Rear tire cracks

[PiotrKymco]

Same crap that happened to mine. https://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=26153.0



Not sure what model the rear tire was but it did show 69H for rating on the tire according to my old photos. I replaced it with the same size Bridgestone TH01R that my Burgman 650 uses. A special note I had a problem with the Bridgestone as well after a tire puncture but I think part of that problem is that Kymco lists too low of tire pressures for the weight of the bike (650 lbs) vs the Burgman 650 (615 lbs) which is 35 lbs lighter. I am now running 32 psi front and 36 psi rear in my Bridgestone vs the factory suggestion of 29 psi front and 32 psi rear.

I bought new tire Pirelli Diablo Scooter 160/60R14 ŚWIEŻE 160/60-14, hope will be ok for my beast. Any comments regarding that tire? I stay away from Maxxis tires.

[MJR]

I bought new tire Pirelli Diablo Scooter 160/60R14 ŚWIEŻE 160/60-14, hope will be ok for my beast. Any comments regarding that tire? I stay away from Maxxis tires.

If it's this Diablo https://www.amazon.com/Pirelli-Diablo-Scooter-Moped-60-14/dp/B000GV85PA you will be lucky to get 5,000 miles out of it. If it's the Diablo Russo I have no experience with it.

[john grinsel]

Was your bike designed for radial tires?

[MJR]

Was your bike designed for radial tires?

Factory equipped with radials.

[PiotrKymco]

If it's this Diablo https://www.amazon.com/Pirelli-Diablo-Scooter-Moped-60-14/dp/B000GV85PA you will be lucky to get 5,000 miles out of it. If it's the Diablo Russo I have no experience with it.

Why you think only 5000miles and when Im lucky? Something wrong with that tires? That tires do not have bad opinion at all, so Im curious why?

[PiotrKymco]

The muffler has to come off. You can get the swing arm off after that with a pry bar holding the forward pipe out a bit. I ended up doing this on the centerstand, disconnected the rear shocks at the swing arm, pushed it up, prying on the exhaust pipe, and slid off the right side of the swing arm. You will need a long Allen wrench/socket to get at the bolts recessed in the swing arm.

Do you have maybe bolt and nut torques? Especially for wheel nut and swing arm? If yes and Nm will be great.

[Stig / Major Tom]

Same crap that happened to mine. https://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=26153.0

Maybe Maxxis have a special blend which adds these "rain sipes" as the tire ages?
Stig

[john grinsel]

Regardless of age, this tire is throwaway----although it will continue to hold air.

[MJR]

Do you have maybe bolt and nut torques? Especially for wheel nut and swing arm? If yes and Nm will be great.

Sorry but the service manual lists them in kg-m so use a online converter to Nm.

Muffler mount bolt 3.2~3.8  kg-m
Exhaust pipe joint nut 1.0~1.4 kg-m
Exhaust pipe band bolt 1.0~1.4 kg-m
Rear swing arm Allen bolts 4 kgf•m
Rear lower shock mount 4.0 kgf•m
Rear axle nut 13 kgf•m
Rear caliper mounting 3.2 kgf•m

Why you think only 5000miles and when Im lucky? Something wrong with that tires? That tires do not have bad opinion at all, so Im curious why?

I've tried two sets on my B650 (same size), the last one was bald with cords showing with only 5,031 miles on them.