New rear tire. ..2014rts

[Bob Denman]

Besides the Yokohama S-Drive: does anybody else have any suggestions for the 205/55-15 size tires? :dontknow:

 

[rcturner]

I am one of those that used the V rubber tire and found they wear differently than the stock tire. They are a bit stiffer tire. I removed mine around 8K miles and figure I could have gotten another maybe 4 to 6 K more miles on them..I still have the tire just in case my car tire I am running didn't pan out.

I really had no complaints of the V rubber tire. But they do wear more on the outside than the middle. I was running 30 PSI. Probably could have ran lower PSI to see the wear pattern change if any ??

I put a Vee Rubber Arachnid Touring tire on mine last summer. I have found that the tire has two issues that I don't like plus, when my dealer has asked them about solutions to the problems they were almost completely unresponsive. My next tire will not be a Vee Rubber product mostly because of their conduct.

The issues were:
1. The tire required about 31 lbs of air in order to keep the wear uniform across the tread.
2. the tread is wearing more on the left edge of the tire. It is visibly noticeable at about 1500 miles.

 

[Bob Denman]

If you've got one side wearing out: I'd be suspicious about the alignment of that front end... nojoke

 

[rcturner]

If you've got one side wearing out: I'd be suspicious about the alignment of that front end... nojoke

Alignment will not cause a three wheeled vehicle to wear one side. It will always go straight. It may not be on center but it will go straight. (Per BRP's test by belt alignment, it is perfect)

 

[trikermutha]

Alignment will not cause a three wheeled vehicle to wear one side. It will always go straight. It may not be on center but it will go straight. (Per BRP's test by belt alignment, it is perfect)

No I believe its the way the tire was made as I took before and after pictures and found one side with what seemed to be less rubber than the other side. I was comparing it to the wear bars. JMO

Either way tire was ok but may or may not buy anytime soon..

 

[Papa Smurf]

Besides the Yokohama S-Drive: does anybody else have any suggestions for the 205/55-15 size tires? :dontknow:

Your rear tire is a 205/55 15? Both of mine are 225/50-15. Been running a Kuhmo ECSTA AST 225/50R15 91H on the rear of my 13 ST-S for over two years. Wearing even at 28psi. Only one issue was slippery until I lit it up a few times. $80 at Discount Tire. Bought a second for my F3S. Didn't figure the Kenda would last long, lol!


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[Bob Denman]

No; I'm also running a Kumho in the OEM sizing. I'm just exploring some options, and am curious about a pet theory, that I'd like to either confirm or debunk :thumbup:
The reason that I'm looking for an alternative to the Yokohama, is that I'm just a little bit concerned about their wear rating.
(The Ecsta's is 400, but the S-Drive is only 300... :dontknow

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

WEAR OUT MILEAGE

No; I'm also running a Kumho in the OEM sizing. I'm just exploring some options, and am curious about a pet theory, that I'd like to either confirm or debunk :thumbup:
The reason that I'm looking for an alternative to the Yokohama, is that I'm just a little bit concerned about their wear rating.
(The Ecsta's is 400, but the S-Drive is only 300... :dontknow

The thing about the UTOQ is .....it only applies to the ONE manufacturers line of tires. It doesn't relate to some other manufactures line of tires...ie they all rate them differently....... What's actually been reported here by owner's is around 18,000 miles ................ my Michelin has 21,357 and I expect another 10,000 mi. ( but it sticks like GLUE wet or dry ) ..... which leads me to think that TREAD design might be a factor ........ Mike :thumbup: