ktm450
New member
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2009
- Location
- Cincinnati, ohio
Hello,
I hate to start another tire thread but, I have had 4 sets of tires on this car and everyone has been TERRIBLE in the rain. I mean white knickle driving everytime it rains. I know that in wet or snow conditions, it is all about the tires. The last tire I put on it (mistake! DO NOT BUY THESE TIRES) are the Toyo Celcius. I bought them, knowing that these are rated as a winter tire but, shouldn't they be good on wet roads too? WRONG! Uphill right hand turns from a stop, spins the right rear like a pickup truck with baogna skin tires on it, when they were new! Hydroplane on really wet roads etc. Is this car especially difficult to get tires to stick?
After drivng the sure footed (not as sure footed with bigger sways) 240's, for 40 years, I am stumped as to why this car (longer wheelbase?) is so damn hard to find tires that work?
I am going to costco to get Michelin Defenders this month. I have heard and read nothing but good things about these tires. I am hoping that they will work on this car. Any input, or suggestions before I pop for another 500.00 for tires would be apprecited. Thanks!
KTM450
I hate to start another tire thread but, I have had 4 sets of tires on this car and everyone has been TERRIBLE in the rain. I mean white knickle driving everytime it rains. I know that in wet or snow conditions, it is all about the tires. The last tire I put on it (mistake! DO NOT BUY THESE TIRES) are the Toyo Celcius. I bought them, knowing that these are rated as a winter tire but, shouldn't they be good on wet roads too? WRONG! Uphill right hand turns from a stop, spins the right rear like a pickup truck with baogna skin tires on it, when they were new! Hydroplane on really wet roads etc. Is this car especially difficult to get tires to stick?
After drivng the sure footed (not as sure footed with bigger sways) 240's, for 40 years, I am stumped as to why this car (longer wheelbase?) is so damn hard to find tires that work?
I am going to costco to get Michelin Defenders this month. I have heard and read nothing but good things about these tires. I am hoping that they will work on this car. Any input, or suggestions before I pop for another 500.00 for tires would be apprecited. Thanks!
KTM450