Tires.... discussing tread types & patterns.

[BajaRon]

I find this front tire balancing issue puzzling.We purchased a tire balancing machine with a generic, basic cone set. Fits the Spyder front wheels no problem. We don't have near the cone selection that most tire shops have. We just don't need them. But like I said. The set we received has a cone that works just fine. How is it that a much better equipped tire shop does not have the needed cone?

 

[marty1096]

I have a 2016 RTS.
Please tell me the sizes you put on your spyder.
Vredestein Quatrac Front and Rear Tires.
Thanks in advance

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

I have a 2016 RTS.
Please tell me the sizes you put on your spyder.
Vredestein Quatrac Front and Rear Tires.
Thanks in advance

Quatrac sizes that fit front are 165/60-15 & 175/55-15 ....also the Quatrac 5 which is the older model ....Vredestein Rear 205/60-15 or 205/65-15 .... in both those models. .... I discovered the Vredestein Brand, however I think the Riken HP ( which I have tested on my RT ) in 225/60-15 is almost as good as the V, but about $22.00 less money...... Good luck .... Mike :thumbup:

 

[Snoking1127]

Got the new tires and wheels installed. I am liking them!

 

[BajaRon]

Got the new tires and wheels installed. I am liking them!

You should be very happy with this selection. We've put a good number of these on customer's bikes. And we've had a lot of rain to test them out. They work well, wet or dry. I think the safety factor alone is worth doing your homework. Rubber and round alone are not enough for the Spyder, in my opinion.

 

[Snoking1127]

You should be very happy with this selection. We've put a good number of these on customer's bikes. And we've had a lot of rain to test them out. They work well, wet or dry. I think the safety factor alone is worth doing your homework. Rubber and round alone are not enough for the Spyder, in my opinion.

NO more starfish wheels to look at. That wheel ran for too many model years!

 

[Snoking1127]

Got the new tires and wheels installed. I am liking them!

I also installed a new Zumo XT GPS and am liking it also.

 

[Snoking1127]

I am liking the 175/55R-15 Vredestein Quatrac SL tires. I did the twisties to Canyon Lake and then when onto Saguaro Lake and back home. I had thought the Federal Formosa's had improved handling when they went on, and the Vredestein's are another step up from there. Oh, and I am playing music from the Zumo XT to my TCOM intercom.

New PPA wheels aren't bad either.

 

[Partzman23]

Snoking, I am really liking those new chrome wheels on your Spyder. I am a chrome guy and those wheels really add to
the overall looks of the Spyder. I have always liked that color also.
Artie

 

[Snoking1127]

Snoking, I am really liking those new chrome wheels on your Spyder. I am a chrome guy and those wheels really add to
the overall looks of the Spyder. I have always liked that color also.
Artie

I like the 2019 chrome wheels, however they are twice to price of the PPA ORB chrome wheels.