Kumho Ecsta AST KU25 All-Season Tire - 225/50R15 91H is what I have on my '14 RT-S SM6
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Rear Tire Question
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ThreeWheels
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No one is questioning your veracity.
Nevertheless, your experience is most unique.
Almost all of us have gotten around 7K miles off the stock Kenda tires.
Kenda has recently come out with new Kanine tires as a response to complaints about the longevity of their tires.
There's not a lot of experience with these yet.
I'm just speculating, perhaps you have a Kanine ??
EdMat
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My 2019 RT now has 7,000 + miles and the rear kenda looks great. I think what we have here is the rubber content has been hardened over what it was in the past. I'm almost disappointed because I am looking forward to going to the dark side with different tires.
Mazo EMS2
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I just had the local tire guy install mine. I took the wheel off and took it to him, as most do.
Deanna777
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Revalden
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I put this Kumho on my rear several months ago and it holds curves/corners very well and I tend to push it when I ryde, but I haven't done any twisties on it yet. I'm itchin' to get out and start twitchin'.
This tire looks like the new one my dealer installed. I looked at it and said it is down to the wear indicator already, how do you know when it is worn out? When you get down to 1/2 the centre indicator is usually when people change them out. Did that on the first tire 9,000 miles, now getting down to half again but used mostly 2 up 5,000 miles. Last tire buying from dealer, will also be buying an aftermarket. I used to teach mechanics, the indicators they use on their tires are worst I have experienced. Love the Spyder's operation, but some of the information supplied by BRP and the dealers is questionable.
nightcruiser
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why 215?
IdahoMtnSpyder
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For rear tire size? Because very, very, few car tires are manufactured in the 225/50R15 size. 215/60R15 fits nicely.
There is that! ^^ Aaaand, being ever so slightly narrower, it'll most likely tend to further minimise both the tendency to wear the rear tire out in the middle of the tread and also to lessen any propensity of the 'big wide rear tire' might have in causing your Spyder/Ryker to hydroplane on a wet enough road!
hyea: It won't completely remove the possibility of either, but it'll certainly reduce those tendency's! :thumbup:Oh, and the marginal sidewall height increase due to the 60 profile instead of the 50 profile will help to reduce the 'built in' speedo over-read; so it'll probably be showing you a speed that's a bit closer to your true speed instead of telling you you're doing 60 when you're more likely to be doing closer to 54.... and that same correction will also help correct your odometer & trip meter readings too!! Sure, the factory 'built in' error on both isn't going to be any greater that 10% over, but it's still an error that the slightly larger rolling diameter tire will reduce, so why wouldn't you if it's that easy and by a simple choice like that, you can?!? :dontknow:
Enjoy! :2thumbs:
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