Best wet weather tires.. on stock.

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Alright.

I *might* have a little bit of money left over. Not nearly as much as I wanted, I was planning on getting the rear foot shifters from Morely, or his jet kit. Sadly, money flys when you actually have it and now there is only a little bit left.

One thing that I do think is function and looks. Is tires. The tires I have now still have a LOT of life, but, not really for wet weather.

I was looking at a few tires. Honestly the one that is most recommended from what I have heard is the Pilot 3's. Price is not the biggest issue, from what I have seen prices dont vary too widely. Another tire I have heard for wet weather is the Pirelli Angel. I haven't heard about this tire nearly as much as the Pilot 3 but they both seem to be good?

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks.

-Mike

 

[Diablotin]

Michelin PR 3 or 2, metzeler roadtec interact z6 usually comes with good feedback. The z6 I can easily confirm and here when it rains it pours it lol

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[Sonoran6]

Since you did mention specifically on stock, the pilot 3 will not be an option. There isn't a 15" radial tire from any manufacturer. Pilot 3 are radials, stock rear wheel needs bias. I am using the Shinko Tourmaster 230 in size 170/80 15 rear and 110/90 18 on front. They're sticky tires and 'V' rated (149mph) but need lots of weight to get balanced. Great tire in my opinion

 

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Michelin PR 3 or 2, metzeler roadtec interact z6 usually comes with good feedback. The z6 I can easily confirm and here when it rains it pours it lol

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Yeah, up in Washington it never really pours, it is just always wet and damp.

 

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Since you did mention specifically on stock, the pilot 3 will not be an option. There isn't a 15" radial tire from any manufacturer. Pilot 3 are radials, stock rear wheel needs bias. I am using the Shinko Tourmaster 230 in size 170/80 15 rear and 110/90 18 on front. They're sticky tires and 'V' rated (149mph) but need lots of weight to get balanced. Great tire in my opinion

I knew there was a hitch, I wish I could get the pilot 3's because they seem to be the hands down most recommended up here but I cant justify spending so damn much on wheels.

If I am reading the numbers right, there would not be a problem with the pilot 3 on the front tire?

 

[gamorg02]

all shinko tires i've used are pretty sticky in the rain.

you can't go radial front tire and bias rear. you could however go bias front and radial rear.

 

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Ok, a quick question. Beeing $100 this seems to be in my price range.

Would there be any issues with this wheel? Of course I need to go inspect it, but bottome line any problems off the bat?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/mcy/3349263790.html

 

[Sonoran6]

Ok, a quick question. Beeing $100 this seems to be in my price range.

Would there be any issues with this wheel? Of course I need to go inspect it, but bottome line any problems off the bat?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/skc/mcy/3349263790.html

Problems off the bat, its a Harley wheel. Belt/chain drive. The VMax has a differential and driveshaft

 

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Problems off the bat, its a Harley wheel. Belt/chain drive. The VMax has a differential and driveshaft

Just got the same message from morely. I dont know much about wheels so wasn't sure if the wheels them self where different.

 

[gamorg02]

Just got the same message from morely. I dont know much about wheels so wasn't sure if the wheels them self where different.

i would use the search function and read up. you can't just grab a random wheel and plop it on the vmax.

 

[naughtyG]

For wet weather I say Shinko all the way. Haven't had a grippier tire on Max yet.

 

[dtoebaert-5311]

before spending money, a simple thing you could test is to under-inflate the tires slightly relative to recommended, see if it feels better on damp roads

 

[DMAN999]

For wet weather I say Shinko all the way. Haven't had a grippier tire on Max yet.

I completely agree and I have run pretty much every brand that fits over the years.