Review: Car tires on Spyder F3

[rjinaz86323]

In the last couple of weeks I have got my new tires on the F3 Limited. Most riding is 2 up and neither of us are lightweights.

Here is what I ordered:
Rear 225/60R-15 GENERAL ALTIMAX RT43 SL ($118.99 Tire Rack)
Front 175/55R-15 VREDESTEIN QUATRAC SL (103.22 each Tire Rack)

Speedometer is 'dead on' now.

Rear was installed by my CanAm dealer ($110)
Fronts I carried to local tire shop ($30 mount, balance, and longer valve stems)

I installed the Fobo 2 Trike from Lamonster ($148)

Today I went for a quick ride (40 miles) to check my tire pressures. Road was sweepers and hills. Outside temp was around 82

Here are my pressures during ride. I think I am good to go. Next Sunday we head to Colorado for a week of riding the mountains and just relaxing in the cool mountain air. Also will be celebrating our 52nd Anniversary while we are there.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

In the last couple of weeks I have got my new tires on the F3 Limited. Most riding is 2 up and neither of us are lightweights.

Here is what I ordered:
Rear 225/60R-15 GENERAL ALTIMAX RT43 SL ($118.99 Tire Rack)
Front 175/55R-15 VREDESTEIN QUATRAC SL (103.22 each Tire Rack)

Speedometer is 'dead on' now.

Rear was installed by my CanAm dealer ($110)
Fronts I carried to local tire shop ($30 mount, balance, and longer valve stems)

I installed the Fobo 2 Trike from Lamonster ($148)

Today I went for a quick ride (40 miles) to check my tire pressures. Road was sweepers and hills. Outside temp was around 82

Here are my pressures during ride. I think I am god to go. Next Sunday we head to Colorado for a week of riding the mountains and just relaxing in the cool mountain air. Also will be celebrating our 52nd Anniversary while we are there.

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Thanks for the up-date :clap: ...... As to the psi's you have, for Auto tires ( only ) Peter and I like 15-17 front ( 17 if aggressive ) and18-19 REAR ...... this is with or without a passenger, doesn't really matter ..... The tires are actually an important part of the over-all system ...... the ride will be more comfortable if you use our numbers ...... good luck .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[T.P.]

Just a short note here, There is no such tire as a VREDESTEIN QUATRAC SL, The SL stands for Standard Load and has a max pressure of 35psi, XL's are to 41psi
It is not a tire model.

T.P.

 

[rjinaz86323]

Ok. Those were the hot tire temp. After sitting for a few hours. The tires cooled down to 86 degrees and the pressure dropped to 17.8 front and 20 for the rear. How much more should I let out for cold temps. In the mornings it is fairly chilly ( we treat almost 5000 ft elevation ) and this morning when I started the Spyder they were under 17 on the front and just 18 on the rear.

 

[CopperSpyder]

In the last couple of weeks I have got my new tires on the F3 Limited. Most riding is 2 up and neither of us are lightweights.

Here is what I ordered:
Rear 225/60R-15 GENERAL ALTIMAX RT43 SL ($118.99 Tire Rack)
Front 175/55R-15 VREDESTEIN QUATRAC SL (103.22 each Tire Rack)

Speedometer is 'dead on' now.

Rear was installed by my CanAm dealer ($110)
Fronts I carried to local tire shop ($30 mount, balance, and longer valve stems)

I installed the Fobo 2 Trike from Lamonster ($148)

Today I went for a quick ride (40 miles) to check my tire pressures. Road was sweepers and hills. Outside temp was around 82

Here are my pressures during ride. I think I am god to go. Next Sunday we head to Colorado for a week of riding the mountains and just relaxing in the cool mountain air. Also will be celebrating our 52nd Anniversary while we are there.

View attachment 196565

Good to go, enjoy your trip and :congrats: on 52 years!! :2thumbs:

 

[rjinaz86323]

Don't know what to tell you. I copied and pasted that from the invoice I got from Tire Rack.

Just a short note here, There is no such tire as a VREDESTEIN QUATRAC SL, The SL stands for Standard Load and has a max pressure of 35psi, XL's are to 41psi
It is not a tire model.

T.P.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Ok. Those were the hot tire temp. After sitting for a few hours. The tires cooled down to 86 degrees and the pressure dropped to 17.8 front and 20 for the rear. How much more should I let out for cold temps. In the mornings it is fairly chilly ( we treat almost 5000 ft elevation ) and this morning when I started the Spyder they were under 17 on the front and just 18 on the rear.

Personally I wouldn't be concerned about those temps .... the tires will heat up a bit ( that's normal & expected ) and get to where you want them to be ..... The PSI's I quoted above are the COLD starting pressures ...Peter and I have calculated what the avg. increase is going to be after warming up ..... Mike :thumbup:

 

[rjinaz86323]

I checked them first thing this morning. The cold reading are 16.6 & 16.7 fronts and 18.7 rear

The PSI's I quoted above are the COLD starting pressures ...Peter and I have calculated what the avg. increase is going to be after warming up ..... Mike :thumbup: