Tire size

[cruisinTX]

I changed lots of tires. Low profile tires ( aspect ratios of 40 or less) can be real tough with out the extra equipment on the tire machine. A tire technician who can't put a 60 series( aspect ratio) tire on a correct diameter rim is:

1. lying to you.

2. ripping you off

3. doesn't know his job.

( all three??)

As I said before----- hundreds if not thousands of us on this site have auto tires on our :spyder2:'s.

Lew L

I've read through all of the responses here; it sounds to me like the dealer is ripping off the OP. $180 for a POS Kenda that will only last 8K miles is a rip-off and with so many here using the exact same tire as the OP, the dealer sounds to be as crooked as a dog's hind leg. Maybe a few of those using the same tire could post pictures of them mounted on their Spyders so the OP can save and take them to that dealer. Then ask the dealer why they blatantly lied and demand they put her tire on at no additional charge and refund what she spent on the Kenda. If they don't do that, bad press on social media can cost them a lot more than what she would be asking.

 

[spyder01]

When they said the tire was 4" from the rim what they probably meant was that after the tire was put on the tire bead was 4" from the edge of the rim which makes it tough to air up.This problem is caused by A.wide rims,B. tires that were stacked too high during storage causing them to be a little squoshed making it tough to air up.Theyre are several tricks and tools to get around this problem which most competent installers know.If you got a tire that was squoshed,rather than go crazy trying to install a tire that he didnt sell you he may have just told you it couldnt be done.I had a shop for close to 30 years and installed thousands of tires on cars and trucks and I can tell you that people would come in with all kinds of stuff,used,wrong size,broken,illegal,poor quality stuff and they wanted it put on.If it was unsafe I wouldnt do it and I definitely wouldnt gaurantee it.I turned down many tire installs in my career.

 

[Scanel]

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I did go back to the canam dealer in Winston-Sale, NC and I did show him the thread. The manager was very nice and he did read the thread. Some of the later info was not on the thread but to make it short he told me the tire would not fit also if I brought another tire in he would mount it and not charge me. I will wait until the Kenda wears out and go to another dealer and see if they can put the Altima on. I want to thank everyone for the help.

 

[cruisinTX]

I did go back to the canam dealer in Winston-Sale, NC and I did show him the thread. The manager was very nice and he did read the thread. Some of the later info was not on the thread but to make it short he told me the tire would not fit also if I brought another tire in he would mount it and not charge me. I will wait until the Kenda wears out and go to another dealer and see if they can put the Altima on. I want to thank everyone for the help.

FWIW: It's sad you had to go through that.

When it came time for a rear tire on our 2014 RT-L, I took the wheel to a local tire shop along with the Yokohama tire. They had it on in about 10 minutes. If you have the means, it is likely better to avoid brand name dealers for tires. They want to make that extra profit of selling you a grossly over-priced tire that will wear out three or four times faster than a car tire so they can tighten the screws on you again and again and again. . . etc.

Good luck on your next attempt! ​

 

[ARtraveler]

:thumbup:

 

[Woodaddict]

I did go back to the canam dealer in Winston-Sale, NC and I did show him the thread. The manager was very nice and he did read the thread. Some of the later info was not on the thread but to make it short he told me the tire would not fit also if I brought another tire in he would mount it and not charge me. I will wait until the Kenda wears out and go to another dealer and see if they can put the Altima on. I want to thank everyone for the help.

double check everything. did you order correct tire? was correct tire sent? what you typed on forum was correct tire size? look at sidewall to verify. sometimes incorrect # find there way in. this is unusual for them to reject a tire mount

 

[starrider60]

I have exactly that tire on my 2017 RTS installed by Hattiesburg Cycle. Love the way it improved the handling.

 

[JayBros]

Scanel, please tell us what the entire tire dimension printed on the sidewall says. If it says "General Altimax RT43 215/60 R 15 94 T M . S" that's the exact tire Steve Lewis at Honda W-S put on my '14 in Feb,2018. The part numbers for the rims are different but I believe that's because BRP has made some cosmetic changes but the size, I believe, is exactly the same.

 

[Desertman]

I run the General Altimax RT-43 on both of my bikes and love it..

 

[Gordy]

Will a General Altimaz RT43 tire fit a 2017 RT Oem rear rim? Size 215/60R15

thats the only tire i use on the back of my rt