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Rear Tire - Pre-2013 Compound

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Fred-WA

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I am getting a 2014 RT this week and asked the dealer to make sure the rear tire is manufactured to the pre-2013 compound. He says the tire will be the "correct one" but how can I verify that it is? Coming from the Regan bygone days one must trust but verify.
 
By "correct one"; ask him directly if he's referring to size and compound, or just size... :dontknow:
DON'T let him wiggle out of a direct answer... :thumbup:
You could check with BRPCares, and see if there's a different part number for the tires, or perhaps a number on the tire itself, that can identify what it's made of.
 
You can check the date the tire was manufactured, as well, since it is molded onto the tire . . . and then ask BRP when the compound was switched back . . .
 
464 is the pre-2013 tire compound

The dealer called BRP and verified that the pre-2013 tire compound ending numbers are 464.
 
Actually; that's not true.
They changed the compound, to one that offered more grip...

...at the expense of tire life! :shocked:

They've seen the error in that, and have changed it back. :thumbup:
 
Sadly whether you got the so called Bad Kenda or the so called good Kenda you are still likely to be replacing the tire at 12000 miles at most.
(My 2014 only lasted 8000 miles) in contrast several car tires will last 30000 miles or longer at half the price. my current Kumho on the back already has 18000 miles on it..
 
Bob Denman said:
By "correct one"; ask him directly if he's referring to size and compound, or just size... :dontknow:
DON'T let him wiggle out of a direct answer... :thumbup:
You could check with BRPCares, and see if there's a different part number for the tires, or perhaps a number on the tire itself, that can identify what it's made of.
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Both dealer and BRPcare verified that the part numbers are different. We reverted back to the "old" part number when they replaced my rear tire at 9,500 miles. Time will tell, next riding season. :bbq:
 
akspyderman said:
Wish I could also. But no one to change the tire over except for the dealer here. They will not do any non BRP recommended tires. :banghead:
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i pulled my wheels and took them to discount tire. Only thing they couldn't do was spin balance the rear. ride-on in all three wheels… No problems.

thehawk
 
BikerDoc said:
Sadly whether you got the so called Bad Kenda or the so called good Kenda you are still likely to be replacing the tire at 12000 miles at most.
(My 2014 only lasted 8000 miles) in contrast several car tires will last 30000 miles or longer at half the price. my current Kumho on the back already has 18000 miles on it..
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Just keep in mind that car tires have much worse traction than motorcycle (or Spyder) tires. If you don't ride aggressively, it probably won't matter.

12,000 miles is pretty long life for a motorcycle tire. I have ridden Goldwings for 15 years and I think I ever went that far on a set. I used to be crazy aggressive and needed all the traction I could get. Sport bike tires are even more sticky and they seldom go even 5,000 miles. Point is, there is always a trade-off between long life and good grip. It is a mistake to conclude that motorcycle tires are worse than car tires simply because they don't last as long.
 
Art Mann said:
Just keep in mind that car tires have much worse traction than motorcycle (or Spyder) tires. If you don't ride aggressively, it probably won't matter.

12,000 miles is pretty long life for a motorcycle tire. I have ridden Goldwings for 15 years and I think I ever went that far on a set. I used to be crazy aggressive and needed all the traction I could get. Sport bike tires are even more sticky and they seldom go even 5,000 miles. Point is, there is always a trade-off between long life and good grip. It is a mistake to conclude that motorcycle tires are worse than car tires simply because they don't last as long.
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Sorry, but I must disagree with you on this as my personal experience is the car tire (Kumho) that I am running now handles better then the stock tire and my co-pilot (Wife) agrees with me. We changed the tire in Durango and then drove the Million Dollar Hwy (550) the difference was appearant from the start. First thing my wife asked was what did I do to the bike as it felt so much better and didn't kick out in the rear it tight turns like before. I told her only changed the rear tire nothing else.
 
:agree: I put an Ecsta on my 2010 RT, and I had a chance to sample it for almost 3,000 miles, before trading the bike in.
For that brief period; it seemed to work just fine. :thumbup: nojoke
Now; I'm looking to give one an extended test... :D
 
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