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Got a new tire on the way !
06/13/16 at 07:41:57

So a buddy of mine from Tx , who has a lot of miles on his Savage took a liking to the 880 tires some time back . Well the Harley has wore out the Commander II in only 14,000 miles --- So --- I ordered one of these : http://www.jpcycles.com/product/693-180 last night.

The S-40 is running a 673 Kenda on the rear and the trip to Tx. left it looking still new !

Ya , I know its a 888 not an 880 , this will be my first Metzeler ...

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Got a new tire on the way ! Reply #1 - 06/13/16 at 08:56:23 14,000 miles? You don't mean Km.? I only managed about five thousand miles.. Dunlop, even a relatively cheap tire, one gave five, but the next one, same make tire, went Three,, and they are not available as far as I know. Name escapes me.
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Reply #2 - 06/13/16 at 08:58:53

MMRanch wrote on 06/13/16 at 07:41:57:

So a buddy of mine from Tx , who has a lot of miles on his Savage took a liking to the 880 tires some time back . Well the Harley has wore out the Commander II in only 14,000 miles --- So --- I ordered one of these : http://www.jpcycles.com/product/693-180 last night.

The S-40 is running a 673 Kenda on the rear and the trip to Tx. left it looking still new !

Ya , I know its a 888 not an 880 , this will be my first Metzeler ...

880 is being phased out. 888 is the replacement series.

I hope you like the Metzler Marathon! Cheesy

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Reply #3 - 06/13/16 at 09:14:39

Nope , That was 14,000 miles on the Commander II (Harley 883) , I had one on the rear of my S-40 that did better than 20,000 "MILES

" yea had 6000 miles on the 140/90-15 Commander II from my old Savage then put it on my S-40 (rim and all) and added another 15,000 + miles to it. So at 21,000 miles-ish , I put the Kenda 673 on the S-40. The factory tire on the S-40 (05) was worn and old when I got the bike , I sold it on the old Savage. Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - 06/13/16 at 09:18:38

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/13/16 at 08:56:23:

14,000 miles? You don't mean Km.?.

I have ridden behind MMRanch on the trips to TN/NC, and I likely have followed him for a nearly a thousand miles.

He rides very smoothly, and he cuts a nice gentle arc through the corners....and I hardly ever see his brake light come on! He rides quickly - but it doesn't appear that way as he is really smooth. MM's riding style is really easy on tires, and he has proven that he can rack up a lot of miles on a tire.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Got a new tire on the way ! Reply #5 - 06/13/16 at 09:37:05 Well , Thanks Dave ! , I feel like I've been Complemented Smooth is good ! I'm kinda at a lost as to why the Harley ate that tire so quickly , but hope the 888 does better .
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Re: Got a new tire on the way !
Reply #6 - 06/13/16 at 11:17:39

MMRanch wrote on 06/13/16 at 09:37:05:

I'm kinda at a lost as to why the Harley ate that tire so quickly , but hope the 888 does better .

Well.....there was that Drag Race you and I had! Wink

If you expect your Sportster tires to last as long as they do on the Savage.....it is notta'gonna' happen. More weight, more HP, more power pulses.......it is just going to be a bit harder on tires.

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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2217 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Got a new tire on the way ! Reply #7 - 06/14/16 at 14:45:35 That Kenda sounds like it is doing good MM. I think I will put another 500 miles or so on the Shinko 712 before I put on the new Shinko 230. I will have gotten about 8K miles from the this 712, about 1K miles less that the previous 712. I guess my riding style has become a bit more aggressive.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Got a new tire on the way ! Reply #8 - 06/14/16 at 19:47:15 yep ! SpringMan you been corrupted , You must be hanging out with a _ _ _ influence . But it sure is FUN ain't it !
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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2217 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Got a new tire on the way ! Reply #9 - 06/14/16 at 21:03:31 Fun it is!
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Got a new tire on the way ! Reply #10 - 06/15/16 at 20:47:02 Got my new tire today ! JPCycles shipped fast . To my pleasant surprise the 888 is one of those tires I can sit on with-out it squatting --- the tire barley knows my 200# are on it even before its mounted .
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Reply #11 - 09/10/16 at 17:42:23

I changed both tires today. I put Shinko 230 tourmaster tires front and back today at 22,501 miles which means I got 8100 miles on that last Shinko 712 rear tire. Mounting and balancing for the 2 tires cost me a total of $40.00 at a bike repair shop about a mile away from me.

When I removed the front wheel I took a look at the Volar break pads I installed in late Feb of this year and they looked just fine.

I have to admit that I came close to calling somebody from the forum for help today though cause putting the back wheel back on by myself turned out to be roughly 1-1/2 hour ordeal. Previous times I had help. A third hand seemed to be required. But I finally got it done.

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MMRanch Serious Thumper Offline Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5837 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Got a new tire on the way ! Reply #12 - 09/10/16 at 21:30:37 Last Thursday night I ordered a 888 for the front of the Sportster so now it will have a matching pair , it might be a long time before I get to do a millage report on them ??? I hope so !!!
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