Tires

[the Ferret]

Tire wear is very dependent on multiple factors. Rider style, speed, weight, heat, maintenance, road surface, geographical location among other factors. Those factors are more important than brand. Like oil, and trucks many people have their biases. Many will only run Dunlops, many will only run Bridgestones. Given a choice, I will only run Michelins..on my motorcycles, my cars and my truck. Only if they are not available will I run something else, and then its usually a Dunlop.

Two tires roll off the molds side by side as similar as two made man objects can be, but one rider will get 4000 miles out of one and call it junk, the next rider will get 10,000 out of it and declare them the greatest thing since sliced bread. Doesn't matter if its a Dunlop, a Bridgestone....or a Michelin for that matter.

If you've been around motorcycle forums at all you have seen it, or should I say read it.

The best thing for us is if multiple tire manufactures make tires in our sizes so that we can each find a tire that suits us.

[Randy B]

Well it seems like the Dunlops are wearing about like my K505's did on my nighthawk. I was getting around 5000 miles out of them and that seems to be the case with his. Now me being a good 260 lbs dressed and doing the same type of riding as I did on the Nighthawk (a lighter and less powerful bike) I am getting WAY more mileage out of my Bridgestones than I ever did on the Dunlops.
Even when I was closer to 200 lbs I was still only getting right around 5000 miles out of them....20 years ago. I know the K505's are bias ply and the new Bridgestones are radials so take that with a grain of salt. Just my personal experience and a little bit of observation thrown in just to stir the pot a little.

[mmrabit_imp]

Well it seems like the Dunlops are wearing about like my K505's did on my nighthawk. I was getting around 5000 miles out of them and that seems to be the case with his. Now me being a good 260 lbs dressed and doing the same type of riding as I did on the Nighthawk (a lighter and less powerful bike) I am getting WAY more mileage out of my Bridgestones than I ever did on the Dunlops.
Even when I was closer to 200 lbs I was still only getting right around 5000 miles out of them....20 years ago. I know the K505's are bias ply and the new Bridgestones are radials so take that with a grain of salt. Just my personal experience and a little bit of observation thrown in just to stir the pot a little.

Quite a bit of input on this subject, I normally get 10,000 on a set of tires on my R1150R, I do stay on top of the tire pressure.
Been using Michelin Pilot Road 3 the last couple of times. Just weighing the operating cost of the Honda vs the BMW.
Thanks for all the input

[wildezt_imp]

Randy your tires are aging very well man...

[Randy B]

I hope so. I am THROWING the miles at this thing with my commute and replacing tires 4 times a year would just kill me.

[the Ferret]

So Randy, you are just over 1000 miles away from first schedule valve inspection. Will be interesting to me to see how valve specs come out.

[Randy B]

Yeah......I REALLY have to get a manual. No way am I paying for that service.

[2013 CBXX_imp]

Well, If I offended anyone with the "Junk" comment I apologize.
That is my opinion after owning a bunch of bikes and tires. My 11
OEM Dunlop rear was showing major wear at 3K+ miles and the
picture I saw with the guy on Bridgestones at 5K says it all to me.
Now maybe under perfect conditions, small rider, and slick pavement
my results would be different. The point is these OEM tires are not
cheap so get the best bang for your buck because they wear quick.

[Lord Popgun]

Man,

I found a nail in my rear tire Guess I'll be getting a new one?

[the Ferret]

Man,

I found a nail in my rear tire Guess I'll be getting a new one?

Plug it. I know this is controversial to some, but if its in main tread and not poking thru sidewall, personally I'd plug it and ride on it. I've put tens of thousands of miles on plugged tires. A properly plugged tire doesn't worry me a bit. YMMV