put on the new kenda kannie

[3ntune]

been up riding in the nc mountains,deals gap and all the others,the rear tire rolls in tight turns,feels like it is low on air but not,will change out when i get home.Negative on the kenda kannies tires

 

[bikerchris1270]

Good to know

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Tires

been up riding in the nc mountains,deals gap and all the others,the rear tire rolls in tight turns,feels like it is low on air but not,will change out when i get home.Negative on the kenda kannies tires

Back when the Kanine's were introduced I was hoping for some improvement. .... un-fortunately after reading the specs for them I wasn't impressed.... Except for the tread pattern , it appears they are using the same or similar construction for the CASING ..... if you are using the recommended PSI's, then increasing them will help some, but the ride quality will suffer and in the RAIN they might get quite " squirrely " ..... after you wear them out I suggest you get any Auto tire that is similar in size ..... right now the Vredestein Quatrac 5 is my favorite choice ...... good luck .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[trikermutha]

I know I been happy with mine so far..

 

[Rattlebars]

been up riding in the nc mountains,deals gap and all the others,the rear tire rolls in tight turns,feels like it is low on air but not,will change out when i get home.Negative on the kenda kannies tires

What pressure?

 

[Bottomline2000]

been up riding in the nc mountains,deals gap and all the others,the rear tire rolls in tight turns,feels like it is low on air but not,will change out when i get home.Negative on the kenda kannies tires

Didn't you just get the M2 shocks that were for sale?! Were u running them? I run a Kuhmo and it bites in the corners where the factory tire rolls. I was hoping the kanime would be more like a car tire.

 

[3ntune]

have not put the shocks on yet,this rear tire rolls in the turns,will check the pressure again and maybe it just needs air

 

[ssmcclub]

I am running 28psi in rear k20 and 18 in front k20 I have alkes shocks 2.0, in front and back feel great in turns, they stick good for me, will buy again

 

[bikerbillone]

Would there be any comment to run the Kenda above the the recommended pressure of 28 lbs?

 

[ARtraveler]

Would there be any comment to run the Kenda above the the recommended pressure of 28 lbs?

No Kanines yet, but the OEM's get run at 26#. Two pounds less than recommended so they do not bulge up in the center creating that bare middle look. It has worked for me in the past. Jury is out about the new flavor.

 

[3ntune]

I was told by the la mont shop to run 28 to 30 in the rear,it has 30 psi in rear and today in the twisties i had chuck and rich watch the rear tire,and both said it rolls a lot,and it feels like it does,to much air at 30psi?

 

[BryanSD]

No Kanines yet, but the OEM's get run at 26#. Two pounds less than recommended so they do not bulge up in the center creating that bare middle look. It has worked for me in the past. Jury is out about the new flavor.

I wish I had known about this with the OEMs. I bet I could have gotten at least a 1000 to 2000 extra miles if I had kept them at 26 lbs instead of 28-29 lbs.

 

[Bottomline2000]

have not put the shocks on yet,this rear tire rolls in the turns,will check the pressure again and maybe it just needs air

That was a hella score on the shocks in just time saved. Patiently waiting on mine to be built. I run a Kuhmo at 25# and ran my favorite twisty 50mph road and they are a lot better in the corners with no roll feel. I hated how the stock rear moved around and felt inconsistent. Are you running the front Kanine's too?

 

[3ntune]

all 3,but going to change them out

 

[Bottomline2000]

all 3,but going to change them out

So it seems car tires may still be the way to go. How do the front feel?

 

[3ntune]

seem okay on the front,but every one up here in the mountains are running the Federal Formoza AZ01 on the front

 

[Bottomline2000]

seem okay on the front,but every one up here in the mountains are running the Federal Formoza AZ01 on the front

I just put some Federal 595 Evos on the front..oh man they freed up the front something wonderful. Its a lot more nimble in the corners and just seems to steer better plus its a vrated tire.

 

[strykerAKAmack]

900 miles of backroads to Vermont and back over weekend on the new Kanine KR20s all around
No problems with grip at all at extremely spirited speed