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Tires OEM Mazda or RIKEN
Tires like the Riken Raptor are a soft tire and performance minded, but not full on track tire (300tw). They perform quite well, but at the same time, are dirt cheap.
Pros: perform quite well
Cons: not full on track
Vehicle:
Mazda
In my experience the best bang for your buck summer tire is the Riken Raptor. They're about $100 a pop and have great dry grip. Downside is that they're not amazing in very wet conditions.
Pros: great dry grip
Cons: not amazing in wet
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Riken Raptor ZR A/S RF. These tires were under $400 for a SET (about $86 per tire). 300tw. Aggressive tire pattern. And they are a solid performer for canyon carving. I drove them about 4000 miles over a week this past summer around MATG including some pretty aggressive backroad driving and they held up VERY well. Insanely well given the price.
Pros: solid performer, aggressive pattern
Cons: grip suffers a bit
Mileage: 4000 km
Only been about 4 months, but loving the Turbo Meridian and had no issues. So fun to drive and looking forward to snowboarding in Lake Tahoe. Handles great in the snow
Pros: fun to drive, handles great
Vehicle:
Mazda
30k miles on 2024 mazda3 turbo hatchback. No problems other than replaced tires due to the low profiles hitting potholes.
Pros: no problems
Cons: replaced tires due to potholes
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 30000 km
Eu am Riken Snow pe mașina de la lucru, pe uscat zici că e pe șine, nu zice pâs dar pe ud am niște emoții de nu-i adevărat ???? nu doar odată era să fac piruete cu ea la viteze de nimic și stai că astea-s bune că am avut pe masina de la lucru inainte un set blanao de viatti brina, dădeam scârb 1-2-3 pe ud cu 1.4 aspirat, babaiatule...
Pros: pe uscat zici ca e pe sine
Cons: emotii pe ud
Vehicle:
Suzuki Vitara
1200 USD on 4 tires, 2 rear wheel bearings, 2 tie rod ends, and an alignment.
Vehicle:
Mazda
The tire size on the vehicle is not common and I’m seeing prices of $300+ per tire, more expensive than my F-150.
Cons: expensive tire prices
Vehicle:
Mazda
As others have said, bulging is a sign that the internal structure of the tyre has failed. As frustrating as this is, it's new tyre time.
Cons: internal structure failed
Vehicle:
Mazda 6
Uzeo sam pre 2 godine all season riken i za prvih godinu dana nisam primetio nista lose, medjutim od skoro su pocele da se ponasaju dosta lose, drze krivinu solidno dobro ali na gas i kocnicu proklizavaju bas dosta
Pros: drze krivinu solidno dobro
Cons: proklizavaju bas dosta
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Which tires to choose — OEM Mazda or RIKEN?
If choosing tires across many manufacturers, check the part ranking. If your choice is down to two brands, the PartReview part comparisons help.
We compare tires across these categories:
- PR Score.
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- Feature ratings.
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Which tires are better — RIKEN or OEM Mazda?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires RIKEN were overall better than OEM Mazda.
- OEM Mazda received a PR Score of 63 out of 100, and RIKEN scored 71 point.
- OEM Mazda ranked 54 in the overall ranking, and RIKEN ranked 55.
- The average rating based on reviews is the same for OEM Mazda (3.6) and RIKEN (3.6).
Which tires are more popular — OEM Mazda or RIKEN?
In March 2026 on PartReview, tires RIKEN were overall more popular than RIKEN.
By vote balance, tires RIKEN surpassed OEM Mazda:
- For OEM Mazda, the ratio of positive (29) to negative (17) votes is 12 votes.
- For RIKEN, the ratio of positive (35) to negative (14) votes is 21 vote.
By number of reviews, the manufacturers are equal:
- For tires OEM Mazda there are 15 reviews: 9 positive, 1 neutral, 5 negative.
- For tires RIKEN there are 15 reviews: 9 positive, 4 neutral, 2 negative.
Which tires do car owners prefer — OEM Mazda or RIKEN?
In March 2026, according to PartReview, tires OEM Mazda and RIKEN have not taken top places in car-specific ratings. You can help by adding your review about these manufacturers.
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