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04-27-2016, 07:33 AM | #1 |
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Tire Life Report
I was hoping to begin a thread that will give us a good idea of how the different tires perform and wear on the RX3
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04-27-2016, 09:24 AM | #2 |
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Thanks for starting the great thread, Keith.
I got 13,000 miles of good wear from the Shinko, 244 rear tire in size 5.10-17. This tire performs very well on pavement. The tire also performs well while riding off road on gravel roads, dirt roads, and fire roads, as long as the dirt is not muddy. Here is a photograph of the Shinko, 244 rear tire after 13,000 miles of wear. I replaced the tire with another Shinko, 244 rear tire, size 4.60-17.
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04-27-2016, 02:12 PM | #4 | |
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I rode the factory rear tire for several hundred miles until I got a flat. Since it was the sloppy springtime, I seized the opportunity to switch to the Shinko 244 tire at that time. Thereafter, I soon switched to a Kenda, K270 front tire for better traction off road. The Kenda, K270 front tire lasted a long time, but it wore unevenly. If I had flipped the front tire, it would have lasted much longer. I replaced the Kenda, K270 front tire with a Shinko 244, size 3.00-18 tire.
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04-27-2016, 10:18 AM | #5 |
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That's amazing Spud! I've never gotten over 4000 miles out of a rear 244, and I'm a pretty conservative rider. Could the rubber compound be different on the 4.10/18 size I use? The one on my Lifan 200 right now is more worn than the one in your pic and only has 3100 miles.
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04-27-2016, 02:42 PM | #8 |
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I am no expert but the cush drive absorbs sudden shock to the drive line including the rear tire which would reduce the rear tire skid on down shifting and loss of traction during sudden acceleration. I think perhaps riding style and terrain play greater rolls but every little bit helps.
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