wear on rear tire

[Bobleach45]

Looks Good

Tire looks like you've got good mileage left. When I bought my 13 RT Ltd they replaced the rear tire (9925 miles) with a new Kenda with the harder rubber. Original still had life but had a cut in it so that's why the replacement. According to the codes, the new. One was built after the composition was changed to harder rubber. Now have 22,400 on the bike so basically 12,500 miles on that tire and lots of mlies left both looking at the wear indicators and my tire depth gauge. Probably another 6500 miles or more to go. So I can't say anything bad. I usually run the rear at 28 psi but I drop it to 26 for the heat of the summer as it increases the psi traveling the hot FL roads. If you are wondering, the fronts are original so they have traveled 22,400 and still have good tread left. I check my tire pressure every 500 miles approximately.

 

[agedbikeman]

Toyo Rear Tyre

More than 2 weeks into my new Toyo Proxis rear tyre only 99 euros, sticks well to the road, whole back end more stable than the original Kenda, corners much better. Wonder where Kenda get their price from, I've seen this size car tyre for as little as 79 euros(not Toyo), according to most of you guys Kenda has nothing going for them, for the price of a Kenda you can buy big brand names, never heard of Kenda 'til I bought a Spyder and never met anyone who has either :yes::yes::yes::yes::yes:

 

[jcthorne]

I replaced my rear tyre today, I used a TOYO Proxis T1R cost 99 euros from a local car spares shop, they fotted it but couldn't balance it as the centre hole was too small, took it to local motorcycle shop and they balanced it, now waiting to see how it handles.Toyo Proxis has a similar tread pattern to OEM Kenda.

Incidently, removed shock bolt and jacked up high to allow wheel to dop lower, belt slipped off and on with great ease and kept the original belt alignment. so easy

Toyo does not show a 225/50-15 in the T1R, only a 225/50-16 which obviously does not fit. What size did you purchase?

 

[Highwayman2013]

I think they are using a 205

 

[jcthorne]

I think they are using a 205

I thought of that but Toyo does not show a 205/55 - 15 either.

 

[Sarge707]

Now this is worn?

 

[jaherbst]

Now this is worn?

Looks new to me!

​Jack

 

[Peter Aawen]

No Sarge, That tire is not worn to replacement yet!!

Altho it does look like it's almost down to the top of the water/siping stabilising blocks, which are a few mm taller than the tread wear indicators. If you look at your pic, right up the top right of it, just visible under the rear mud-flap, you should be able to see a tread wear indicator & on the side, the embossed triangle; which tells you that the tire still has a couple of mm/32's to go before it reaches the 'worn' depth. Sure, if you were just about to head off on a 5000 mile trip & there's a good chance you'll hit some wet weather, you might consider replacing the tire before you left, but for most, that tire would still have at least a few thousand miles left in it yet!!

On most tires, the tread wear indicators will have those little raised triangles embossed on the outer sides of the tread adjacent to the indicators; so if you look carefully at the outer sides of the tread blocks alongside those 'indicators' & you DON'T find the little triangles, chances are that they aren't tread wear indicators & that your tire is NOT worn to replacement levels yet! :thumbup:

 

[agedbikeman]

Wear on rear tyre

Toyo does not show a 225/50-15 in the T1R, only a 225/50-16 which obviously does not fit. What size did you purchase?

I think I would know if I put a 16" tyre on a 15" rim, there would probably be a slight air leak




Does this answer your question, maybe it's not sold in the states but here in France it is. I just looked on the TOYO website USA no it's not listed, how strange, maybe you can get it special order.

 

[jcthorne]

I think I would know if I put a 16" tyre on a 15" rim, there would probably be a slight air leak


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Does this answer your question, maybe it's not sold in the states but here in France it is. I just looked on the TOYO website USA no it's not listed, how strange, maybe you can get it special order.

Bummer, it looks like a great tire for the Spyder. Its not available in the US. Does not make sense but ordering it from the UK is cost prohibitive with shipping. Thanks for the reply.

Looks like I'll stick with the Yokohama for now.