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Message started by Drifter on 07/25/10 at 09:17:07

Title: Tire wear?
Post by Drifter on 07/25/10 at 09:17:07

What kind of mileage do you get out of front and rear tires? What tire other than the stockers do you recommend and why?

Title: Re: Tire wear?
Post by Oldfeller on 07/26/10 at 01:26:11

Stock rear is gone in 6,000 miles. Front lasts less than 10,000.

Front brake pads are gone before the tire is done.

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Title: Re: Tire wear?
Post by sjaskow on 07/26/10 at 11:04:04

1A3931333039393027550 wrote:

Stock rear is gone in 6,000 miles. Front lasts less than 10,000.

I have a feeling that tire wear has as much to do with riding style and location as it does with brands. My '06 has 11,100 miles on it and I still have the factory IRCs on it. The rear will need to be done by the end of the season and the front could probably go another season but I'm going to replace them both at the same time.

Title: Re: Tire wear?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/26/10 at 12:07:01

I use 2 rear to 1 front. I dont sweat changing brands, front to rear, BUT, I do have handling issues, in spite of a Superbrace. I feel the rear of the bike, yo-yo up & down, then the front starts swinging back & forth. It gets kinda crazeee.

Title: Re: Tire wear?
Post by Digger on 07/28/10 at 21:22:16

It took me 8700 miles to get to the wear bars on my OEM rear IRC.

I've still got the OEM front IRC on there, 11,000 miles. Its getting close.

Pretty much all urban riding.

I stick w/ the cheapo IRC tires because I don't want my tires to age out before they wear out.....I don't put a lot of miles on my Savage, even though it IS my daily rider (I don't own a cage).

My bike is in my signature.

Title: Re: Tire wear?
Post by babyhog on 07/29/10 at 05:31:57

022F21212334460 wrote:

As I was reasearching tires, I didn't find the IRC's to be so "cheapo".

Title: Re: Tire wear?
Post by 12Bravo on 07/29/10 at 05:46:24

My factory rear tire was bald by 7500 miles and I didn't do any burnouts either. The country roads around me aren't the best though. The front tire was changed at 12000 miles due to it not holding air, never could find a leak.

Title: Re: Tire wear?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 07/29/10 at 06:33:32

I rode the IRC rear for 5000 miserable miles. It was loose in corners from day one. I kept it because it kept me slower in corners & I was able to practice riding in the wet, even when itwas dry. I rode it past the time to replace it, it was bald & ugly at 5000 miles. Put some chinese thing on & had another5000 miles, but it was a good tire & worked well & was cheap, so, I did another one of those & it wasnt as good & only lasted 3000 miles. The Dunlop is worn oput that replaced it, so, I got 7000 out of it, since the bike has 20,000 on it.
5 +5+3+7,, yea,, the Dunlop hung in the best..

Title: Re: Tire wear?
Post by runwyrlph on 07/29/10 at 06:57:40

i'm closing in on 15,000 miles on my '07. i'm on the second front tire and the third rear i think both are good for this riding season. So I guess that means I concur with O.F.

only got 3000 on the stock rear tire - about 6-7000 on 2 kenda challenger's since then.

i think i changed the front when i changed the 2nd rear - about 9000 - it still looks pretty good now