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FEDERAL EVO 595 TIRES
I was wondering if anyone could comment about the Federal Evo 595 tires for the front tires on the Spyder. I currently have 23,000 miles on my OEM Kendas with no problems and should be able to get another 5000 miles out of them. But I have read some disturbing posts regarding defective Kenda tires that needed to be replaced due to balance issues, uneven wear, etc. If I replace with Kendas again I don't know if I will be happy or will be unlucky and get some defective tires? My dealer has no problems with installing aftermarket tires.
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Car tires are usually much more cheaper, durable and longer lasting than Kenda, but you seem to be doing great with them. Car tires are excess of what the Spyder needs compared to the weight and forces a car has, you may not even notice a flat or low pressure. Just beware of getting to cheap/hard compound of a tire, it could be much more difficult to stop as quickly and the ABS will be quite busy. Falken was the brand I used up front, they have had some track and twisty time, look untouched and stick great.
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Since Federal and Kenda are the only available replacements for the 15" fronts we installed a pair of the Federals on Louise RT. She now has a few thousand miles on them and they ride smooth and balanced with very little weight when installed. I was not keen on the chinese Federal brand but they were a significant step up from the crappy Kendas.
Her OEM Kendas were separating and would no longer balance at 8000 miles. I was not interested in a repeat performance.
I do wish there was a top tier tire available for the 15" front size but guess its too small a market.
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if you are a gambling man.... use the OEM's again... maybe you will be lucky again... maybe NOT.... Kenda's have a reputation for being crappy...
osm
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Originally Posted by Orange Spyder Man
if you are a gambling man.... use the OEM's again... maybe you will be lucky again... maybe NOT.... Kenda's have a reputation for being crappy...
osm
Go to any Goldwing forum and tell them you put a set of Kenda tires on your GL1800. THAT WOULD BE HILARIOUS!
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I had over 43000 miles on my 2012 front OEM Kenda tires so was pretty pleased with them. However, less than 8000 miles on my 2014 RTL resulted in both front tires looking like they belonged in a junk yard. My dealer replaced them with Federal EVOS and I have 28000+ on them now with very little sign of wear.. Pretty certain I will get over 40000 plus I am extremely pleased with handling and traction.
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Originally Posted by BikerDoc
I had over 43000 miles on my 2012 front OEM Kenda tires so was pretty pleased with them. However, less than 8000 miles on my 2014 RTL resulted in both front tires looking like they belonged in a junk yard. My dealer replaced them with Federal EVOS and I have 28000+ on them now with very little sign of wear.. Pretty certain I will get over 40000 plus I am extremely pleased with handling and traction.
Glad to hear this as my front tires look like crap and the right front has a broken belt.
I have found a good deal on a pair of Federal EVOS and will pull the trigger asap and
put them on. I have 16,000 miles on them and they still have lots of tread but they are
cupped and make the bike shake a little. I just had the laser aglinment done so I should
be all set. Thanks for your info.
Toby
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There are a few that are using the Federals, they seem to like them. I researched them heavily and decided against them, as they are primarily a "drifter" tire and many users reported terrible wet traction. I personally do not like the characteristics of a "drifter" tire on the front of my Spyders. Intentionally breaking traction is not what I want.
So, I instead chose to try the Kumho Solus KH 16. Not available in the OEM 165/55-15 size, but available in the 155/60-15 and 175/55-15 sizes, being very very close in diameter and only -10 mm or +10 mm in width, very negligible. So far I am impressed with how they have been performing and wearing, not exactly the performance tire I was looking for but they are round and balance well, unlike the many sets of Kendas I had that were terribly out of round and unable to balance. Yes, the 4-ply tires are a tad stiffer but I like my Spyder to corner flat, not wallow like a boat. yes I have Baja Rons sway bar as well, and Fox shocks on my ST-S with the Kumhos. Funny thing is I will not run the Kumho ECSTA tires on the rear any more, not good enough.
So I have not tried the Federals up front, some have, if you do some research on them you might be scared to use them, I was. Drifter tire. Please be careful.
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federal is a pretty good off brand tire made in taiwan(or at least owned) but it is not a choice for me. at my place mostly kids buy
them since they are cheap.
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No lies or cover ups or bragging, Bob. We know the locals refer to you as DK!
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I got almost 30,000 on my last set of Federal Evo's and so I put them on again.
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I have these Federal tires on the front of my 2014 RTS for several thousand miles and I'm VERY HAPPY with them...
Tread wear is 260, Temperature is A, Traction is A, (which is next to the BEST rating for straight- line wet road traction...
No where on the tire does it have a "special purpose rating"...I suppose anyone can use any tire for anything they wish...
They are far superior to my "cupping Kendas"
larryd
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Federal Evo's
Originally Posted by larryd
I have these Federal tires on the front of my 2014 RTS for several thousand miles and I'm VERY HAPPY with them...
Tread wear is 260, Temperature is A, Traction is A, (which is next to the BEST rating for straight- line wet road traction...
No where on the tire does it have a "special purpose rating"...I suppose anyone can use any tire for anything they wish...
They are far superior to my "cupping Kendas"
larryd
So have you done much rain riding, stopping etc. ratings can be decieving, actual road usage is what tells the tale. Reports I read said they were great on dry, but terrible on wet roads.
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Originally Posted by SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN
federal is a pretty good off brand tire made in taiwan(or at least owned) but it is not a choice for me. at my place mostly kids buy
them since they are cheap.
Trouble is, for the 15 inch fronts, it comes down to Kenda or Federal.
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Kumho has the Solus in a workable size... 155/60-15
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Originally Posted by Bob Denman
Kumho has the Solus in a workable size... 155/60-15
I agree since that is what I am running. They handle great on both wet and dry roads. With the exception of standing water I have had no issues with traction.
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Near the end of our trip to Alaska we hit some heavy rain on a pretty crummy road with lots of standing water. I did experience some hydroplaning that day but my rear tire was pretty much shot by that time. I didn't have any trouble earlier in the trip on rain so I attribute that hydroplaning to the rear tire.
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REALLY
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If I recall; you're running a tire that is not the same size as the OEM.
I mentioned that the Solus is in a "workable" size, because the overall diameter is (I think!) within .1% of the OEM.
I don't recall the size that you're running, but if you post it again; I'll crunch some numbers...
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