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Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: October 16th, 2011, 12:07 am
by Daninski
I saw these but there's very little write up about them. Tread design looks nice and the price is definitely acceptable.
http://www.activegreenross.com/tire-sel ... -zr-rf-bsw
Re: Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: October 17th, 2011, 1:17 am
by jeffs93toy
i had a set of these rubbers on 17in enkeis not too long ago, on my mx and within a few weeks i had blown three of them. Now its just my oppinion but on every one of them that blew it was the sidewall that gave out, and when i put them on i had them balanced and an alignment done. So i just dont know. I didnt have much luck with them but then again i dont with a lot of tire brand. In the end its your choice, would i run them again, prolly not.
Re: Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 12:11 pm
by Trevor
I have them on the rear of may car 215/35/18 and I havn't had a problem yet. they are quiet and they grip pretty good.
Re: Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: October 24th, 2011, 4:14 pm
by Daninski
Frickin 18s eh, your ride must be pretty,,brutal.
Re: Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: November 11th, 2011, 5:38 pm
by mx3matt
i had these on my protege, 205/50r17 i was actually pretty surprised how nice they were.
protege was a 2.0t 5speed that i drove extremely hard, tires gripped well, braking was good. tires survived 2 accidents that involved lockup. i sold the car to a friend who rebuilt it and has put roughly another 25-30 thousand km's and i saw him yesterday and tires were gonna be replaced next season with roughly 2/32 of tread left at approx 40-45 total km's of total life.
pretty decent tire if you ask me
Re: Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: November 11th, 2011, 5:48 pm
by mitmaks
Your best bet is to go to Discount tire and read some reviews. I've seen that it has treadwear of only 300, so I don't see it lasting more than 30K if that, pretty soft tire imo
Re: Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: November 11th, 2011, 6:57 pm
by Daninski
30k eh, so even thought they're cheap to buy you pay for them in lost mileage.
Re: Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: November 11th, 2011, 7:17 pm
by mitmaks
Daninski wrote:30k eh, so even thought they're cheap to buy you pay for them in lost mileage.
It's my opinion, I guess they might last less/more depending on weight of car, driving habits, etc. Best bet is to read reviews on their site (Discount tire) I know they will prorate tires if they get worn out before warranty expires and they will give you percentage off of new set of tires.
Re: Anyone tried the Riken's Z Raptor ZR RF BSW tire
Posted: November 11th, 2011, 7:31 pm
by Daninski