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Tires OEM BMW or RIKEN
Awesome bike, but swap out the stock tires asap.
Cons: swap out stock tires
Vehicle:
BMW
Swapped my wifes Z4 from runflats to normal.
Pros: better ride, less likely to crack rims, cheaper tyres.
Cons: no spare tyre.
Pros: better ride, cheaper tyres
Cons: no spare tyre
Vehicle:
BMW Z4
Before I switched I had 4 sidewall tears, one bent wheel, and one cracked wheel. $3000 in damage. After I switched, zero issues a year and a half later. Smoother ride and less road noise too.
Pros: smoother ride, less noise
Cons: sidewall tears, bent wheel
Vehicle:
BMW
Recently bought some Rikens(Japanese tyre company that is now owned by Michelin and made in EU) for my wife's car and they are smooth AF.
Pros: smooth AF
For better handling and winter traction, I would consider getting wider tires.
Pros: better handling
Cons: winter traction
Vehicle:
Toyota
Rikens are fine. They're quite a soft tyre, probably because like you said Michelin make them butbthat does meant the grip is decent.
Pros: decent grip, soft tyre
I have some rikens as my non-race tires for the c4. They're fine.
Pros: fine performance
Vehicle:
Chevrolet Corvette C4
Just be warned I bought new and we don’t drive it wild or anything but both rear tires (non staggered 21”) were at 3mm tread after 10k miles and I had to replace them. Was shocking.
Cons: tires wear quickly
Vehicle:
BMW X7
Mileage: 10000 km
I got the wheel and tire warranty when I bought my car. They’ve already replaced 4 run flats for free. I got 2 blowouts in the last 2 weeks hitting pretty average sized potholes that I’ve never had issues before with. Run flats suck.
Pros: warranty replaced run flats
Cons: blowouts, run flats suck
Vehicle:
BMW
I’ve been running Riken Raptor ZR A/S tires since I got my WRX just over a year ago and FINALLY got my hands on a set of Blizzaks. I’m excited to see how they handle any future snows here in Colorado Springs. We just had a good bit of snow dumped on us this past week and the all seasons were definitely showing signs of needing replacement.
Cons: needing replacement
Vehicle:
Subaru
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