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I just hit 5K miles...amazing; summer's just starting and 5K is my usual annual riding mileage.

But here we are.

Front tire...looks almost new. REAR tire...is worn to where there's that flat strip on the center of the tread. I don't see wear indicators yet; but I'd be willing to bet that inside of a thousand miles, I'm getting a new rear tire.

(06-08-2015, 07:19 AM)Ghost_diver_imp Wrote: [ -> ]20 miles on a flat? Wow... That just goes to show you you can learn something new every day, I never thought that was actually possible on a motorcycle.
But then again, my riding experience is limited and have never experienced a flat (knock on wood...)

I guess I'll be sticking with the BTs for now...

The tire should be available be the end of the week, so no worries.

Here is the ride on the blown tire. Red dot to red dot.

As promised, here are some pictures of the front tire in the daylight...



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To add something to the tire discussion,

my CB wore BT54 tires, when I bought as a new bike. Now I've ridden 12.500km
with the pair, the front tire starts wearing out a bit in the middle part, whereas the rear tire still looks good with plenty of rubber on it.

I have to admit, that I found the front tire to be a little thincoated with rubber, especially in the middle, in comparison
to the " heavy packed" new rear one.

Bridgestone could've offered a little more I think, so I wondered that it still lasts "so long",
cause I gained the impression, that it looked a little "worn out", although being fresh from the manufactory.

But I don't drive like a mad biker, instead of this, I'm more into relaxed cruising
without speedy acceleration and heavy breaking. I enjoy motorcycling the most,
if all parts of the bike last long and don't consume a lot money.

Each one is different and has different preferences.

Wisedrum