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retiredalaskan

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I'm looking for new tires to change out the stock kendras dealer changed both front tires and i still have a slight shimmy in the front had laser alignment helped added elka and sway bar helped a lot but i've decided that it's time to change tire brand, looking at the kumho brand ast 195/50R15 front with 225/50R15 rear will they work without setting codes??? thanks
 
Your choice for the fronts might be too wide to fit under the fenders... :shocked:
I think that Kumho has a Solus model in a 155/65-15 size, that'll fit without problems. :thumbup:
 
NO WAY

retiredalaskan said:
I'm looking for new tires to change out the stock kendras dealer changed both front tires and i still have a slight shimmy in the front had laser alignment helped added elka and sway bar helped a lot but i've decided that it's time to change tire brand, looking at the kumho brand ast 195/50R15 front with 225/50R15 rear will they work without setting codes??? thanks
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I have 185/55-15's on my fronts and there is no EXTRA SPACE,,,,, they only just fit .............You have done a lot to cure your problem .......But I think you should have started with a High Speed Spin balance ........any car tire place can do it ......just bring them the wheel and tire .....................Good Luck, Mike :thumbup:
 
sorry i forgot to mention that i did that after the dealer replaced the tires i added the bar and elkas and that brought out that the tires were still not right,when i talked to len in mo. he said to try spin balance they were off by 3/4 oz. So that is why i'm thinking of changing tires.i'll look at other sizes for the front.thanks...also iforgot to ask anybody know what the tire dia. are front and rear thanks
 
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WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAT

Dray said:
150/80/17 is 26.45" in dia. and 160/70-17 is 25.82" in dia.

Dray
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:gaah:.....Dray , no offense .....But are you on the right Forum ???????..................Mike :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:
 
I have Federal EVO tires on the front of my 2014 RT Limited.. They are the same size as the poem and have lasted 18000 miles already with great handling and little or no wear.
 
I think some people are running Federal Evo tires on the front of their 2014. I am running a 215/60/15 on the rear with no problems.
 
bouncy tires

retiredalaskan said:
sorry i forgot to mention that i did that after the dealer replaced the tires i added the bar and elkas and that brought out that the tires were still not right,when i talked to len in mo. he said to try spin balance they were off by 3/4 oz. So that is why i'm thinking of changing tires.i'll look at other sizes for the front.thanks...also iforgot to ask anybody know what the tire dia. are front and rear thanks
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I had same issues. When I picked the bike up from the dealer they were HORRIBLE, took them back within the hour and they "rebalanced" them and they were no better, took to auto shop next day and they did the balance on the big expensive new high tech machine, took off a lot of weights, added some in other places and it was much better, cost $32, rode home the 200 miles and static balanced them in my own garage using the Marc Parnes wheel balancer, which I have used for many years and they are perfect, silky smooth
http://www.marcparnes.com/BMW_Motorcycle_Wheel_Balancer.htm
Andy
 
fixed

this morning i put ride on tire treatment in tires 10oz front 12 rear vibration is gone with wife on the back no vibration at all even at 80mph much better thanks to all replys....
 
The rear tire I have 215/60R15 - General Altimax RT 43 no problems/ and I did not notice any difference, the spyder handles fine on dry/wet pavement. I did not get any hydroplaning, the tire gripped the road.

Yesterday mike( blueknight911) and I were riding on some wet pavement and going thru some twisties. When it comes time to replace the rear tire in the future, I would replace the rear tire with an other General Altimax RT 43 ( if they still make it). Deanna
 
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