you remember or not but I asked you about this tire several months ago, and you said you never heard of it. So I went ahead and got the tire you suggested , the Riken Raptor

Well I'm old and forgetful ( sorry )....But I don't recall anyone other than you that ever mentioned the FORCEUM tire. I' m glad you tried the RIKEN .... I recently did a follow-up test report on how well it did at 75 MPH in a downpour ( the VSS never tripped on ) ....... How do you like the Riken ????? .... Mike

[MNBK]

I followed Mike's guidance and put a Raptor on the back and can only say "holy crap", the handling is phenomenal. I'm an aggressive rider, retired MSF instructor, driving instructor when I worked for the sheriff's office with almost 50 years of riding. All I can say is that this tire can out perform me or the spider.

It also got my speedometer to 1 mph of my GPS.

Thanks Mike.

[javajaws]

Hmm I might need to look into this tire. I recently put a Vredestrian in the rear and I'm not getting enough traction. Running 19 psi I need to try 17 and see if it helps. If that doesn't do the trick I'm gonna pull it and try something else. Keep in mind pretty much everything on my spyder performance wise has been upgraded....so ymmv if you run stock.

What size raptor are you'll running?

[Ex-Rocket]

Hmm I might need to look into this tire. I recently put a Vredestrian in the rear and I'm not getting enough traction. Running 19 psi I need to try 17 and see if it helps. If that doesn't do the trick I'm gonna pull it and try something else. Keep in mind pretty much everything on my spyder performance wise has been upgraded....so ymmv if you run stock.

What size raptor are you'll running?

215/60/15

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Hmm I might need to look into this tire. I recently put a Vredestrian in the rear and I'm not getting enough traction. Running 19 psi I need to try 17 and see if it helps. If that doesn't do the trick I'm gonna pull it and try something else. Keep in mind pretty much everything on my spyder performance wise has been upgraded....so ymmv if you run stock.

What size raptor are you'll running?

Interesting .... I found and recommend the Vredestein Brand as my top choice. ..... I have heard very few complaints about traction being an issue .... maybe 17 psi will work for you ...... keep us informed .... Mike .... I recently posted about my High speed wet road experience ( like running water on the road surface Wet ) ..... I was impressed with my Riken rear & Q-5 fronts .....

[Flier Tuck]

Slice, are you aware that for good tire life and performance all manufacturers recommend running in tires at reasonable speeds for around 200 miles or more.

[Mikey]

Nice looking tire big guy!!!Was that price for mounting and tire? I found a guy that will break down and balance for a great price, next time wait till your in Maine!!

[SLICE]

Slice, are you aware that for good tire life and performance all manufacturers recommend running in tires at reasonable speeds for around 200 miles or more.

My speed were reasonable for Florida I was only 25 MPH over the posted limit and being passed...

Florida, GO or get run over.

[SLICE]

Nice looking tire big guy!!!Was that price for mounting and tire? I found a guy that will break down and balance for a great price, next time wait till your in Maine!!

That was just for the install, like I said I got raped.

[K80Shooter]

Hmm I might need to look into this tire. I recently put a Vredestrian in the rear and I'm not getting enough traction. Running 19 psi I need to try 17 and see if it helps. If that doesn't do the trick I'm gonna pull it and try something else. Keep in mind pretty much everything on my spyder performance wise has been upgraded....so ymmv if you run stock.

What size raptor are you'll running?

Interesting .... I found and recommend the Vredestein Brand as my top choice. ..... I have heard very few complaints about traction being an issue .... maybe 17 psi will work for you ...... keep us informed .... Mike .... I recently posted about my High speed wet road experience ( like running water on the road surface Wet ) ..... I was impressed with my Riken rear & Q-5 fronts .....

Also which Vredestrain are you running? I agree with Blueknight911 as all of the Vredestrain's have very good traction ratings.

[javajaws]

205/60 r15 Quatrac

[K80Shooter]

205/60 r15 Quatrac

Thats disturbing new's.

[CloverHillCrawler]

Here is the tire rack link for the Riken Raptor HR ... https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...omCompare1=yes

I have the Quatracs all the way around and are very happy them. I have the 205 60 15 on the back and it has about 20k on it with plenty of tread left and I am a pretty aggressive rider.

[CloverHillCrawler]

Also which Vredestrain are you running? I agree with Blueknight911 as all of the Vredestrain's have very good traction ratings.

According to the mechanic that did my alignment a couple of months ago after I installed my wilbers was cool with me having car tires on but he said that he felt that the Quatracs had too much of an aggressive tread for the Spyder.

When he had finished up with the alignment he was taking some test drives and didn't like the fact that even though everything was lined up but yet if he let go of the handlebar, the quatracs would follow the crown in the road due to the aggressive tread.

He said on roads with less of a crown it wasn't reacting as much but roads with more steeper crowns it was pulling the spyder right into it and felt a less aggressive tread would solve that problem. I am running 165/60/15 fronts and 205/60/15 rear.

He did a good job on the alignment, I have over 3k on it since he did it and I don't have the wear that I did with the first set of Quatrac's that were on the front.

[K80Shooter]

According to the mechanic that did my alignment a couple of months ago after I installed my wilbers was cool with me having car tires on but he said that he felt that the Quatracs had too much of an aggressive tread for the Spyder.

When he had finished up with the alignment he was taking some test drives and didn't like the fact that even though everything was lined up but yet if he let go of the handlebar, the quatracs would follow the crown in the road due to the aggressive tread.

He said on roads with less of a crown it wasn't reacting as much but roads with more steeper crowns it was pulling the spyder right into it and felt a less aggressive tread would solve that problem. I am running 165/65/15 fronts and 205/60/15 rear.

He did a good job on the alignment, I have over 3k on it since he did it and I don't have the wear that I did with the first set of Quatrac's that were on the front.

Thanks for this info. I'm about 99% positive that this is the tire that I will install when the time comes.