Dealer Won't Install Car Tires

[ThreeWheels]

I've read several posts in this thread where people put car tires on motorcycles.
That's a whole other situation. Motorcycles have profiles that are rounded because two wheelers lean.
The Spyder is a totally different creation planted firmly in the vertical position.
Car tires make so much more sense.
I'll be going to Netzley before I go to Spyderquest this year.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Car Tires on Motorcycles

I've read several posts in this thread where people put car tires on motorcycles.
That's a whole other situation. Motorcycles have profiles that are rounded because two wheelers lean.
The Spyder is a totally different creation planted firmly in the vertical position.
Car tires make so much more sense.
I'll be going to Netzley before I go to Spyderquest this year.

A fair number of GoldWing & other cruiser owners have put auto tires on their REAR wheels ...........and have Gotten away with doing so ..... Mtc. wheels are similar to car rims ( which are " J " type ) ....... but they are not a perfect match .... so there is ahigher risk of failure ..... Spyder wheels Are J type in shape ....It's even stamped on the Kenda tires " must be used on a " J " type rim " ...................Mike :thumbup:

 

[fjray]

I've run car tires on two wings and an FJR1300. They work great on the Wing and last around 20k. On the Yamaha it didn't feel as good. To the best of my knowledge there have been no tire related failures

 

[Peteoz]

You know Pete there is nothing wrong with running the oem tire.Lots do and get miles of smiles from their:spyder2:. So just go ahead and have the dealer put the new tire on it and enjoy and stop stressing over It. There are too many roads and too little time as it is.

Hahaha, thanks Paul. I know where you’re coming from, but really, I’m not stressed. But I am also not comfortable running a rear Kenda with 330lbs of rider, 140lbs of passenger, plus incidentals and luggage for around 500 lbs of load. This is the same reason I swapped the stock F3-L two up shock out to prevent bottoming. I do realise that many are quite happy with the Kenda, and that’s great.....I’m just not one of them, as the Kuhmo felt so much better to me from day one.

Pete