Kenda Kanine directional mounting and pressure question.

[Isopedella]

My F 3 has these newly fitted by the previous owner.

1st question re fitting.
I have had a look and did not spot any direction mounting marks on the sidewalls.
I did see something on the tread.
This.


Is this the mounting direction?

And the pressures.
The card says front at 15lbs.





Horrible for my bike, very bad. Shifty and just didnt want to go around the corners at highway speeds.
Banged it up to 24, just to see. Cornered much better but the ride was not the best.
Dropped to 20. Much better ride and corners ok.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

My F 3 has these newly fitted by the previous owner.

1st question re fitting.
I have had a look and did not spot any direction mounting marks on the sidewalls.
I did see something on the tread.
This.

View attachment 195152
Is this the mounting direction?

And the pressures.
The card says front at 15lbs.

View attachment 195153



Horrible for my bike, very bad. Shifty and just didnt want to go around the corners at highway speeds.
Banged it up to 24, just to see. Cornered much better but the ride was not the best.
Dropped to 20. Much better ride and corners ok.

View attachment 195154

Based on your Pic, the Rotation should be the same as those ( 3 ) arrows / hash marks ...Also the TREAD itself points in the direction of Rotation .... good luck ... Mike :thumbup:

 

[Isopedella]

Thanks for that conformation. They were the only arrows I could find on that tyre. Even in the sun with by reading glasses on. haha.

Any comment on the pressures?

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

Thanks for that conformation. They were the only arrows I could find on that tyre. Even in the sun with by reading glasses on. haha.

Any comment on the pressures?

As you might already know, my position on any Kenda Spyder tires ... is they all are weakly made. ..... that being said, from what I know about their construction they NEED the PSI's as stated in your Pic. ...... Mike :thumbup:

 

[fatboy]

18 to 20 front 28 rear

 

[BajaRon]

For what it's worth, I recommend 18-19 psi in these front tires. It is also VERY important to have both front tires the same. I recommend a decent digital gauge as it's more difficult to get the same pressure with an analog gauge.

Directional tires are always designed to shed water to the outside of the tire and away from the center of the tire. Think of it as a rolling squeegie. As it rolls forward, the ribs will push water away from center. So, looking at a directional tire from the front. The grooves will flair up, out and away from the center if mounted correctly.

 

[Isopedella]

Yup. Cheers for the info.

Im currently at 20. And will try it at 18 - 19 when it stops raining here.
15 lbs as per the label was , well it didn't want to turn so I would not recommend it with these Kanine's at all. Probably apply to the original OEM ones back in 2017. But not on the newly fitted ones on my new to me F 3 fitted by the P Owner. I have a dial pressure gauge - 0 - 50lbs. It works well. I can imagine if you used say a 0 to 160lb it wouldn't be easy to see. My new to me one came with a digital gauge. Fresh batteries and it seems to work well. I popped it in the top glove box so it remains handy.

Thanks for the help.