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Car tires vs insurance coverage.
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fjray
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As long as it is a DOT approved tire there is no problem.
opcorn:Bob Denman
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:agree: This isn't an issue; nor will it ever become one! nojoke
This is an excellent rhetorical question.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
tires & insurance
:agree: …..plus the Spyders have " J " type rims ( this is a fact not an opinion ) and Auto tires have " J " type beads...…. Mike :thumbup:
hillbillywhisperer
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No. That simple.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Auto tires & Spyders
:agree: ….. annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd if the insurance people claimed they ARN'T Motorcycle tires on a motorcycle ( ie Spyder )…..welllllllllllll neither are the KENDA's …………….. no where on a Kenda does it state IT is a Motorcycle tire, I've checked some !!!!!.....:thumbup:
IdahoMtnSpyder
Active member
But there is a reference to motorcycle on the tire.
"For special motorcycle use only"
"MC 225/50R15"
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
REFERENCING
That's all it is …..A REFERENCE ….. not a statement of FACT ….. If you want to believe it's a genuine certified motorcycle tire be my guest ……Question - why didn't they just say " Motorcycle tire " ….. why all the rest of the verbiage … to me RED FLAGS are popping up all over the place ….. Mike :thumbup:
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Idaho, neither of those 'motorcycle references' on the Spyder's OE Spec Kendas are recognised as being an exclusive requirement by any Tire & Rim Assoc or National Tire Regulator that I've found.... :dontknow: However, the bits on the OE Spec Kenda sidewalls & the Spyder's tire Placard that ARE recognised by those bodies all hark back to them being & requiring Passenger Car Tires. 
Definitely not P.C., dude. RED fags?
IdahoMtnSpyder
Active member
That's why "special" is included, to differentiate them from the normal motorcycle tire design and make it clear they are not intended to be used on passenger cars.
In the size label the "M", or maybe the "MC" means motorcycle tire. If it was intended for passenger car use the first letter would be "P". From what I find the second letter is a code for width, but I can't find "C" specifically defined.
BajaRon
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A person would be a fool to put this Kenda tire on an actual motorcycle. Though the Spyder is classified as a motorcycle in most states. That does not make it a 'motorcycle'. It's just a pigeonhole for taxing, registering, etc. The Spyder does not handle or function as a true motorcycle will, nor does it run motorcycle tires. As stated ad nauseam. The Kenda's are car tires that are too weak to safely run on anything heavier than a Spyder.
It's all a matter of semantics. But factually, the Spyder has more in common with a car than it does a motorcycle when it comes to suspension, steering and tires.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
PC
Here's a news flash … you are probably the only person on this Forum who didn't see that for what it was ….. A TYPO ….. but I'm not really surprised
I did see it as a typo. It just hit my funny bone is all.
IdahoMtnSpyder
Active member
Do you have a copy of the TRA yearbook? Is that what you are referring to? If so, is there some provision in it that permits tire manufacturers to create a custom code? Is MC a code that Kenda created to identify the tires they make for the Spyder? I found references to "MT" motorcycle tire designation as the prefix for the tire size label. In that case the "T" means 5.00 to 5.50 width.Idaho, neither of those 'motorcycle references' on the Spyder's OE Spec Kendas are recognised as being an exclusive requirement by any Tire & Rim Assoc or National Tire Regulator that I've found.... :dontknow: However, the bits on the OE Spec Kenda sidewalls & the Spyder's tire Placard that ARE recognised by those bodies all hark back to them being & requiring Passenger Car Tires.
I found some pics of tires for the Slingshot. They are Kenda Radials. There is no prefix on the tire size designation, but "SlingShot" or "SS" is embossed on the side of the tire. That is a pretty clear indicator, I think, that they are intended to be used on the SS. There must be something different about them compared to usual passenger car tires. I wonder what it is. Maybe number of plies and sidewall strength, like the Spyder tire. I did not find any images of the tire placard for the SlingShot.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
FUNNY BONE
There was ….NOTHING … in your response post that indicated it was meant to be funny …..but that doesn't surprise me either !!!!
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