Best tire replacement

[SailnDive]

I will wear out the original tires the summer and I want to get a new set on hand. There is probably a thread on what the best replacement is. Any opinions? My bike is an RTS.

 

[Bob Denman]

:shocked: There's probably about 14 GaZillion threads about tires... :banghead:
You'll need to find out if your dealer is willing to mount a non-OEM tire...
If they won't: can you get it done at a nearby tire shop?
Or perhaps even do it yourself??

As far as tires:
Kumho
General
Yokohama
Michelin

Seem to come up a lot...
But they're FAR from the only choices!
Happy shopping! :thumbup:

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

BEST REAR TIRE

I will wear out the original tires the summer and I want to get a new set on hand. There is probably a thread on what the best replacement is. Any opinions? My bike is an RTS.

I just posted them on the Thread ....215/60-15 Michelin Hydro-Edge report. Post #90 .. my answer is in BLUE .....:thumbup:..................... For front the best imho is the Vredestein Quatrac 5 ...... go on the Tirerack.com and look at the sizes they have some that will fit for you

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

i have vredstein for front

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

VREDESTEIN

i have vredstein for front

:clap::yikes: WOW.....your the first I know of to try them ........ Soooooooooooooooo what do you think about them ..... Thanks .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

:clap::yikes: WOW.....your the first I know of to try them ........ Soooooooooooooooo what do you think about them ..... Thanks .... Mike :thumbup:

no miles on them yet but they are excellent tires in wet, performance dry & even grip in snow.
very similar to conti dws06. others may want cheap but i want good, my bike unlike others is
not cheap and deserves better then chinese or basic tires.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

The Vredestein tire

no miles on them yet but they are excellent tires in wet, performance dry & even grip in snow.
very similar to conti dws06. others may want cheap but i want good, my bike unlike others is
not cheap and deserves better then chinese or basic tires.

:agree: ....,and Please keep us posted on how they do perform ...... They are one of only a few Higher Quality tires in our sizes ....they even have 14 in that will fit ............ Mike :thumbup:

 

[TIMMB]

What about vredstein for the rear?

 

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

What about vredstein for the rear?

not made i have looked, i will be using kumho on rear

 

[Jeffmal]

Vredestein tires

not made i have looked, i will be using kumho on rear

Ok, so I may be taking one for the collective Spyder ryding community. I just purchased 2 front
165/60r15 and rear 205/60r15 Vredestein quatrac 5 tires for my 2017 f3t. After they come in and get installed, I will do a follow up report on how they feel. They are highly rated and I am hoping for a vast improvement ! I hope nanny stays cool with this change!!

 

[Peter Aawen]

Nanny should be fine with those sizes Jeff. :thumbup:

The proportional difference in rolling dia front to rear with those sizes looks to be very close to the OE Spec difference.... It's when you go big up front & small on the back (or vice versa) that the Nanny gets upset - and even then, it really only upsets her a lot if you tend to push things a little. :lecturef_smilie:

Gentle ryders probably won't ever notice the Nanny stepping in, but if you tend to brake late into corners &/or accelerate early on the way out, anything much different from the OE Spec proportional difference shows up PDQ & as a fairly noticeable intervention! And when she gets upset at speed or while you're ryding on the limit, it's more than just a tad annoying!! Safe, probably life & limb preserving, no argument there, but it can still be an aggresive intervention! :shocked:

And we all know that no matter how gentle or how hard you ryde, the ultimate aim is to ryde smoothly, ryde safe, and enjoy your ryde! :thumbup:

 

[PaladinLV]

Best
No such animal exists!
It's all in the rider's frame of reference.
And you know what they say about opinions, right?

AJ

I will wear out the original tires the summer and I want to get a new set on hand. There is probably a thread on what the best replacement is. Any opinions? My bike is an RTS.