Tyre milage

[ianicky]

What sort of milage are you guys getting from your tyres? i realise a lot depends on how you ride etc, I bought my Nomad with 13000 miles on it, it has a new front tyre and the rear is aprox 50% worn but it has bad cupping on it, i have checked the pressures and the front was 30 rear 36

[oldbiker]

Try running 40 psi front and 42 psi rear. Next time you put new rubber on give the Dyna Beads a try. You can find them at www.inovativebalancing.com .

[ianicky]

Hi oldbiker i have already inflated tyres to 40/42 and i do plan to do the dyna beads when i fit a new rear, that was the reason i was asking about the milage i should expect from the tyres.

Ian

[ringadingh]

It will vary greatly, due to many factors, and riding habits, but I seem to get about 13to 16,000 miles on my rear tire and about 19 to 22,000 on the front using ME880 Metzelers

[dantama]

Tyre, had to be the Brit :)

With the stock Stones I always got 10,000 miles rear, and 20,000 miles front, though the front cupped long before 20,000.

Never had a rear tire cup.

[Todd]

Daaaaaaaaang. I can barely get half that much on mine before I have to start thinking about replacing. Guess my driving habits aren't the best for mileage. Lot of 2up riding also.

[rlfaubion]

Every four months

[dogdoc]

damn valdez, thats often.

Every four months

You check your tire pressure every 4 months?

[oldbiker]

Ian, Before I started using Dyna Beads I was getting about 9000 on the rear and 16000 to18000 on the front. The Dyna Beads are supposed to increase wear and eliminate cupping. I'll post the results as soon I put the miles on.

[Yellow Jacket]

I have 7400 miles on my original Bridgestones. The front looks practically new. The rear is already below the recommended minimum tread depth, at least in the center of the tire. I have not hot rodded this bike, I'm too dang old for that stuff. At this rate of wear if I tried to get 10,000 out of the rear I'm sure I would be seeing cords exposed before I ever got close.

Hence, I'm planning on putting a car tire on the rear. See the "Dark Side" thread.

[ianicky]

Ian, Before I started using Dyna Beads I was getting about 9000 on the rear and 16000 to18000 on the front. The Dyna Beads are supposed to increase wear and eliminate cupping. I'll post the results as soon I put the miles on.

I look forward to the results.

Im guessing that i got about another 5-6000 miles left on my rear so going by the amount of milage that im doing i guess it will be around 2013 before im due a new rear lol

[blowndodge]

I have 5600 on the rear stone and it still has lots of tread left.

[dantama]

I have 5600 on the rear stone and it still has lots of tread left.

That's my mileage too, I haven't gone 10,000 miles on a 1600 yet, so don't know what difference there may be from my 1500 experience.

I got 10,000 out of a rear on the 1500's 5 times, so it wasn't a fluke, though it was used up at 10,000.

One thing that may make a difference now is finding a place to air up. At my old house, there was a gas station a few blocks from home. I checked the air often. I haven't found one convenient here in Denver yet, and I'm not checking as often.

We'll have to see.

[dantama]

One thing about the stock Stones, the last bunch of tread goes fast, way fast.

I remember being in Ogalala Neb. and it looking like I was getting near the end, but just fine. By the time I got to Salt Lake, (the long route, but all in one day) I was shocked to see that I was completely flat on the rear, no tread left.

That was my first go around when the Nomad was new, and I had no idea that in one day (900 mile day) that I could completely go through the rest of the tire.

Watch that last bit, it seems to go way fast. I was ready for it on subsequent tires.