F3 Rear Tires

[RedStar]

What rear tire options are available for the F3?

[SpyderAnn01]

The rear tire on all Spyder models and years is the same size so you have the same options as all other Spyders.

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

What rear tire options are available for the F3?

Unless the rear fender is very close to the OEM tire the General Altimax RT 43 in 215/60-15 would be an excellent alternative ......Mike

[Bruce B]

What rear tire options are available for the F3?

The correct F3 rear tire size is a 225/50 r15 either use a Toyo or Kumho for good grip and wear, do not go back to the Kenda its grap

[jcthorne]

I've been pretty happy with the increased traction and high quality provided by the Yokohama S-Drive I have on my F3S. I have installed a good number of these for customers. They generally balance with less than 1 oz. Have had several that needed zero weights. Great high performance tire option for the spyders.

[jneg2]

I've been pretty happy with the increased traction and high quality provided by the Yokohama S-Drive I have on my F3S. I have installed a good number of these for customers. They generally balance with less than 1 oz. Have had several that needed zero weights. Great high performance tire option for the spyders.

Which size exactly? Thx.

[jcthorne]

Which size exactly? Thx.

205/55 ZR15

[monkeyboymorton]

I cant find the s drive in 225/50/15. Just 205/50/15 or 205/55/15.

Any ideas?

205/55 ZR15

Answer is as above from JC. To cut a lot of threads short, the Yoko S-Drive 205/55/15 works out almost exactly the same size as the OEM Kenda 225/50/15 when fitted.

[9tda1dr]

Love the wheels hypurone.

[RedStar]

I've been pretty happy with the increased traction and high quality provided by the Yokohama S-Drive I have on my F3S. I have installed a good number of these for customers. They generally balance with less than 1 oz. Have had several that needed zero weights. Great high performance tire option for the spyders.

I like the experience you have wrote about. It speaks volumes about what to expect. The idea of little or no weights is a real plus. Could you tell me a good source to acquire this tire please? My original tire is junk, wear bars were showing in the middle of the tire after 4,000 miles. The fronts are ok, but I might change them out too. What suggestions do you have for them?

[_..stiffler..]

I like the experience you have wrote about. It speaks volumes about what to expect. The idea of little or no weights is a real plus. Could you tell me a good source to acquire this tire please? My original tire is junk, wear bars were showing in the middle of the tire after 4,000 miles. The fronts are ok, but I might change them out too. What suggestions do you have for them?

I cant find the s drive in 225/50/15. Just 205/50/15 or 205/55/15.

Any ideas?

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[JIM W]

I was strongly considering Yokohama s drive but was told by the Can-Am dealer the beads are different on the car tires and don't fit correctly.
Do you think they're just feeding me a line of

[jcthorne]

I like the experience you have wrote about. It speaks volumes about what to expect. The idea of little or no weights is a real plus. Could you tell me a good source to acquire this tire please? My original tire is junk, wear bars were showing in the middle of the tire after 4,000 miles. The fronts are ok, but I might change them out too. What suggestions do you have for them?

We purchase through an arrangement with Discount Tire. They supply the tire and mount on bare rim. We do the balance and install on the bike. Discount is not equipped to R&R the rear rim on a Spyder.

[_..stiffler..]

This will be my next tire



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[jcthorne]

This will be my next tire



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Looks like a great option. Unfortunately its not available in the US.

[SpyderAnn01]

Looks like a great option. Unfortunately its not available in the US.

I had purchased one when they were still available here but didn't get it installed before my 13 burned. I wound up selling it to a friend since I wasn't sure if the 14 was going to have the same tire size. She still has it on her Spyder and says it handles great and has worn well. I wish they sold them here still.

[monkeyboymorton]

Edit - it was a 16" I found - bloody google!!

Can't find them in the UK, the T1-R is more common here and could well be my next rear tire.

[r1100rider]

This will be my next tire



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i ran one of those and it wore out as fast as the oem

[_..stiffler..]

Ahh. Crappy

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[pauly1]

The first number is the tire width in millimeters. The difference between the tires is 20 mm or just over 3/4 inch. The second number is the sidewall height as a percentage of the width, that is the first number. The overall height of the tire is the last number in inches, the bead diameter, plus two times the second number. In doing the calculations you have to remember to convert the dimensions into common units.

225 - 205 = 20 mm = 0.787" nominal difference in width

(Width × height ratio × 2 / 25.4) + bead diameter = nominal tire height in inches
(205 × 55% × 2 / 25.4) + 15 = 23.88
(225 × 50% × 2 / 25.4) + 15 = 23.86

Although they are close to the same height, somewhere the nominal tread width is different by over 3/4 inch.

Wayne

[Peter Aawen]

^^ That's all fine when you are talking nominal tire sizes, but some tire manufacturers base their tire labelling on the bare tire carcass, then they overlay the tread & sidewall protective layers onto that carcass, resulting in a measurably 'larger' tire; while others base their tire labelling on the nearest nominal size once all that extra rubber has been added!!

So to compare exact tire dimensions, you really need to check the physical measurements/specs of the particular tires themselves - one brand of tire that might be labelled 215/55x15 because that's what the naked carcass measured can actually be very close in size or possibly even slightly larger than another brand of tire labelled 225/50x15 simply because that second manufacturer based their labelling on the fully wrapped & finished tire!!

You'd think that using a standard labelling system would mean that different tires labelled with the same nominal size would be close in size, but until there are mandated & enforced measuring conventions in place, some manufacturers will try to use the potential differences between what it's measured in this instance/by this method vs what labelled size will work to their advantage! Sorry, but that's just how the Mercedes' bends!

[GDA]

do you guys try toyo r888 225/50r15?

Its a R spec tire.


Will that be great for our f3?

[MrBones]

205/50-15	Difference
Diameter inches (mm)	23.86 (606)	23.07 (586)	-0.79 (-20) -3.3%
Width inches (mm)	8.86 (225)	8.07 (205)	-0.79 (-20) -8.9%
Circum. inches (mm)	74.95 (1903.81)	72.48 (1840.97)	-2.47 (-62.83) -3.3%
Sidewall Height inches (mm)	4.43 (112.5)	4.04 (102.5)	-0.39 (-10) -8.9%
Revolutions per mile (km)	845.33 (525.26)	874.18 (543.19)	28.85 (17.93) 3.4%

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[jcthorne]

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205/50-15	Difference
Diameter inches (mm)	23.86 (606)	23.07 (586)	-0.79 (-20) -3.3%
Width inches (mm)	8.86 (225)	8.07 (205)	-0.79 (-20) -8.9%
Circum. inches (mm)	74.95 (1903.81)	72.48 (1840.97)	-2.47 (-62.83) -3.3%
Sidewall Height inches (mm)	4.43 (112.5)	4.04 (102.5)	-0.39 (-10) -8.9%
Revolutions per mile (km)	845.33 (525.26)	874.18 (543.19)	28.85 (17.93) 3.4%

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except those dimensions are dead wrong for the two tires in question.

[_..stiffler..]

S drive is cheaper for me here in cnd. So I'll buy one and try it.

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