Rear tire recommendations.... Gonna need a new one soon

[Dave and Dina]

Any suggestions on a replacement rear tire? I'm looking to replace mine as I'm down to the wear bars. 2012RT. looking for a smooth ride for the lady.

 

[4 MARIE]

Excellent Choice....

......Of a FIRST POST !

Hee hee.... this is brilliant ! But really, you came to the right site. and there are some
amazing contributors also, and they have helped me many times.

So Welcome Home !

now ... your topic is the "hot button" topic of this site. Mainly because the OEM rubbers are so grim. There is
NO UNIVERSAL OPINION. Anything better than stock.... good luck. THe floodgates are now open, stand by !

 

[Pampurrs]

There're lotsa tire threads if you do a search. Michelin and General seem to be the favorites for rear tires. I recently mounted the General Altimax RT 43 on mine and so far I love it. A few others have as well.

Do a search, you'll be reading for days.

Pam

 

[erwin]

Rear tire

Any suggestions on a replacement rear tire? I'm looking to replace mine as I'm down to the wear bars. 2012RT. looking for a smooth ride for the lady.

I installed a Kumho Ecsta AST 225-50-R15 Last summer on my 2013 RTS and could not be happier. I have about 3000 miles on the Kumho and wear is not even visible. I'm in the Ozark Mountains so everywhere I ride the roads are very curvy and hilly and the Kumho was a 100% improvement in handling compared to the OEM tire. I ride 2 up with my wife most of the time and the Kumho totally eliminated the wallowing feel the OEM tire always had.
Also, this tire is the same size and the tread pattern is almost identical to the OEM Kenda.
You can order these through Discount Tire but tell them it is for a car, I have heard they will not sell to you if they know its for a Can Am Spyder.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/d...ze.do?sortBy=prca&ar=50&fqs=true&rd=15&cs=225

 

[Bob Denman]

:welcome: :2thumbs:
Throw another vote on the "Kumho Pile"... :clap:
(Don't worry about "Jack". We revived him, and gave him a fresh lemonade!*** :roflblack




*** Don't worry: you'll soon learn. :thumbup:

 

[opiewhan]

Kumho

I installed a Kumho Ecsta AST 225-50-R15 Last summer on my 2013 RTS and could not be happier. I have about 3000 miles on the Kumho and wear is not even visible. I'm in the Ozark Mountains so everywhere I ride the roads are very curvy and hilly and the Kumho was a 100% improvement in handling compared to the OEM tire. I ride 2 up with my wife most of the time and the Kumho totally eliminated the wallowing feel the OEM tire always had.
Also, this tire is the same size and the tread pattern is almost identical to the OEM Kenda.
You can order these through Discount Tire but tell them it is for a car, I have heard they will not sell to you if they know its for a Can Am Spyder.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/d...ze.do?sortBy=prca&ar=50&fqs=true&rd=15&cs=225

Looks like majority of Spyder riders choice the Kumho, I did and it works fine..

 

[BikerDoc]

Looks like majority of Spyder riders choice the Kumho, I did and it works fine..

You can also buy the Kumho for same price on Ebay, shipped from discounttiredirect.com but without the stupid questions about where you are going to use it... I never get less than 25000 miles from a Kumho rear tire

 

[JayBros]

This is also a great place to ask what kind of oil you should use. :yes:

 

[Chupaca]

Ouch..!!

Welcome to this sometime strange site..You picked a doozie first question and being the odd man out I still go with the oem Kendas which have worked well for me. I am begining to think it may be the weather and road construction out here. I am however going the give the Vee Arachnid tire a try next being the only other spyder tire on the market. If you have vacation time left do a search on tires here and read on....:roflblack:

 

[jthornton]

I just put a Kumho Ecsta AST 225/50 R15 on my 2012 RT and have no complaints. The car answer is 2010 Chevy Cobalt LT 15" Base. The ride is in the shocks and sway bar. If you have not put the Baja Ron sway bar on your 2012 yet it is the best thing you can do for ride comfort for the passenger. My wife would not ride the Spyder till I put it on, said she felt like she was going to get tossed off at every corner.

JT

 

[Highwayman2013]

WELCOME!

There are plenty of choices in the 215/60/15 size that will work well on your spyder. I chose a Michelin but the General Altimax RT43 is a fine tire.

 

[Deanna777]

General Altimax RT43

I am running the General Altimax RT 43 tire on my 2014RT SE-6, I choose the General Altimax RT 43 tire because of the Performance Evaluation.

Here is the Performance Evaluation Ratings:
Wet: Hydroplaning Resistance 8.6
Traction 8.7

DRY:

Cornering Stability 8.7
Dry Traction 9.0
Steering Response 8.6

Comfort:
Ride Quality 8.6
Noise 8.3
Tread wear 8.7

I am running 26 psi in the tire, and I changed the rear original Kenda @ 5,824 miles. This will be my 2nd motorcycle riding season with the General RT 43.

The spyder handles excellent with the General Altimax RT 43 tire, and I still have the original's on the front. Tire Size:215/60 R15. Their is clearance between the tire and the bottom of the trunk if you have an RT, RTS-SE6 , or RTL.

:welcome: Glad you found this site!

Deanna

 

[ARtraveler]

:welcome: You came to the right place.

I use the OEM dealer supplied Kenda's. That's another story though. Many on the site are using aftermarket tires and there is a LOT of information about the various brands. Aftermarket tires seem to give more mileage than the OEM tires.

 

[pegasus1300]

I live in a small rural area in central Utah. I looked at the websites did the comparisons,then went down to the local tire store,told them what I needed,they sold me what they considered their best tire,did a mount and balance,(I took the wheel off the bike,there is a video here on how to do that) for under $150. I don't remember the exact amount. Anyway the tire store tells me this tire is warrantied for 80,000. Hahahahaha well we'll see when I come back in 25 or 30000 miles. BTW tire now has 6500 miles on it and not showing any signs of wear.

 

[STELLING MAN]

KUMHO TIRE

I also put a Kumho on the rear of my RT-S last Sept. It Is a much better tire than the Kenda In all respects..

 

[Michael82009]

Hi Dave

Any suggestions on a replacement rear tire? I'm looking to replace mine as I'm down to the wear bars. 2012RT. looking for a smooth ride for the lady.

This is the tire I got for mine

 

[Michael82009]

Agree

Any suggestions on a replacement rear tire? I'm looking to replace mine as I'm down to the wear bars. 2012RT. looking for a smooth ride for the lady.

I agree with JT about ride. That sway bar is a must have more that anything especially in Wyoming wind. It stabilizes better than anything.
P. S.
Dont go to Cheyennes Spyder dealer, they are a rip off

 

[Dave and Dina]

This is the tire I got for mine

Thanks for all of the information.

 

[robmorg]

Welcome to the Spyderlovers forum, Dave. :thumbup:

All kinds of tire choices. Just to be different, I chose a Yokohama s-Drive for my first replacement. It is wearing much better than my original tire, and seems to hold the road better as well.

 

[jtpollock]

This is the tire I got for mine

:agree: I am on my second one and have no complaints I have gotten good millage out of both... jtpollock