Well after examining my rear tires I saw that I needed new rear wheels.
while the Goodrich radial Ta's found on the stock Motortrike kit are good....
well I just wanted something better.
So off to the message boards I go.
The overiding opinion is that I should look at the Hyrdroedge...
This is my 2 week experience with these new wheels.
The Hydroedge tires are Michelins top-o-the line passenger tires...
as quoted from the Michelin web site..
"Our Longest Lasting Passenger Tire.
MICHELIN® HydroEdge® tires offer an outstanding 90,000-mile warranty
2) fuel-efficiency,
3) modern aesthetics and
4) better wet braking than a leading competitor.
After doing considerable shopping around, I found them locally for $270.00 installed and out the door.
I came in with the size I wanted in mind as you KNOW there is no cross-reference for a Motor-trike (or any other type of trike kit in the books)
The stock size on a Goodrich T/A is a 235/60-R15, which IS a pretty wide and somewhat low tire. The advised size of the michelin Hydoredge is reccommended to be 215/66/r15. This provided a NARROWER (about an inch) tire but it also adds a larger sidewall for a (confirmed) smoother ride.
Another added bonus is tha this tire is narrower.
This is especially of interest to motortrike owners, if the intend to change to an aftermarket wheel.
Note that the overall radius/s diameter of the tire is the same to there should be no concern regarding speedometer issues.
I had the tires mounted and balanced, took them home and installed them on a 2005 Motortrike Spyder 2+2 trike conversion. I knew it was going to be different. (good or bad).When I pulled out of the driveway, and chirped the tires, To say the ride was incredible is like saying that the Goldwing is just a good bike.
The ride was insantly perceived to be 100% smoother, and bumps that I used to cringe over (on my street) were rendered almost irrelevant.
Where once I could judge my speed by the sounds of the tires...
Well lets just say that is a skill I'm going to have to relearn.
Dry road cornering was markedly improved, and the bike did not seem at "tail heavy" as it did with the T/A's. this is an interesting observation, and we all kow that narrow tires do not provide a larger footprint for conering.
It has not rained, so I will report later on the hydroplaining resistance of these tires.. but one can only assume that it should be accceptable, as they tire has more than fullfilled its obligations in the terms of speed, and handling. I can only say that I assume that wet weather handing will be excellent, due to the narrower tire tread, and the extremly agressive directional tire treads
In short, one cannot expect to wrong with this tire.
while the Goodrich radial Ta's found on the stock Motortrike kit are good....
well I just wanted something better.
So off to the message boards I go.
The overiding opinion is that I should look at the Hyrdroedge...
This is my 2 week experience with these new wheels.
The Hydroedge tires are Michelins top-o-the line passenger tires...
as quoted from the Michelin web site..
"Our Longest Lasting Passenger Tire.
MICHELIN® HydroEdge® tires offer an outstanding 90,000-mile warranty
2) fuel-efficiency,
3) modern aesthetics and
4) better wet braking than a leading competitor.
After doing considerable shopping around, I found them locally for $270.00 installed and out the door.
I came in with the size I wanted in mind as you KNOW there is no cross-reference for a Motor-trike (or any other type of trike kit in the books)
The stock size on a Goodrich T/A is a 235/60-R15, which IS a pretty wide and somewhat low tire. The advised size of the michelin Hydoredge is reccommended to be 215/66/r15. This provided a NARROWER (about an inch) tire but it also adds a larger sidewall for a (confirmed) smoother ride.
Another added bonus is tha this tire is narrower.
This is especially of interest to motortrike owners, if the intend to change to an aftermarket wheel.
Note that the overall radius/s diameter of the tire is the same to there should be no concern regarding speedometer issues.
I had the tires mounted and balanced, took them home and installed them on a 2005 Motortrike Spyder 2+2 trike conversion. I knew it was going to be different. (good or bad).When I pulled out of the driveway, and chirped the tires, To say the ride was incredible is like saying that the Goldwing is just a good bike.
The ride was insantly perceived to be 100% smoother, and bumps that I used to cringe over (on my street) were rendered almost irrelevant.
Where once I could judge my speed by the sounds of the tires...
Well lets just say that is a skill I'm going to have to relearn.
Dry road cornering was markedly improved, and the bike did not seem at "tail heavy" as it did with the T/A's. this is an interesting observation, and we all kow that narrow tires do not provide a larger footprint for conering.
It has not rained, so I will report later on the hydroplaining resistance of these tires.. but one can only assume that it should be accceptable, as they tire has more than fullfilled its obligations in the terms of speed, and handling. I can only say that I assume that wet weather handing will be excellent, due to the narrower tire tread, and the extremly agressive directional tire treads
In short, one cannot expect to wrong with this tire.
