I went on a 2700 mile trip and took my Spyder into the stealership to have the vibration problem looked at, and was told my rear tire was down to the wear bars. I said WHAT?! The bike only has 3100 miles on it! How could I need a new back tire?! I bought just over a month ago, and was trying to get 600 miles on it before I left for my trip. The guy at the dealer said they were pretty bad tires from the factory and a lot of riders are going to other tires. What I would like to know is what are some of you guys changing to, and how many miles are you getting out of them?
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What's the deal with the back tire wearing out so fast?
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bruiser
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The "bad" tires were on 2014 models. BRP took care of that when they went back to the original compound. I wouldn't think your tire would be worn after that many miles. Have you looked at the tire? I would look at it myself before doing anything. Search for tire threads. There are a bunch of them.
ARtraveler
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If your issue is not the 2014 "soft tire compound" issue--then--your tires might not be inflated properly. Most use 28# in the rear tires.
I got 8,900 on my OEM 2014 RT tires. Now at 17K and the new ones are still looking good. (8,000 miles).
I got 8,900 on my OEM 2014 RT tires. Now at 17K and the new ones are still looking good. (8,000 miles).
Chupaca
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petegtsv10
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Good advice......i made that same error with the RT tires.
Rogue Hawk
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Do you do burnouts?
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
WEAR BARS
Some stealers are clueless or worse.....there are two different levels of wear bars ......make sure they using the lowest set. And I highly recommend going to the General Altimax RT-43 in 215/60-15 size when you get a new tire....Mike :thumbup:
Some stealers are clueless or worse.....there are two different levels of wear bars ......make sure they using the lowest set. And I highly recommend going to the General Altimax RT-43 in 215/60-15 size when you get a new tire....Mike :thumbup:
Sounds like another dealer trying to make some extra bucks or a tech who doesn't know what he's talking about!
I have almost 3000 miles on my F3 and the rear tyre's fine. I ride fairly hard and give the rubber plenty to do!
I have no intention of putting a car tyre on my F3 as the bike isn't heavy enough to ensure that the tyre would work correctly.
The side wall won't flex enough with the light weight.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
PERSONEL TO OJ
OJ, Lamont is testing the new tire from V-rubber, and this may work out , we'll have to see..................However I have always switched to car tires and never had the problem some have had with the sidewall issue ......because I run mine at 21 lbs PSI.....not 28 .....I just went through some serious rain with my New Michelin Hydro-Edge, and I was impressed with it's performance in deep water............It dry performance is great also........just some thoughts ....Mike :thumbup:
OJ, Lamont is testing the new tire from V-rubber, and this may work out , we'll have to see..................However I have always switched to car tires and never had the problem some have had with the sidewall issue ......because I run mine at 21 lbs PSI.....not 28 .....I just went through some serious rain with my New Michelin Hydro-Edge, and I was impressed with it's performance in deep water............It dry performance is great also........just some thoughts ....Mike :thumbup:
jaherbst
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make sure they are talking about the wear bars and not the rain blocks. The rain blocks come up fast.....find the triangle on the tires edge and the wear bars are across from there...
all tires have these marks....:thumbup:
So if one were to get down on the floor to check his tire wear, what would he look for? Wear down to the "triangle" or colored marks across from the "triangle"?
Highwayman2013
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OJ that is your choice not to use a car tire. Having used one for 12,000 miles I can say it does work correctly.
Chupaca
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The wear bar
The wear bar in the tread....
they will set lower that the rain blocks unless your tire is truly worn down to the wear bar. Then they will all be the same....:thumbup:
The wear bar in the tread....
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JayBros
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In Gene's picture look below the triangle on your tire and you see the DOT information with an oval and some numbers, four, in it. Those numbers are the week and year of manufacture of the tire. For your F3 the number should be well later than 2814. Who knows! If it is not later than 2814 you got an old, soft compound tire and I personally would raise hell. JMO
rob1833
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what car tire do you run?
Martin Slovakia
Member
9.000km = 5.592miles apprx..
Guys, so If i do understand this right..
The indicator marked in red circle - is something like information bar that tells me Be careful the tire is worn
The indicator in green circle - is an indicator that is tell you till when the tire is LEGALLY okie to still have it on bike..
am I right??
But anyway I dont see my tire to least 17.000km not even thinking about miles.. so maybe I am driving like idiot - but I dont do burnouts.. or maybe you guys drive like grandpa-s???
-just joke no offense.. ))
Guys, so If i do understand this right..
The indicator marked in red circle - is something like information bar that tells me Be careful the tire is worn
The indicator in green circle - is an indicator that is tell you till when the tire is LEGALLY okie to still have it on bike..
am I right??
But anyway I dont see my tire to least 17.000km not even thinking about miles.. so maybe I am driving like idiot - but I dont do burnouts.. or maybe you guys drive like grandpa-s???
-just joke no offense.. ))Attachments
109spyder
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Guys, so If i do understand this right..
The indicator marked in red circle - is something like information bar that tells me Be careful the tire is worn
The indicator in green circle - is an indicator that is tell you till when the tire is LEGALLY okie to still have it on bike..
am I right??
But anyway I dont see my tire to least 17.000km not even thinking about miles.. so maybe I am driving like idiot - but I dont do burnouts.. or maybe you guys drive like grandpa-s???
I think they get a bit carried away with the wear indicators on tyres...remember they are selling them, the higher the indicator the quicker you say , **** tyres are getting low, I better get another set. More coin for them
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