Tire Options

[Bob Denman]

What is the widest rear Kumho Tire that I can have installed and how difficult is it to take tire off of spyder and bring down to have mounted and then re-install...

What exactly are you trying to accomplish?
With all of the electronics that monitor just about every functional system on these bikes; you're liable to just end up kicking over the hornet's nest...

 

[SPYD3R]

KUMHO

KUMHO AST..... KUMHO KUMHO KUMHO for the bizzillionth time.... 225/50R 15...
I got 27,000 miles from my last one, and they only cost about $80.... :yes:

 

[Bob Denman]

..And in the stock size; no less! :2thumbs:

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

tires

Does anybody have any knowledge/experience with rear tires, I am burning thru them like crazy, how many miles should you be getting from rear tire...

Do they make other tires that are better than the ones you buy from the dealership....I think I have less then 5K miles on rear tire and it is gone

Dear Nudels.........there are approximately 2000 posts on tires give or take 100 or so........Do an advanced search ......then if you DON"T find what you are looking for ASK this question again.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................:bowdown: :roflblack: :roflblack: Mike

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

FRONT TIRES

How about aftermarket 15" tires for the front... :dontknow:
Has anybody done any digging to see what's available out there yet?

Are you for real Bob, or did you Post this just to ADD to your TOTAL.............:gaah: :clap: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: :roflblack: Mike :thumbup:

 

[Bob Denman]

Actually; I don't think all that much about post counts...:banghead:
I've found the Federals a while back also; I wondered if there were others out there yet?

 

[blambert]

Any issues with going to a 225/60R/15 rear tire - I have kuhmo LX Escta up front and plan to have the same brand on the rear

 

[bobnaquin]

Does anybody have any knowledge/experience with rear tires, I am burning thru them like crazy, how many miles should you be getting from rear tire...

Do they make other tires that are better than the ones you buy from the dealership....I think I have less then 5K miles on rear tire and it is gone

I would like to suggest that there is something wrong with your bike. An RS will get 15k out of an OEM tire. I don't know about an RT. I can't imagine how hard you would have to ride to wear out a tire in 5K. My 'normal' ride has 710 hard turns in a 55 mile stretch (yes I counted them) and I get 15K out of my RS. On the other hand I don't do interstate driving and that might be where the OEM tire comes apart. They do tend to wear more in the center. I rarely check or adjust the air pressure

You may want to have someone other than a dealer ride your bike and give you an opinion as to what is wrong with it. You may also want to think about what 'worn out' means. There is a triangle on the side of your tire that indicates the wear marks. You don't want to confuse the wear marks with the rain removal feature that looks a lot like a wear mark. My tires look worn out after a few thousand but I change them when the wear indicators come up or 15k miles when the rear bearing needs service any way.

In general the longer a tire will last the less it will grip the road. I have used another brand of tire and noticed little difference (18k before changing) in the wear while having a noticeable difference in the grip.

Good luck with your problem.

 

[Bob Ledford]

Tire wear

I know you don't want to hear this but the problem may not be tires so much as your driving/riding style......".".........