Car tires

[wwpreston2]

What are the best car tires to run on the rts?


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[Chupaca]

To taking an active part in this site.. a quick search will give you hours of reading enjoyment on this subject. I will graciously out of this one...been hammered to many times...but you will get so many answers you may wish you never asked...

[SpyderAnn01]

For every tire out there you will get people who love them and people who hate them. Popular tires include Kumho Ecsta, General Altimax, Toyo Proxes, Yokohama S Drive.

I am still looking for the best one.

[Pampurrs]

What are the best car tires to run on the rts?


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[4 MARIE]

First off, welcome to the best informed bunch of Spyder fans I have ever seen or heard of.
I am honored to reply to your 1st post.

Now, about your question.... brace yourself, because there are almost as many opinions
as there are tire choices out there. All I know for sure, at least in my case, is the OEMs suckulate.
I have heard they are back to a different/better compound, but......

Sorry I couldn't help on this question, but I do hope you log so many miles, that you can experience
MANY different brands and decide on your favorite. The Spyder is so forgiving that it's hard to
make a wrong choice.

[SpyderAnn01]

Here is something that I posted a couple of months ago on the subject of tires:

I'm getting ready to put on my 5th rear tire on my 2014 and, while I got 20,000 miles on a Kumho, I will most likely not put another one on. I find that the Kumho hydroplanes too much for my liking.

Here is what I have had on my RT

Kenda rear 9,600 miles (it was ready to be changed at 7,500 miles)
Arachnid rear 8,300 miles (it was ready at 7,500 but I could have gone to 10,000 on it)
Kumho rear 20,714 miles
Arachnid rear 8,971 miles (it is ready to go now)

Front:
Kenda 17,955 miles
Federal Evo 29,630 miles - Wow, I didn't realize that I had so many miles on them. But they are ready.

Update: I put on the Yokohama S Drive and a new set of Federal Evo's on the front before my trip to Alaska. With nearly 9,000 miles on the tires the rear Yokohama is about done and the Federal's are looking like they will go 30,000 miles. What to try next..................

[cyclekid58]

Here is something that I posted a couple of months ago on the subject of tires:

I'm getting ready to put on my 5th rear tire on my 2014 and, while I got 20,000 miles on a Kumho, I will most likely not put another one on. I find that the Kumho hydroplanes too much for my liking.

Here is what I have had on my RT

Kenda rear 9,600 miles (it was ready to be changed at 7,500 miles)
Arachnid rear 8,300 miles (it was ready at 7,500 but I could have gone to 10,000 on it)
Kumho rear 20,714 miles
Arachnid rear 8,971 miles (it is ready to go now)

Front:
Kenda 17,955 miles
Federal Evo 29,630 miles - Wow, I didn't realize that I had so many miles on them. But they are ready.

Update: I put on the Yokohama S Drive and a new set of Federal Evo's on the front before my trip to Alaska. With nearly 9,000 miles on the tires the rear Yokohama is about done and the Federal's are looking like they will go 30,000 miles. What to try next..................

I cannot possibly compete with your mileage Ann, I put the General Altimax RT43 215/60/15 on mine earlier this week. Trip to canada the end of the month, hope we don't hit rain but I guess it would give an evaluation on wet capabilities. It will get a full run to the Deadwood 3 wheel rally next year, but until then it's local runs. Hope it does as well as some of the reports, Federal Evo's are going on the front when I replace the stock tires.

[SpyderAnn01]

I cannot possibly compete with your mileage Ann, I put the General Altimax RT43 215/60/15 on mine earlier this week. Trip to canada the end of the month, hope we don't hit rain but I guess it would give an evaluation on wet capabilities. It will get a full run to the Deadwood 3 wheel rally next year, but until then it's local runs. Hope it does as well as some of the reports, Federal Evo's are going on the front when I replace the stock tires.

I may try the General Altimax next.

[Highwayman2013]

Here is something that I posted a couple of months ago on the subject of tires:

I'm getting ready to put on my 5th rear tire on my 2014 and, while I got 20,000 miles on a Kumho, I will most likely not put another one on. I find that the Kumho hydroplanes too much for my liking.

Here is what I have had on my RT

Kenda rear 9,600 miles (it was ready to be changed at 7,500 miles)
Arachnid rear 8,300 miles (it was ready at 7,500 but I could have gone to 10,000 on it)
Kumho rear 20,714 miles
Arachnid rear 8,971 miles (it is ready to go now)

Front:
Kenda 17,955 miles
Federal Evo 29,630 miles - Wow, I didn't realize that I had so many miles on them. But they are ready.

Update: I put on the Yokohama S Drive and a new set of Federal Evo's on the front before my trip to Alaska. With nearly 9,000 miles on the tires the rear Yokohama is about done and the Federal's are looking like they will go 30,000 miles. What to try next..................

I'm surprised that the Yokohama wore that quickly. I was checking the Tire Rack site and the RT 43 is rated highest in wet traction and hydroplane resistance.

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

What are the best car tires to run on the rts?

First off when it comes to searching, IMO, you are far better off to use a PC rather than Tapatalk on a handheld.

A search using car tire brings up 500 results. Search through those and you still will not have a definitive answer, but lot's of comments about users' opinion and experiences. There is no best car tire, but a lot of good ones and a few bad ones.

[SpyRyd]

For every tire out there you will get people who love them and people who hate them. Popular tires include Kumho Ecsta, General Altimax, Toyo Proxes, Yokohama S Drive.

I am still looking for the best one.

Ann,

Your thoughts on the S Drive now that you've had it for awhile?

John

[Bob Denman]

Tires, tire pressures, oil and helmets... Probably the deadest horses that have ever taken another beating!
Quick Advice: if Ann is doing it... listen to her! She's piled up more mileage in the shortest length of time, so she's got the experience!

[Orange Spyder Man]

buy anything but a Kenda.. there are other options that are much better tires for half the cost of the substandard 2 ply Kenda's...

osm

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I cannot possibly compete with your mileage Ann, I put the General Altimax RT43 215/60/15 on mine earlier this week. Trip to canada the end of the month, hope we don't hit rain but I guess it would give an evaluation on wet capabilities. It will get a full run to the Deadwood 3 wheel rally next year, but until then it's local runs. Hope it does as well as some of the reports, Federal Evo's are going on the front when I replace the stock tires.

I wish I could remember who here said it, but the statement was " Federal Evo's are what the car DRIFTER'S are using " ! ! ! ....which to me ,implies the tire is good for sliding and skidding which is not something I try to do on my Spyder....the person who said it was someone whose opinion I RESPECT and I really whish I could remember their name ......I know the initials weren't B.D. .......Mike

[Deanna777]

I may try the General Altimax next.

Sent pm Deanna

[AeroPilot]

What are the best car tires to run on the rts?


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Like others have said almost any tire will get you better life than the OEM Kendas. Having said that, the latest one on the 2015 seemed to have a newer compound and got 11,000 before replacing it yesterday. (It was past the wear bars). In the last 10 days put on two Kumhos, (one on a friends 2014 RT Limited, with 8,000 miles) and a Michelin Defender on the 2011 RT. Only chose the Mich Defender to go with the two Defenders we put on the front of the bike a 2 years ago. Still looking for the "perfect" tire, but for cost and our type of riding we are pleased so far with the Kumhos life of 20,000 miles avg on the last two. And the nanny has adapted well to all the tires so far; and kept us straight when we pushed tread or road conditions.

[Bob Denman]

I wish I could remember who here said it, but the statement was " Federal Evo's are what the car DRIFTER'S are using " ! ! ! ....the person who said it was someone whose opinion I RESPECT and I really whish I could remember their name ......I know the initials weren't B.D. .......Mike

Are you so very sure of that?
I think that it might have been BikerDoc...

[Deanna777]

Tires, tire pressures, oil and helmets... Probably the deadest horses that have ever taken another beating!
Quick Advice: if Ann is doing it... listen to her! She's piled up more mileage in the shortest length of time, so she's got the experience!

Add to the list :insurance , tires, tire pressure, oil and helmets....

Also, Deanna

[SpyderAnn01]

Ok, the Yokohama S Drive was fine but it got no better wear than a Kenda. Next up for me will be the General Altimax. The Federal Evo's went 29,000 + miles for me so I went with a second set of them.

I'm going to order the General this week so stayed tuned to my review of it.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Ok, the Yokohama S Drive was fine but it got no better wear than a Kenda. Next up for me will be the General Altimax. The Federal Evo's went 29,000 + miles for me so I went with a second set of them.

I'm going to order the General this week so stayed tuned to my review of it.

ANN, there are currently two versions of this tire ....the RT-43 is the NEWER one with the better rating.....it is slightly more expensive .....Mike

[SpyderAnn01]

ANN, there are currently two versions of this tire ....the RT-43 is the NEWER one with the better rating.....it is slightly more expensive .....Mike

What size?

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

What size?

You are getting it for the rear ....right .....that would be a 215/60 -15................they also have a matching 175/65-15 for the fronts ....Mike

[PW2013STL]

Ok, the Yokohama S Drive was fine but it got no better wear than a Kenda. Next up for me will be the General Altimax. The Federal Evo's went 29,000 + miles for me so I went with a second set of them.

I'm going to order the General this week so stayed tuned to my review of it.

Hi Ann,

This is the tire we have on our Snyder. Close to 9,000 miles on it and still looks good. I have been very happy with how it handles and until yesterday no issues with rain, but it was raining so hard that it was filling up the road with standing water that had to be over an inch in spots so Kathy who was driving started to hydro-plan. She backed the speed down and that fixed that issue.

Les

[Kawaman]

I just got through ordering the General Altimax. I figured if everyone else was trying it why not me too. I'm sure you know a lot more about these than I do. 8005 miles.

[DC1]

I definitely hated the factory Kenda rear wearing out at 6000 miles...I will end up like others trying a different tire each cycle till I find one I love.....but I know it won' t be factory tires...

And as long as this thread doesn't morph into amsoil, iridium plugs and star washers this forum is doing a lot better than my current "daily rider" forum....and ought to serve ya well for answers/opinions :-)