Rear tire??

[Mr. White]

George, I ride a 2010 base RT. I bought a Kumho Ecsta from a local tire dealer. I pulled the rear wheel myself which is not a bad job if you remove the lower shock mounting bolt so the swing arm can drop low enough to remove the belt. With the wheel off, I took it to an independent motorcycle shop to have the tire mounted and balanced. With the tire mounted, I replaced the wheel and the belt without having to readjust the belt since nothing had changed to change the belt tension. Probably, any shop which can mount motorcycle tires can mount a Spyder tire. Total cost of replacing rear tire was $111.00 vs. $418.00 which the dealer charged me to replace the rear tire with an OEM rear.

Cotton

Thanks, Cotton. That is the info I was looking for. When the time comes, I will do the same thing.

:spyder2:

 

[dltang]

I get about 15,000 out of a Kuhmo tire and for the price I just can't think of a reason to buy anything else. It is $73 delivered to my door. Brian can change the tire and a local tire place can mount it and then we add ride on, so for less than $100 every 15,000 miles, I think it is the best deal going.

 

[pierrelogic]

I got about 8,000 on the first set of OEM's on the front due to alignment issue. I'm on 17,000+ and counting on the 2nd set of OEM's with Ride-on in them. Plenty of tread left.

Ran about 14,000 on the rear OEM. I'm on 11,000+ with the Kuhmo Ecsta AST and getting the 2nd one slapped on next week. This time I won't wait 5,000 to put ride-on it it. :gaah:

I'm pretty convinced the Ride-on is affecting the heat in and good way and extending the life of the tires.

 

[MouthPiece]

If' we're gonna talk front tires, then my OEM's have 18,000 plus with plenty of tread. No ride on.

Chris

 

[Tonga]

Rear tire removal

Someone says that removing the lower shock bolt let's the swing arm come down. At what point do you place your jack to get the back end up and how far off the ground does it have to be to get the rear wheel off. Has anyone done a video of it? What about the airbag on the RT when the swing arm drops?

 

[Tonga]

That is a good start. I have tried this jack point but found it was not far back enough but will try it again. I use the shock mount right now. Can the RT get high enough to get the wheel off and does one only remove the axle bolt once the tension is off the belt? I would also think another jack to get the Swing arm back into position to attach the shock bolt once the wheel/tire comb is ready to go back on. Guess I need more info?

 

[bikeguy]

That is a good start. I have tried this jack point but found it was not far back enough but will try it again. I use the shock mount right now. Can the RT get high enough to get the wheel off and does one only remove the axle bolt once the tension is off the belt? I would also think another jack to get the Swing arm back into position to attach the shock bolt once the wheel/tire comb is ready to go back on. Guess I need more info?

The jack point that Rattigan Roger shows is actually a balance point that will lift all 3 wheels off the floor. With the lower shock mounting bolt removed, the swing arm will drop low enough to remove the rear wheel. I loosened the axle bolt before jacking the bike up but do not remove it until the lower shock mounting bolt has been removed and the belt is off the sprocket. Note that the rear brake caliper must also be removed as well as the axle. Once the rear wheel is off, the rear end becomes lighter and lets the front wheels lower back to the floor. After replacing the wheel, I let the jack down enough to raise the swingarm and replace the shock mounting bolt. Be sure the belt is back in place on the sprockets before replacing the shock mounting bolt. Since I have a base RT without the on-board compressor and air bag adjustment, I didn't have to worry about the ACS sensor that Rattigan Roger shows but I'm glad he showed that because those of you with RT-S's will have to remove the attachment as shown.

Cotton

 

[DragonSpyder]

This has been discussed many times but thought I would mention again.

"The wearing in the middle of the tires is NOT due to air pressure" It is due to the ballooning of the tires at speed. If you drive higher speeds it will wear in the middle. If you do not then it most likely won't.