My Altimax experience.

[PatrickH]

Piratezz,
I didn't realize folks were using TPs that low. I'll certainly pay attention and be willing to lower mine if I see excessive center wear, this tells me there should be no harm in going several pounds lower.
Regards, PatrickH

 

[2dogs]

My goodness, 28,000 miles on ONE tire???? That's amazing for a motor cycle. Good deal.

Great tire. I'm running 18 in mine and I'm staring 30K in the face. Have a second Altimax sitting next to the spider ready to be mounted anytime now. I have no idea when my Federal Formoza's will wear down. Maybe never? As my FOBO readings keep changing with ambient input, I run just about 18 all the way around.

 

[Piratezz]

I am embaressed, Mike sorry, but I don't use psi overhere, we go by Bar for pressure, and I run 1.3 bar pressure in my fronts, MAJOR GOOF-UP on my behalf, don't want to give anyone bad advice, just made a typoo

 

[PatrickH]

I am embaressed, Mike sorry, but I don't use psi overhere, we go by Bar for pressure, and I run 1.3 bar pressure in my fronts, MAJOR GOOF-UP on my behalf, don't want to give anyone bad advice, just made a typoo

Well, 1.3 bar is 19 psi, which is right in there with the tire pressures I'm reading about for car tires.

 

[PatrickH]

Hello 2Dogs,
What is FOBO?
Regards, PatrickH

 

[2dogs]

Hello 2Dogs,
What is FOBO?
Regards, PatrickH

It's a tire pressure monitoring system. Consists of screw-on valve stem caps that transmit tire PSI tire temps and the unit's battery voltage. It all integrates to your cellphone so you can see what's exactly going on with your tires at any time. Cool huh? Just google FOBO................

 

[T.P.]

What is FOBO?
Regards, PatrickH

LAMONSTER GARAGE has them https://www.lamonstergarage.com/fobo-bike-2-for-trikes-set-of-3-lamonster/

T.P.

 

[PatrickH]

Great! I'm familiar w/TPMS in cars, but apparently this FOBO is a 3rd Party aftermarket outfit. I'll definitely check them out.
PatrickH

 

[bigbadbrucie]

Great! I'm familiar w/TPMS in cars, but apparently this FOBO is a 3rd Party aftermarket outfit. I'll definitely check them out.
PatrickH

You can order the FOBO 2 directly from the Lamonster Garage. Comes equipped for the 3 wheels.

 

[PatrickH]

Thanks.
PatrickH

 

[Flamewinger]

Yes that's exactly what it means, but the reason the tire is losing grip is because I have a penchant for twisting the throttle rather hard. I'm a sport bike nut and I tend to ride my bikes hard. Not necessarily over the speed limit, but I love the twisty roads and corner aggressively exiting hard on the throttle. I have a sport bike in the garage, but I tend to ride the RT hard in the corners as well.

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No, it means you're using a tire for a 3000-4000lb car rather than a 1400lb motorcycle. I wouldn't risk my life just to get a few more miles out of a tire that is not recommended. I learned that to put a touring tire (for a Goldwing) on a sport bike would most likely end in disaster as the tire wouldn't stick the corner. Its because of weight that the tire compound is hard of soft. It's the same thing to using cruise control while its raining. YOU DON"T!

The lighter the vehicle the stickier the tire. The stickier the tire the faster it wears out.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Good into to know for the future. I have the Kenda stock tires on the 2021 RT I bought last June, and the tires all look good with about 4,000 miles so far. I wouldn't even try to remove the rear wheel, so I guess I will go to t he Can Am dealer when the tires need replacing. I am assuming that a car tire shop would not know how to remove the rear wheel and mount a new tire. I just wonder if a Can Am dealer would install car tires that I brought in myself. Anyone try that at their dealer?

Lots of folks here know of a dealer that will mount anything brought in ..... But some won't .... let your fingers do the walking CALL some ..... Mike :thumbup:

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

My goodness, 28,000 miles on ONE tire???? That's amazing for a motor cycle. Good deal.

:agree: it is amazing ...... however our Spyders have " J " type AUTO rims and use " J " type Auto tires. .... DO NOT ever put a Motorcycle tire on a Spyder wheel ....NOT EVER ..... JMHO .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Piratezz,
I didn't realize folks were using TPs that low. I'll certainly pay attention and be willing to lower mine if I see excessive center wear, this tells me there should be no harm in going several pounds lower.
Regards, PatrickH

Lower tire PSI's ONLY apply to AUTO tires used on Spyders. Crapenda's need the amount recommended by Can_Am ..... Mike :thumbup:

 

[Peter Aawen]

Yes that's exactly what it means, but the reason the tire is losing grip is because I have a penchant for twisting the throttle rather hard. I'm a sport bike nut and I tend to ride my bikes hard. Not necessarily over the speed limit, but I love the twisty roads and corner aggressively exiting hard on the throttle. I have a sport bike in the garage, but I tend to ride the RT hard in the corners as well. ....

No, it means you're using a tire for a 3000-4000lb car rather than a 1400lb motorcycle. I wouldn't risk my life just to get a few more miles out of a tire that is not recommended. I learned that to put a touring tire (for a Goldwing) on a sport bike would most likely end in disaster as the tire wouldn't stick the corner. Its because of weight that the tire compound is hard of soft. It's the same thing to using cruise control while its raining. YOU DON"T!

The lighter the vehicle the stickier the tire. The stickier the tire the faster it wears out.

Sorry Flamewinger, but Navydad was pretty much right in what he said in his post, while on the whole, most of what you said in your post is not.... :lecturef_smilie:

Bearing in mind that the OE spec Kendas that come on our Spyders are actually nothing but lightly constructed CAR tires, with car tire construction, car tire beads, car tire tread (albeit directional ), car tire tread compounds, and running on car rims.... . Most after market car tires (with very few exceptions) are made to suit a range vehicles that might vary in weight from quite light right up to the Maximum weight those particular tires are suitable for as shown by the Load Rating shown on their sidewall - but just cos they actually HAVE a Maximum Load Rating doesn't mean they can't be used for a lighter vehicle, they certainly CAN BE, and they frequently ARE used for lighter vehicles, in most cases the only thing required to achieve this being simply to reduce the air pressure they run at in order to suit the lighter load! :cheers:

And that's not unusual, as with any pneumatic tire, to a large extent the tire itself is just the sexy bag (albeit with a few added features ) that is used to hold the air that actually carries the load of the vehicle - heavy vehicle, higher air pressure; lighter vehicle, lower air pressure. :thumbup: Oh, and you can also adjust the air pressure up or down in order to vary how much heat the tire generates as it rolls too, which will help determine how quickly the tread compound reaches its optimum operating temperature - hard compound, lower pressure to achieve optimum tread temp; softer compound, higher pressure to avoid overheating & exceeding optimum tread temp. :thumbup:

So running a/mkt car tires under your Spyder instead of the OE spec Kendas is very much akin to running a/mkt car tires with a different maximum load rating under your car; many of us do this without any qualms, choosing replacement tires that suit OUR needs & wants, rather than settling for the 'one tire suits selling the car' offering that the manufacturer sells the vehicle wearing and then paying the dealer what may be an inflated price for what also may be a tire that barely if at all meets our specific &/or individual needs & wants.... and generally, the only thing that might mean is that we may need to adjust the pressure we run in these a/mkt tires to suit the different tire & it's load rating... and many of us here think nothing of doing that on our cars - haven't you done the same? :dontknow: . I really don't see why doing exactly the same thing on their Spyder is such a stretch for some - but, as I've said in other posts quite frequently, it's your Spyder, you do what you want with it...

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Sorry Flamewinger, but Navydad was pretty much right in what he said in his post, while on the whole, most of what you said in your post is not.... :lecturef_smilie:

Bearing in mind that the OE spec Kendas that come on our Spyders are actually nothing but lightly constructed CAR tires, with car tire construction, car tire beads, car tire tread (albeit directional ), car tire tread compounds, and running on car rims.... . Most after market car tires (with very few exceptions) are made to suit a range vehicles that might vary in weight from quite light right up to the Maximum weight those particular tires are suitable for as shown by the Load Rating shown on their sidewall - but just cos they actually HAVE a Maximum Load Rating doesn't mean they can't be used for a lighter vehicle, they certainly CAN BE, and they frequently ARE used for lighter vehicles, in most cases the only thing required to achieve this being simply to reduce the air pressure they run at in order to suit the lighter load! :cheers:

And that's not unusual, as with any pneumatic tire, to a large extent the tire itself is just the sexy bag (albeit with a few added features ) that is used to hold the air that actually carries the load of the vehicle - heavy vehicle, higher air pressure; lighter vehicle, lower air pressure. :thumbup: Oh, and you can also adjust the air pressure up or down in order to vary how much heat the tire generates as it rolls too, which will help determine how quickly the tread compound reaches its optimum operating temperature - hard compound, lower pressure to achieve optimum tread temp; softer compound, higher pressure to avoid overheating & exceeding optimum tread temp. :thumbup:

So running a/mkt car tires under your Spyder instead of the OE spec Kendas is very much akin to running a/mkt car tires with a different maximum load rating under your car; many of us do this without any qualms, choosing replacement tires that suit OUR needs & wants, rather than settling for the 'one tire suits selling the car' offering that the manufacturer sells the vehicle wearing and then paying the dealer what may be an inflated price for what also may be a tire that barely if at all meets our specific &/or individual needs & wants.... and generally, the only thing that might mean is that we may need to adjust the pressure we run in these a/mkt tires to suit the different tire & it's load rating... and many of us here think nothing of doing that on our cars - haven't you done the same? :dontknow: . I really don't see why doing exactly the same thing on their Spyder is such a stretch for some - but, as I've said in other posts quite frequently, it's your Spyder, you do what you want with it...

:agree: ...110% .... and I'll give you an example ... I also own a 427 Cobra , it weighs 2100lbs. ... My tires are Nitto 555's and I use 22 lbs. in them .... These tires are capable of carrying a load of 4500 lbs., but I only need 22 lbs. for a Safe Great ride .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[ks4hcoach]

Or get the 4-Channel version to monitor the three individual tires AND the air bag if you have the air bag rear suspension supplement. That way you can follow what the auto leveling suspension is doing as well as the tires.