Expect alot less than 10k on the stock tires. I replaced my stock rear tire with about 7k miles on it and that was really pushing it. It was really bald. The stock front tire is still going strong with over 8k on it but will probably not make it through the summer. I replaced the rear with a dunlop 404 and will use the same tire on the front when the time comes.

AL

Use the search feature and you will find lots of posts on tire life and selection. Max

The stock rear tire on my 2002 lasted 3500 miles, the front lasted 5000 miles. These tires were junk. I changed to Metzlers from Tires Unlimited. These are holding up much better.

I've got nearly 7K miles on my Dunlop 491's with lots of tread to go.  I haven't been particularly hard on them; mostly a mix of suburban and freeway riding with the occasional country roads when I can get time.  I rarely do a lot of heavy leaning but sometimes it just feels good.

Although my tires were still pretty good in 2003 I switched over to Metzler tires front and rear.

I have run the Metzlers over 12,000 kms so far and the treads are about half gone.

I am a big fan of Metzlers - I use them on three of my bikes and have been 100% satisfied both the the tread wear and the handling characteristics.

Those little rubber threads that poke out are worn out first toward the center of the tire. More gradually, toward the outter edges. As riders lean harder into turns, the outter "Threads" are worn off. Since it takes a bit of bravery & or experience to lean hard enough to wear the outtermost threads off, & since a "Chicken" wont lean that far, they are called"Chicken Strips". I can get the outside strip on the front tire, but there is no chikkin strip on the rear.

OOOps, amazing what a missing letter does, I can'T get the outside one on the front. I can on the rear. I just dont get geometry. Some of these guys can explain how & why a bike turns & why narrower tires make it handle better. Me? Uh uhhh, I just celebrate surviving the corners. Dont let anyone ever make ya feel like you need more lean or you arent riding. In another forum I hang out in, a guy is taking his bike to a track to run & not be afraid of a ticket & be able to go as fast as he dares. The advice he got that I thought was most intelligent was to not race anyone but himself & leave the ego at home. I sure wasnt trying to do more than explain what chikkin strips are, not to try to get anyone to wear theirs off.

I Have seen a corner speed get better when I actually leaned less, so lean isnt all there is to making good time in a corner.

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