Rear Trike tires
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Rear Trike tires
Has anyone worn out a rear set of tires on a Trike?
I was curious how many miles someone got out of them?
Dealer said they are car tires!
Any difference in miles between the 15” and the 18” tall?
Thanks for any replys
MikeRG3
I was curious how many miles someone got out of them?
Dealer said they are car tires!
Any difference in miles between the 15” and the 18” tall?
Thanks for any replys
MikeRG3
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Was there a significant improvement? I have switched OEM tires to Micheline on my past three pickups for the better ride. I never thought of this for my Freewheeler but makes a lot of sense, especially if it gets my wife back in the passenger seat! It has been my experience that a fresh set of Michelins' brings a vehicle to a noticeably superior ride and worth the switch even before new tires are needed!
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Tire mileage
Thanks for the info
MikeRG3
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Mine still had plenty of tread on my Michelin Pilots, but replaced them due to age. I never run tires more than 5 years. 5 years on the vehicle…6 years by date code.
oh yeah, and just before replacing the rears I went to an empty parking lot that had a dusting of sand. And yep, they drifted well.
oh yeah, and just before replacing the rears I went to an empty parking lot that had a dusting of sand. And yep, they drifted well.
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I really liked the ride with the Michelin on it but the Stock tires were old??? I would put those or Cooper CS5 … I hate to swap my current ones because the bike is a 21 and Ito Ly has 5000 miles on it. I would try to sell the stock ones
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I want the most compliant tires I can find. I hear Goodyear Assurance are good performers in that area. And since tires last so long, I would prefer something sticky up front. My used trike will be 5 years old next year and it will be all new rubber. I'm really loving cruisetecs I put on my LRST and they do make the size fo TGU.
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I like the rear tire mounted backwards myself. When my stock one wears out it’s what I’m mounting
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I had about 10,000 miles on the OEM tires on my '18 Tri-Glide when I opted for new H-D chrome wheels,
At that time the front tire was showing some wear bur the rear tires (to me) looked almost new.
I still have them in storage and they look just like they did when I replaced them but with them being 6 years old (at least) there's no way that I would trust them for long trips or at freeway speeds.
My new wheels and tires are 18" front and 16" rears and I expect to get at least 6 years of use or 30,000+ miles out of the rears and hopefully 15,000 ? miles out of the front tire.
At that time the front tire was showing some wear bur the rear tires (to me) looked almost new.
I still have them in storage and they look just like they did when I replaced them but with them being 6 years old (at least) there's no way that I would trust them for long trips or at freeway speeds.
My new wheels and tires are 18" front and 16" rears and I expect to get at least 6 years of use or 30,000+ miles out of the rears and hopefully 15,000 ? miles out of the front tire.