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2016 RT - any suggestions for a longer lasting rear tire? estimated mileage?
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Deanna777
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Deanna777
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jbs1218,
The General Altimax RT43 tire has "Replace Tire" embedded into the tire.
Deanna
Peter Aawen, thank you very much for the detailed information about symmetrical versus asymmetrical tires and very much appreciated. Part of what you said was told me by my mechanic, James Thorne here in Houston. My Yoko's have worked well and traction has always been good, but like I stated I would like more than an 18K tire life. I ride solo and I am not an aggressive rider and average about 10K miles per year. Due to the cost of rear tire installation I would like to get at least 2 plus seasons of riding. As it sits now, I postponed a long tour because I was concerned that my rear tire might have issues as I approached 18K. I live in "damage control" mode and always ride with good rubber. I will not buy a cheap tire. Again, thank you.
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ButterSmooth
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If I were getting 18k from my Yokohamas, I'd be overjoyed. The one I'm replacing tomorrow made it to the wear bars in 7k miles. The Kuhmo before that made it to 9k. This time it'l be an asymmetric 205/65R15 with a 740 utqg 92H -- the last was 215/60R15 with a 620 utqg 94H. Hoping for mileage like you get! I used to look for a low utqg in search of better traction.
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ButterSmooth
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It's a Yokohama Avid Ascend GT 205/65R15. The three inner rows of tread are just slightly off center, but the tire is marked 'inside' and 'outside'. It's going on a 2020RT (not RTL). This is tire #4 on the rear -- I'm beginning to feel like a tire tester. The quick wear may have something to do with the 'quality' of the road surfaces around here.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...HR5ASCGT&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
DGoebel
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I replaced my stock '13 RTL tire at about 9k miles, my first General Altimax RT43 lasted about 27,000 miles before I replaced it (and didn't have the replace tire warning yet, but was planning a loooonnggg trip) When I sold the '13 Spyder at 39,000 miles the 2nd General Altimax RT43 backtire looked brand new.
BLUEKNIGHT911
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Wow those utog's are certainly on the high side ..... I'm surprised that they are wearing so quickly ..... Your usual / normal road surfaces seem to have an effect on wear .... good luck .... Mike :thumbup:
BLUEKNIGHT911
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Yes they do ...... however the " replace Tire " appears about 4000 mi. ( this was on my Altimax mounted on the front ) ...BEFORE the Tread depth is at the Wear bars ..... Mike :thumbup:
Interesting that your Yoko's performed so poorly. What tire pressure are you running in the rear? I have kept the pressure at 24 psi on my rear tire.
Those are very impressive numbers. What tire size are you using? Thank you.
Thank you and good luck.
DGoebel
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General Tire Altimax RT43 215/60r15 was $80 back in '18...
KX5062
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Your rear tire mileage is similar to what I've experienced traveling throughout the Western US, especially Commiefornia. The best mileage I've gotten out of rear tire so far is the Cooper CS5 Utra Touring. It's a fairly hard rubber tire (640 UTQG), but I never noticed any difficulties in handling in a variety of conditions. In fact, it was the best handling tire I've tried so far over the course of 3 Spyders and about 120K miles total. It lasted around 23k miles.
To continue my search for the ideal tire, I'm currently running the Yokohama Avid Touring S with a UTQG rating of 620. It's too soft for around here. It's got only about 8k miles on it and it's about halfway done. It too handles very well even in a gully washer in Wyoming on the way to the Deadwood Rally last year.
My operating theory on tire life is the high temperatures combined with the chip sealing of the roads is what causes rapid wear.
Thank you
ButterSmooth
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I noticed early on that the the tire felt 'squishey' when braking or accelerating in a corner. Either action tightened the cornering line and I thought it was the tire deforming and causing some oversteer. In response to that, I raised the pressure to 24psi. I think that contributed to the tires early demise and it didn't seem to change the handling. The new tire (another Yokohama) will start at 16psi, based on the formula 'max load' / 'max pressure' = # per psi. Then I'll do the cold/hot pressure increase (<4psi) to adjust from there.
Almost every road around here is chip sealed with crushed stone and that may be the biggest wear factor.
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