Rear tire worn

[SPECTACUALR SPIDERMAN]

take it from a tire guy, if you only ride on dry pavement & no long trips you can stretch it otherwise buy a new tire

 

[PR Spyder rt]

Thanks spyderman

 

[finless]

 

[BajaRon]

I have the same problem as my dealer will not install a car tire on my :spyder2:. BajaRon, I had a Toyo mounted on my Triumph Rocket and the wear pattern across the entire width was even. I wonder what the reasoning is to put only 2 plies as opposed to 4 plies in the OEM tire?

I certainly can't speak for BRP. But if you are looking at weight (or load bearing requirements), you only need 2 tread plies. And it costs less to make a tire that way.

The rear tire on the Spyder doesn't carry much weight. So, if you get your little tire engineering algorithm software out it will probably tell you that 2 plies are all you need.

So for load, the Kenda is fine. But for contact patch and wear pattern, not so good. Maybe BRP forgot to punch those parameters into the equation.

 

[bmccaffrey]

YES !!!!.....Mike :bbq:

Mike

What's Deana Running For pressure on Back General Tire?

 

[Deanna777]

My dealer also said the same thing, they would not install a car tire on a Spyder. BajaRon, I also ran a Toyo on my Triumph Rocket and the wear pattern across the tire was even. How many miles did you get out of the Toyo? I had over 25,000 miles on my Rocket was I traded and still had some life left.

My can-am dealership installed a tire on the back my spyder, the invoice said " This is not the correct design or size for this unit, customer assumes all responsibility, mount and balance rear tire, purchased elsewhere. Deanna :doorag:

 

[Deanna777]

Mike

What's Deana Running For pressure on Back General Tire?

I am running 26psi on the back tire ( General Altimax RT43) Deanna

 

[robmorg]

My dealer also said the same thing, they would not install a car tire on a Spyder.

I hate to hear that some dealers are that anal. :sour: I can understand not wanting to install an automotive tire on a two-wheel motorcycle, but a Spyder comes with an automotive rim and requires an automotive tire. The OEM Kenda is built to fit on an automobile rim - not a motorcycle rim. The only reason a Kenda tire is marked "Motorcycle" is because the sidewalls are only 2-ply and not strong enough for use on an automobile. If you put a "real" automotive tire on a Spyder it not only wears better, but it performs better and it is more safe, as long as the composition is not ultra hard.

My dealer knows this and would not hesitate to install a proper automotive tire on a Spyder, though he would require that the customer supply the tire. Dealers who refuse, are taking that position for one of three reasons: Because they are clueless and don't know that a Spyder takes an automotive tire; because they are timidly afraid of what they perceive to be a liability exposure; or because they are greedy and not willing to forgo the mark-up they receive on the overpriced Kenda tires. :banghead:

 

[bmccaffrey]

I am running 26psi on the back tire ( General Altimax RT43) Deanna

Tx Deanna
Doing mine saturday. Needed starting point:bowdown:

 

[beast68]

My dealer actually sold me my Kumho tire.

 

[satownsendsr]

If I was depending on it for my safety, I would change it now.

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[Deanna777]

Tx Deanna
Doing mine saturday. Needed starting point:bowdown:

Are you getting the General Altimax RT43 Sat?

If you are let me know what you think about the tire. Deanna

 

[rtlister]

The original rear tire on my 2014 Spyder was ready to be changed around 6,000 miles...and yep, it wore out in the middle. I was told that Can Am had a batch of tires with terribly soft rubber and they got so many complaints they changed to a harder compound. I assume this to be true because my second tire (the replacement) is going on 8,000 miles now and has plenty of tread left. I expect it will make it to 15k. Also, I have read where some are using car tires with great success, but there is an issue with getting your Can Am dealer to install a non OEM tire. And I have yet to find a tire place (for cars) that has the knowledge and/or training to replace the Spyder rear tire (i.e. belt and wheel alignment / tension, etc.). Also, if your bike is still under warranty, you better check to be sure you don't void your warranty with a car tire (I"m just saying...)


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[rtlister]

Oh, and one other thing...I did lower the air pressure a couple pounds in the rear and I am getting much better tread life and more even wear accross the tire. Also had the rear wheel bearing changed. Could be just a better tire ...or maybe all of the above.

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[BLUEKNIGHT911]

TIRES - WARRANTY'S ETC

The original rear tire on my 2014 Spyder was ready to be changed around 6,000 miles...and yep, it wore out in the middle. I was told that Can Am had a batch of tires with terribly soft rubber and they got so many complaints they changed to a harder compound. I assume this to be true because my second tire (the replacement) is going on 8,000 miles now and has plenty of tread left. I expect it will make it to 15k. Also, I have read where some are using car tires with great success, but there is an issue with getting your Can Am dealer to install a non OEM tire. And I have yet to find a tire place (for cars) that has the knowledge and/or training to replace the Spyder rear tire (i.e. belt and wheel alignment / tension, etc.). Also, if your bike is still under warranty, you better check to be sure you don't void your warranty with a car tire (I"m just saying...)


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Yes there are dealers who won't touch non-Kenda tires, and if you can't get the wheels on and off you are out of luck........the Moss-Magnusson Act protects you on the Warranty thing.......many people here won't use the less than stellar BRP oil because there are Full Synthetics out there for 1/2 or less than what BRP charges for their BLENDED OIL and using it will not VOID the warranty because you are using stuff that's actually better than the OEM stuff......and BRP knows this..........Also the specs for every car tire that fits a Spyder ( that I've ever heard of ) exceeds those of the KENDA............BRP also knows this...............The real reason the KENDA's are stamped " FOR MOTORCYCLE USE ONLY " is because they would FAIL if used on even the lightest weight CAR :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:..........................Mike :bbq:

 

[robmorg]

The original rear tire on my 2014 Spyder was ready to be changed around 6,000 miles...and yep, it wore out in the middle. I was told that Can Am had a batch of tires with terribly soft rubber and they got so many complaints they changed to a harder compound. I assume this to be true because my second tire (the replacement) is going on 8,000 miles now and has plenty of tread left. I expect it will make it to 15k. Also, I have read where some are using car tires with great success, but there is an issue with getting your Can Am dealer to install a non OEM tire. And I have yet to find a tire place (for cars) that has the knowledge and/or training to replace the Spyder rear tire (i.e. belt and wheel alignment / tension, etc.). Also, if your bike is still under warranty, you better check to be sure you don't void your warranty with a car tire (I"m just saying...)


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Fortunately there are several dealers out there who will install a properly sized automobile tire on a Spyder. Certain others will not for reasons one can only guess at. :dontknow: Certainly such dealer negativity on this issue is not coming from BRP since the Spyder has an automotive rim and is designed to take an automotive tire. Also the warranty would NOT be affected unless an owner installed the wrong size tire which caused some sort of resulting damage. In that case the warranty may not cover such related damage.

 

[Dan McNally]

I have a little over 14,000 on my Kumho Ecsta AST and the tread wear is pretty much even across the tire - I probably have another 1,000 miles on it. If I replace it in 1,000 miles, I'll have gotten twice the mileage of my OEM Kenda

 

[Bob Denman]

Fortunately there are several dealers out there who will install a properly sized automobile tire on a Spyder.

Mine'll do it, and they don't even note anything on the invoice about it either! :2thumbs: