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First complaint for 2014 rt
I love my rt but after 6000 miles my Kendra rear is showing significant wear in the middle. I have a friend with similar mileage on his 13 and the rear tire looks great. We both keep the rear tire pressure around 28 and have similar riding styles.
I am wondering if other 2014 rt owners are experiencing the same thing.
David Kenney
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Yup, it's one of the major complaints about the 2014 RT's
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Torque
That additional torque seems to have come at a price.
Hope BRP requests the tire mfg make changes in tire compound for you guys. Cause, the benefit will trickle down to 990 pilots. A 20K tire for your 1330 could last 40K on our 990's. Now that would be cool!!
Identify what you have control over and find peace with what you don't.
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Is the Kendra bad bunch of tires a fact or rumor.
David Kenney
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We all wanted more torque... And we got it!
The results you're referring to are called 'Collateral Damage' or 'Unintended Consequences'.
But Newton said it best;
"Every action has an equal and opposite reaction"
And then there is the ever present 2nd Law of Thermodynamics that we have to deal with.
When it comes right down to it, we're lucky to have anything left at all!
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Good question...
I believe that statement came from a BRP representative...
But; that's NOT to say that he wasn't just looking for somebody else to throw, "under the bus"...
My own opinion is that BRP tried to save some money and cut corners on the tires. At the OE I heard that the OEM rear tires are the same formula for all three models, where the RT had previously been different. The "bad batch" thing is a way to cover for realizing they messed up and are changing the requirement for tire manufacture.
My question is why the 2014 RT buyers have to be left "holding the bag" by paying for replacement tires so early in the life of their new Spyders!
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Agree..!!
torque horsepower and ryding style especially those coming from the V twins have worked magic on the kendas... But there is that bad batch thing. Would be nice to see what they are going to do cause 6,000 mile tires just won't do...
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OEM REAR TIRE
Originally Posted by dtkennney
I love my rt but after 6000 miles my Kendra rear is showing significant wear in the middle. I have a friend with similar mileage on his 13 and the rear tire looks great. We both keep the rear tire pressure around 28 and have similar riding styles.
I am wondering if other 2014 rt owners are experiencing the same thing.
After 6000 middle got unsafely thin. Had kumho Ecsta installed.
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Originally Posted by Ronbo
After 6000 middle got unsafely thin. Had kumho Ecsta installed.
+1 same here.
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but our benefits don't?
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Happy and safe rydin'
2014 Spyder RT Limited - January 2014, Cognac/Black Seat, #958, born on 1-8-14
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Tire mileage
I have used the OEM tires on my 2010. The first one was replaced at about 9000. The second one replaced at 20,000 and am on the third one now with about 3,000 on it. So with the pattern of 9,000 on the first one and 11,000 on the second and am hoping it goes to 12 or 13 on the third one , ok, probably not. Anyway 10 to 12 thousand is acceptable for me, 6,000 not so much.
Happy Spyderlovers
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
We have heard it said, that Kenda shipped a bad bunch of tires to BRP...
Maybe you got a GOOD one on your bike?!?
If true, BRP needs to step up and take care of the problem like other motorcycle companies have done.
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I had over 10K on my 2010 RT when I sold it. It still had the original tires, and they were all in excellent shape, with lots of tread. Most of my miles were "touring" on back roads and one up. However, heavy loads, riding two up, and trailer towing would kill tire life - I did very little riding under these circumstances. Additionally, I don't ride in the rain, and the typical summer temperature here in the great Northwet is about 85F, and 40% humidity or less.
I don't think anyone should assume tire life would be the same everywhere, or for everyone.
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Tire wear
I just turned over 7K miles on my 2013 RT Limited and the tires look good. Am leaving on a 2K trip on the 1st pulling a trailer so will see what they look like when I get home. Going to be 1st trip with trailer and heading for the Redwood run.
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Originally Posted by dtkennney
I love my rt but after 6000 miles my Kendra rear is showing significant wear in the middle. I have a friend with similar mileage on his 13 and the rear tire looks great. We both keep the rear tire pressure around 28 and have similar riding styles.
I am wondering if other 2014 rt owners are experiencing the same thing.
Of course the 2014 has a lot more torque than the 2013 and that is grinding up the soft Kendas in record time.. A car tire is almost mandatory. in 8000 miles my kenda was gone. in the next 8000 miles my kumho echsta AST has shown no wear at all
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Kumho tires
Originally Posted by BikerDoc
Of course the 2014 has a lot more torque than the 2013 and that is grinding up the soft Kendas in record time.. A car tire is almost mandatory. in 8000 miles my kenda was gone. in the next 8000 miles my kumho echsta AST has shown no wear at all
That's what I replaced my rear tire with on my 2014 RT. Do you notice difference In handling?
Ron
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Originally Posted by BikerDoc
Of course the 2014 has a lot more torque than the 2013 and that is grinding up the soft Kendas in record time.. A car tire is almost mandatory. in 8000 miles my kenda was gone. in the next 8000 miles my kumho echsta AST has shown no wear at all
Hmmm..... I may have ot stockpile a couple of the Kumho tires; haven't they been discontinued? What is Kimho replacing them with?
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2012 RT
I had the rear tire swapped out over the winter, and I am seeing the same thing. I just had it replaced again a week ago.
Understand the 2014 has more torque, but I wonder if they changed the compound or something,...I got half the mileage out of the last one that I saw in the first two.
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