Rear Tire Wear

[Deanna777]

Quote " The General Altimax RT 43 was replaced at 5,824 miles. I have 18,000+ miles on the General Tire, and still have a lot of tread left. "

Here is a picture of my General Altimax RT 43: . The pic says "New Rear General Altimax RT43"




Our Generals also looked like this when new, but the F3T has about 2,000 miles more life to get down to 2/32nds from the original 11/32, while my RT has just 5600 miles used in

getting down to the 7.5/32nds mark.... so it looks like both will get to around 20,000 miles for our roads and type of ryding. YMMV. Not bad mileage and certainly much better than the OEMS for us.

Yes, I do have pictures I'll post them.

Deanna

 

[Deanna777]

Here is a current Picture of my General rear tire 7/22/2018

Here are some current pictures of my General Altimax RT 43 rear tire: Deanna

 

[billybovine]

What size and model are you running Billy? Always ready to try something new. Are you running the Yoko Avid Touring in the 215/60R15 size? What is your wear life thus far.

I know its hard to compare your wear on your F3 and how you ride, with the wear we get in warmer climates, but always interested in others experiences..opcorn: Price is right!

The Yokohama I installed was a S Drive 205 55/15. It will not last as long as a Kumho but will perform much better. Then I installed a BF Goodrich g-force tire 205 55/15. Got a special deal from a local tire dealer who bought a container full of old stock. The tire was 5 years old. Installed on my rim with beads to balance for $50.00. It was a good tire as well and was still on my ST when I traded it off.

It appears that the Yokohama S Drive tire is being phased out and being replaced by

 

[jlc41]

TIRE WEAR

Hi Deanna,

look closely at your tire it looks to me like you are over inflated. You picture shows you are closer to your block on the center of the tire than on the outside.

Joe

 

[Deanna777]

Hi Deanna,

look closely at your tire it looks to me like you are over inflated. You picture shows you are closer to your block on the center of the tire than on the outside.

Joe

Hi Joe,

I'll drop the psi to 24.

Also repost a picture of the General @ new PSI, when I get the time( I'm still in the work force full time).

Deanna

 

[jlc41]

Hi Deanna,

I think that will help and most likely give you a better ride.

Joe

 

[Deanna777]

Hi Deanna,

I think that will help and must likely give you a better ride.

Joe

Joe,


Will the lower PSI give me better gas mileage?
Will it give me a better wear on the tire?

Deanna

 

[jlc41]

Deanna,

Better ride yes, you will have to keep an eye on the wear but dropping the psi should help even out the wear. Generally speaking over inflating wears the center of the tire, underinflating wears the outer edges of the tires. Better gas mileage not sure. You will have to be judge. BTW what kind of mileage are you getting??

Joe

 

[trikermutha]

It may get spongier. You be the judge . It will help with the wear pattern and traction some.

 

[BajaRon]

Absolutely normal tire wear for the OEM rear. If you put enough air in this tire to keep it on the rim, it will wear like this. Nothing you can do about it because it's due to the tire's construction.

The OEM tires have only 2 ply in the tread area. The radial plies are what keep the tire flat across the tread area. Centrifugal force of the tire spinning at freeway speeds overcomes the ability of the 2 plies to keep the tread area flat, so it starts to balloon out. When this happens, the only portion of the tire in contact with the road surface is the 3"-4" that wears out prematurely.

Click on this video and watch from the :48 to :58 second marks to get an exaggerated visual of what is happening to your OEM tire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18fmF5Hj_c8

This is one of the biggest reasons to switch to a car tire. A car tire has 4 plies in the tread area which not only maintains full tread contact with the road surface. But you are more protected against something penetrating the tread giving you a flat tire. Another plus is that you are getting a better constructed tire and usually for less money.

Here is my Toyo TR1 Proxies at something over 15k. As you can see. It wore evenly across the entire width of the tread. I always had 100% contact with the road. This gives you stability and traction that you won't get with an OEM tire.

This is a much better way to go.

 

[Peteoz]

Here is my Toyo TR1 Proxies at something over 15k. As you can see. It wore evenly across the entire width of the tread. I always had 100% contact with the road. This gives you stability and traction that you won't get with an OEM tire.

This is a much better way to go.

Ron, what pressure did you run in your Toyo to see that wear pattern?

Pete

 

[Deanna777]

Deanna,

Better ride yes, you will have to keep an eye on the wear but dropping the psi should help even out the wear. Generally speaking over inflating wears the center of the tire, underinflating wears the outer edges of the tires. Better gas mileage not sure. You will have to be judge. BTW what kind of mileage are you getting??

Joe

Joe,

I am getting low 40's for mileage. I have a 2014RTS-SE6.

Deanna

 

[BajaRon]

Ron, what pressure did you run in your Toyo to see that wear pattern?

Pete

Frankly, with a car tire. I'm not sure how much it matters. But I ran 26-28 psi.

 

[MikeT]

Some of us are stuck with a dealer that will not budge from the BRP line that Kendas are the ONLY tires for the Spyder.

I am stuck, stuck, stuck with the brand until I leave Alaska.

This is not just the reality in Alaska. 99% of the BRP dealers in Indiana are refusing to put car tires on a Spyder. They quote "liability issues".
Mike.

 

[BajaRon]

This is not just the reality in Alaska. 99% of the BRP dealers in Indiana are refusing to put car tires on a Spyder. They quote "liability issues".
Mike.

You don't have to get the tire put on at a Can-Am dealership. I use my local tire shop.

 

[Peteoz]

You don't have to get the tire put on at a Can-Am dealership. I use my local tire shop.

There’s two parts to this issue, Ron.

I am quite happy to take my Spyder to my nearest dealer, pay to have them remove the rear wheel, leave the Spyder in the corner while I take my wheel/tyre to a nearby tyre shop, have them put a new car tyre on the wheel.......However, when I take the wheel/tyre back to my dealer they refuse to refit the wheel/tyre as it now has other than a Kenda or Arachnid on it and they are concerned about liability. That’s what most people mean when they say “my local dealer is refusing to put a car tyre on my Spyder”......they want the dealer to handle the whole R&R of the wheel/tyre as they have neither the tools, ability, desire etc to remove and replace the wheel on the Spyder themselves.

Unfortunately, a local tyre shop can not jack the Spyder up, remove the rear wheel, fit a car tyre and reinstall the rear wheel complete with belt alignment.

Pete

 

[BajaRon]

There’s two parts to this issue, Ron.

I am quite happy to take my Spyder to my nearest dealer, pay to have them remove the rear wheel, leave the Spyder in the corner while I take my wheel/tyre to a nearby tyre shop, have them put a new car tyre on the wheel.......However, when I take the wheel/tyre back to my dealer they refuse to refit the wheel/tyre as it now has other than a Kenda or Arachnid on it and they are concerned about liability. That’s what most people mean when they say “my local dealer is refusing to put a car tyre on my Spyder”......they want the dealer to handle the whole R&R of the wheel/tyre as they have neither the tools, ability, desire etc to remove and replace the wheel on the Spyder themselves.

Unfortunately, a local tyre shop can not jack the Spyder up, remove the rear wheel, fit a car tyre and reinstall the rear wheel complete with belt alignment.

Pete

True. If you cannot dismount and remount the rear wheel then you may be at the mercy of the dealership.

 

[ARtraveler]

You don't have to get the tire put on at a Can-Am dealership. I use my local tire shop.

Fronts...not a problem. There is to much :ani29: stuff in the rear that can get screwed up letting a "non-:spyder2:" person mess with it. I am not mechanical either. So if they screw it up...:dontknow::dontknow:

 

[jlc41]

Tire

Well if you ask your dealer if they are willing to mount a new tire of your choosing that you supply maybe that solves the problem.

 

[jlc41]

Milage

Deanna, that sounds pretty good, although I am not sure what is the norm.

Joe