RE: Tire Mileage

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#16 | RE: Tire Mileage datum

Sun Nov 04, 2018 9:33 pm

Zitat von rclompus im Beitrag #1
With previous R1200R and K1200GT bikes, I've had tires last 3000-5000 miles depending upon road surface quality and how aggressive I ride. I rode the Blue Ridge Parkway weekly for many years and while the road surface was in great shape (479 miles with no red lights or stop signs), it would eat through a set of tires very quickly. Now I'm enjoying my RS in northern California where the roads can also be a bit rough. I have 4800 miles on my stock tires and they still appear to have more life in them.

What has been your experience in tire wear with the RS? Thanks for sharing.

Ride safe,
Richard
Trinidad, CA

I had to change the original Metzlers after 4k miles as they had gone right off. I fitted Michelin Road 5. A brilliant tyre. They have done 5,500 miles of hard riding, still grip like new in the wet and dry. I reckon there is about 2,000 miles left in them.

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#17 | RE: Tire Mileage datum

Wed Nov 07, 2018 12:46 am

Generally speaking, I get about 365 days out of a Goodyear.

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#18 | RE: Tire Mileage datum

Wed Nov 07, 2018 11:13 pm

Am I the only one that rides like a whimp? I changed the original Metzler R8's at 10,000 miles and am 6,000 miles on Roadtec 01's which are still performing well. I ride all year and mix touring with the twisty bits whilst trying to use what the RS has to offer. My previous big Jap bikes seemed to get through tyres a lot quicker including a Yamaha 1100 that destroyed a soft Pirelli in a single trip of 1,000 miles. Maybe I'm just getting old.

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#19 | RE: Tire Mileage datum

Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:30 pm

Zitat von Tommo888 im Beitrag #18
Am I the only one that rides like a whimp? I changed the original Metzler R8's at 10,000 miles and am 6,000 miles on Roadtec 01's which are still performing well. I ride all year and mix touring with the twisty bits whilst trying to use what the RS has to offer. My previous big Jap bikes seemed to get through tyres a lot quicker including a Yamaha 1100 that destroyed a soft Pirelli in a single trip of 1,000 miles. Maybe I'm just getting old.

are you actually a riding god and spending less time upright?

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