the true cost of tires

[the Ferret]

Yea it's a shame that motorcycle tires cost so much and last such a short time, even for those that do not ride aggressively. Guess that's why a lot of touring and sport touring motorcyclists adapt car tires to their bikes. Not going to go into the merits of why or why not that is a good idea (on some websites it's akin to starting an oil thread) but needless to say it wouldn't be an issue if motorcycle were designed to go at least 25,000 or 30,000 miles.

Then again at the rate the vast majority motorcyclists ride, their standard motorcyle tires will last 2 1/2 to 3 seasons of riding..

From google:
In fact, the average annual mileage for a motorcycle is around 3,000 miles.

If motorcycle tires WERE designed to go 25,000 miles the sidewalls would dry rot before running out of tread.

But for those of us who ride 15,000-20,000 or more miles per season, tires are a major expense. Often requiring the purchase and mounting of a several sets of tires per season.

I would say very few crashes involve worn out tires or even bad new tires. Lack of experience/skill upkeep has to be the number one cause of motorcycle accidents, not tires.