jcthorne
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Yes, its exactly the same diameter as the OEM Kenda. Speedo and stability control calibration is unchanged.
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Those that have replace your rear tire on your RT?
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Yes, its exactly the same diameter as the OEM Kenda. Speedo and stability control calibration is unchanged.
jcthorne
Well-known member
I have not found this to be true. Both straight line and cornering potential are improved due to the better traction. Then again, my experience is on my F3 which may be different than the calibration on what you are driving.
jcthorne
Well-known member
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Well there goes that dealership! You should not have told.
Too many Tires---Too many uninformed opinions. Why is everyone always fighting this fight?
Don't get me started on Oil.
It's a motorcycle, use motorcycle tires.
Jack
There are no motorcycle profile tires available to fit the Spyder.
jcthorne
Well-known member
We have found the S-drive to have better traction than the Kenda at all temps down to about 16 deg. Thats as cold as I have ridden any significant distance on the Spyder. Yes, there is less traction at those temps but I would never attempt a drag race launch at below freezng temps. They do not turn into rocks however nor do they have the cracking issues that I have seen in some of the high performace summer only Michelins used on the vetts. No real concern for low temps with the S drive on the Spyder.
RinconRyder
New member
They charged sales tax on a labor-only sale? Unless the law was recently changed that is not correct.
RinconRyder
New member
No it's not, technically. A motorcycle has two wheels and requires a rounded tire both fore and aft to corner properly. If you want some cheap entertainment watch the bar bikes (those with huge square tires in the rear) try to go around a corner sometime. And leave plenty of space between you in the event the rider is not good at rim-riding.
Because the Spyder doesn't lean while cornering it can use a flat car-type tire quite easily - especially on the rear. The stock Kenda rear tire is exactly that - flat (or square, if you prefer).
So long as the tire profile is the same as stock, the speed rating is sufficient for the use intended and the tire loading doesn't exceed its design specifications it should be fine to use a car-type tire on the rear of the Spyder.
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Motorcycle
Wrong - a motorcycle is anything your DMV says is a Motorcycle .....and you can't get any more Technical than that ..... just sayin ..... Mike :thumbup:
RinconRyder
New member
I will let common sense and the long history of vehicle nomenclature define what is, and what isn't, a motorcycle.
A motorcycle, to me, is a two-wheeled motor propelled vehicle. A vehicle with three wheels is a trike (or motor-driven tricycle if you prefer).
I have found most DMV's are anything BUT technical.
jegarh
New member
What ever happened to DIY? I haven't had to replace a tire yet on my 2014 RT SE6, but when I do I will get out my tools and do it just like I do on my motorcycles, my Ural, my Excursion, my transit and my Cat backhoe/loader. Did I miss the post by somebody actually doing it themselves? Putting Dunlop 606's on my WRR250 requires 3 arms. If you don't have 3 arms you improvise.
The Wanderer
Member
Rear Tire
Can anyone tell me if they think a Kuhmo Ecsta 225 50 R15 will fit a 2016 F3L?
Can anyone tell me if they think a Kuhmo Ecsta 225 50 R15 will fit a 2016 F3L?
Our dmv, VicRoads, calls it a Tri-Car - but we need full motorcycle license to ride it.
There is no logic...
:dontknow::riding:
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
ANYTHING BUT .....TECHNICAL
:yikes:.., Really, go down to your DMV and try to get your Spyder registered as a Tricycle, or Trike and see what happens :lecturef_smilie: :roflblack: :roflblack:...................Mike :thumbup:
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
DMV ?????
Thank you for the correction :clap:........ However I seriously doubt 99.9999 % of Spyderlovers on this Forum have the motor vehicle regulations of EVERY country in this world ...... memorized....... Mike :thumbup:
BLUEKNIGHT911
Sadly Passed Oct 2024 - RIP
Kumho tire
Yes , but stats show the Altimax is superior tire for about the same money...... but no matter what you buy any car tire on any Spyder only needs 18-19 psi ( rear tire not front )for optimum performance and comfort ..... Mike :thumbup:
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RinconRyder
New member
Our DMV won't register your rocket propelled unicycle either.
Sorry mate it wasn't meant as a correction - just a curiosity - spyder rules differ all over the world and I guess I occasionally chip in to highlight variances. Licensing, registration, all lighting, indicator style, etc
Indiana Ken
New member
Front tire matching question.
OK, I am getting ready to buy new tires. I have read tons of comments on replacing rear tires.
I think i'm going with Yokohama S-Drive 205/55 R15, but my question is what are folks using on the fronts, if they have this Yoko on the rear.
I have a 2012 RT SE5. I am not a real aggressive driver. Ride two up alot.
OK, I am getting ready to buy new tires. I have read tons of comments on replacing rear tires.
I think i'm going with Yokohama S-Drive 205/55 R15, but my question is what are folks using on the fronts, if they have this Yoko on the rear.
I have a 2012 RT SE5. I am not a real aggressive driver. Ride two up alot.
Fat Baxter
Member
The reason "three wheels" is associated with motorcycles is because, back in the day, "three wheels" meant a motorcycle/sidecar rig.
RinconRyder
New member
I'm not so sure. I've been around bikes my whole life and have never heard anyone refer to a motorcycle with a sidecar a "trike". "Hack", "rig" and "sidehack" yes, but not trike.
When the modern trikes first came out virtually all states did not have any unique licensing for them and since they resembled two-wheelers they used the motorcycle endorsement - hence, became another version of "motorcycle". Some states have a special motorcycle license designated specifically for trikes.
But, as virtually everyone on this forum who has ever ridden a two-wheeler already knows, Spyders (and by extension other trikes) are NOT motorcycles in that they have very different handling characteristics. About the only common thing is the riding position in normal flight - you sit ON a motorcycle/trike and IN everything else.
Some states have a third definition for three-wheeled encapsulated vehicles calling them an "autocycle" but that isn't totally correct either since those vehicles are not at all related to a "cycle" but rather a different type of car. And in most states a motorcycle license is not required to operate them.
IdahoMtnSpyder
Active member
Three wheel motorcycles predate state licensing requirements by many years. Since I don't know I'll ask. What did the American and German armies call their three wheel versions of motorcycles back in WW II? I'll bet it was 'motorcycle'.
Cushman three wheelers back in the '50s were called motor scooters, the same as the two wheel versions.
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