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I would like a tire that would get me a lot more than 18-20K miles. It appears that I can use either a 205-55R-15 or a 215-60R-15 with a symmetrical tire pattern. Can you guys suggest to me a longer lasting rear tire and estimated mileage? I will appreciate your suggestions and thank you.
All good suggestions from others above, especially the "
Almost any quality auto tire...." & the "
...Remember you get what you pay for most times." comments, but aside from the obligatotry comment from me'n Mike along the lines of "
Always run any stronger, heavier constructed auto tires (that are capable of carrying maybe 3 times the weight of a Spyder at 28/30 psi) at a lower pressure than that on your tire placard (16-18 psi is good for most Spyder ryders & their loads 
) when you're running them under your Spyder in order to ensure the tire & its tread compounds reach their ideal operating temperature & traction, & so they can maintain full contact across the contact patch/under the tread during riding/cornering with the lighter load on them..." there's a couple of
other important things you should try to keep in mind....
1. It doesn't
need to be a symetrical tire tread, as even asymetrical tire treads can work well as a single drive wheel like those on our Spyders, altho by using
some of them you do run
a risk of reducing the
overall 'useful/working' area of your rear tire's contact patch under
some conditions - but
many general use or All Season Asymetrical tires available out there don't have the distinct wet/dry tread pattern split in their tread patterns &/or their compounds that can realise this risk; and
2. The harder the tread compound, then broadly speaking,
the longer that tread is likely to last; but as a result of that harder compound, then
the less traction it will provide if all other things remain equal... especially in the wet! So if you choose to run a harder compound tire to get significantly longer tire life, expect some reduction in traction under some conditions (ie wet roads?!
) and remember that you might need to run it at an (even) lower pressure than you'd generally expect to use in order to achieve their optimum operating temperature & tread traction (see 16-18 psi in Note 1 above).
Note 2 above means that if/when you are riding in cold conditions &/or on wet roads, you may need to drop your (auto) tire pressure another 2 psi or so to maintain their best level of traction for the cold/slippery/wet conditions; &/or if you're ryding for long periods at high speed or in hot conditions/on high temp surfaces, you may need to increase your tire pressure by 2 or so psi to avoid unnecessary tread shedding/wear - but either way, it's probably not a good idea to purposefully drop below 14 psi
ever, nor will it be good for your non-OE spec auto tire's life to go much above 20 psi unless you & your pillion/load weigh in well above that more commonly found/expected on Spyders, ie. anything totalling above about 600 pounds - in which case, you should probably check the max load limit on your Spyder too. :dontknow:
All up, if you choose an auto tire in a size between 205/65R15 & 225/60R15 (205/65 or 215/60R15 is good!
that meets or exceeds the OE load & speed ratings that best suits YOUR ryding needs & wants you'll most likely do well! Without knowing the conditions you ride in or the specifics of things like the pressures you run & your ryding style, the Yoko's you've run before probably sacrificed a little potential tire life for better traction, but there are others that will work the other way round. So choose an auto tire that suits
YOUR needs & wants, one that performs well in the conditions
YOU are likely to meet, and that way it'll likely be best suited to how
YOU load & use
YOUR Spyder!
hyea:
Good Luck! :cheers:
