Poll about tires

[BajaRon]

I found the Toyo was the lightest and smoothest riding tire for the rear. Traction was similar to stock as well.

I really like my Toyo T1R Proxes. 4 ply tread instead of the OEM 2 ply which stiffens the tread area helping to keep a flatter footprint and more even wear. Stiffer sidewall gives you better cornering. I suppose ride comfort suffers but I didn't notice any difference there.

Supurb dry traction and great wet traction. I have noticed that they don't like real cold weather. In cold weather you have to ride them a bit and warm them up before they give the expected dry traction.

Less expensive than OEM and my brand new Toyo weighed less than my worn out OEM tire. Not sure there is a lot of real world benefit there but it can't hurt.

The Toyo is quiet but then I didn't ever notice any noise from my OEM tire either.

The Toyo resists hydroplaning as well or better than the stock tire. This was very important to me because with a big footprint and light weight, the rear of the Spyder is prone to hydroplaning.

I got 13K from my OEM tire and I'm at about 26K now with tread left on my Toyo so I'm getting at least comparable wear.

I think they look cool too....

One thing that does surprise me is that more Spyderlovers don't have a bit more adventureous spirit. Trying a different rear tire isn't all that risky as long as you stay within design parameters. How many run OEM tires on anything else they own? I'd like to see those poll numbers!

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

NEW TIRES

as usual you rock ron, i see you are on the dark side with all us non-oem tire folks.....you're pick is sweet ....nice fat center tread pattern to help avoid our normal wear point......if i may ask how much for that and did you get matching fronts......nice picture post.....mike....:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

 

[BajaRon]

as usual you rock ron, i see you are on the dark side with all us non-oem tire folks.....you're pick is sweet ....nice fat center tread pattern to help avoid our normal wear point......if i may ask how much for that and did you get matching fronts......nice picture post.....mike....:thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

I can't say there aren't better choices out there. I've only run the OEM and this Toyo. There are some that swear by other choices and I say 'More Power To Them!'. I don't know about the dark side. I guess it's all a matter of perspective. I used to walk into burning buildings for a living so this tire option is pretty low on the thrill scale. But I'm always looking for something better. I'm surprised at how many times I find it. Of course I get burned from time to time, like with my cheapo HID light kit. But I should have seen that one coming.

I'm not sure you can still get this tire. I think I paid about $120 for it delivered. Took my wheel off and the local tire shop changed it out for $20. There isn't anything magic about having your tires mounted at a dealership. It's a car tire and rim so just about anyone can do this for you. If you are going to have someone do the whole process then I think the dealership is your only choice as a tire shop isn't going to know what to do with the wheel and drive assemblies.

I didn't change out the fronts because there was still plenty of tread there and you don't have to run the same tire all around. When they wear out I will certainly look into something else. I wish they were 15" rims. Stock front tires are way to soft in the sidewall.