crapy tire mileage

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outdoorsman26

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ok I have looked thru the threads and havent gotten a good answer, I am wondering how people are getting over 10,000mi out of there tires I barley get 5,000mi:loony: and I DONT do burnouts I do some 2-up riding with the wife but nothing crazy, I run my tires at 40psi I have had the metz and avon tires and they seem about the same for mileage. Is there a better tire or a harder compound? I have a 300mm. any help thanks:cheers:
 

Raywood

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Don't know, that isn't very good. Have you ensured your wheel is aligned straight? You should be using a gauge to check it.

I've gotten 19,000, 21,000, 500 (blow out) and my current tire has about 15,000 on it and my bike is always carrying a heavy load.
So I would start with alignment.

:cheers: :cheers:
 

BBChopper

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I got 10,000 and everyone knows I never do any burn out's!!!!!!!!:cheers: :2thumbs:
 

BWG56

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Just a thought, do you use the rear brake when coming to a stop or do you down shift to slow down or use the front brake. Using the rear brake all the time could chew off some milage. I have about 6000 (still plenty left)on mine but I was told when riding with others that there's a little smoke coming off the road sometimes when I pull out hard. Whoops! I only use the back brake when I have to stop quick.
 

jimizee028

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its aligned just fine...your wife is sneakin your bike out while your not at home and pullin holeshots and things!!!!!!!but mostly burnin up yout tires
 

bdmridgeback

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I got 8500 miles out of mine... and I DO burnouts!!!!

You pussies that don't do burnouts just aren't enjoying life!!!!!!:D

It's only a tire!!!!:2thumbs:
 

Loafington

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If all with your bike is good (alignment, tire pressure), it could be the roads you're riding on. If the road surface is fairly rough, it will eat your tires up faster.
 

jimizee028

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seriously i just changed my tires after 2 season and about 15000 miles,once i got 9000 on the back it looked like it needed to be changed cause it seemed to start loosing its roundness and got a little flat on the bottom yet i wanted to kep ridin the season and the next thing you know sturgis came and i rode home and still had life left on it...yep for me got 15000 outta back tire,,,i did not pull holeshots or burnouts.....and maryland by far doesnt have the best roads,yet they are pretty good.........................
 

Alicat

Hanging out
I'm on my 3rd back tire and my second front tire and carry only me as a heavy load!
First tire changed at 5K because the edges of the tire developed slopes, looked like I was leaning over taking turns, on rough roads as I was spinning the tires.
Third rear tire and second front tire went on at about 11K as I was having other work done.

Let it be known though my odometer doesn't work from time to time so mileage figures are only estimates and I do replace my tires early because I consider them as cheap insurance to have them running good as I am blasting down the freeway at 80 to 90 MPH.
 

hoat

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I have an 07 k9 and I am on my 4th rear as I only get around 7500 miles on them no matter what brand and I ride my bike like I stole it.

I thik ray gets better milage because he has a 240
 

Nomad2day

Longhair Redneck Geek
I have an 07 k9 and I am on my 4th rear as I only get around 7500 miles on them no matter what brand and I ride my bike like I stole it.

I thik ray gets better milage because he has a 240
I have had 3 in 10K miles on the rear of my 07 Bulldog. One I had to replace after riding it on a plug for a while due to a nail. Both of the other ones were shot though at about 5K each anyway. I get my money's worth out of them for sure anyway....:D
Neil
 

ChimesCFL

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When you say they are worn out, what do you mean? Simply are you at the wear indicator or are they wearing out flat in the center? I put about 12,500 on my Avon (250mm) but I should have changed them at about 10,000. I run my rear tire at about 32-35 PSI which will provide a larger contact area so wear may be spread over the tire more. At 40 PSI your contact patch will be smaller. So, if the center of your tire is wearing to the indicators and the rest is still good you may want to lower your tire pressure a 5 PSI. I run a lower pressure for some comfort on my Ridgeback but it may prove to extend tire life. It's just a theory.:confused:
 

outdoorsman26

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well I checked it and it was really close to being even for the adjustments and I noticed that the left side of the tire is wearing more than the right, I checked the air and it was at 32psi, I will bump it up to 37 and see what happens, oh and when i drive down the hwy and I let go of my handle bars it pulls to the right!!:loony: all the time!! I checked it out on several different roads would that have anything do do with adjustments on the rear or is that a front tire thing?? thanks for all of your help!!!:2thumbs: :cheers: Oh and when I say worn out it is down to wear bars, I guess I could go further but at the rate they burn off I wouldn't get another 1000mi on them anyway:bang:
 

Loafington

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Not saying this is the case, but practically all roads have a crown to them extending out from the centerline of the road. So, if you’re going down the road and let go of the handle bars and the bike begins to drift right, keep in mind, it may be due to the crown in the road and not necessarily your bike...some crowns being more pronounced than others.

Also, under-inflating tires may give a larger contact patch which would spread the load over a larger surface area...However, under-inflating your tires will also increase tire temperature which in-turn will speed up the wear of your tire ultimately shortening the life of your tire.

Manufacturers design tires to run at specific pressures for a reason. When you deviate from this, one cannot honestly expect a tire to perform as it was designed.


If you suspect that your tires are not aligned to each other or to the frame... locate some long fluorescent lamps, place one on each side of the rear tire making sure that the other end extends past the front tire. Use tape or something to hold the lamps snug to the rear tire and check if your rear tire is straight to the frame and in line to the front tire by measuring the difference from side to side. Adjust rear tire as required.
 
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Raywood

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Not saying this is the case, but practically all roads have a crown to them extending out from the centerline of the road. So, if you’re going down the road and let go of the handle bars and the bike begins to drift right, keep in mind, it may be due to the crown in the road and not necessarily your bike...some crowns being more pronounced than others.

Also, under-inflating tires may give a larger contact patch which would spread the load over a larger surface area...However, under-inflating your tires will also increase tire temperature which in-turn will speed up the wear of your tire ultimately shortening the life of your tire.

Manufacturers design tires to run at specific pressures for a reason. When you deviate from this, one cannot honestly expect a tire to perform as it was designed.
I might add that we have a couple tire experts here and from what I understand you are supposed to run "radial" tires at there recommended inflation level.

Also, in the old days with "bias" tires that had huge sidewalls you could get away with under inflations but our new style tires have very little sidewall.

Just some other thoughts.

:cheers:
 

c.c.rider

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I just replaced my rear tire at 5000, I was running it at 35 and it wore on the lift side of the tire. I'm running my new tire at 40 and it's wearing down the center. I would run your new tire at 40 and see what it does.
 
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