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Tire life question?

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    Tire life question?

    Can anybody give a rough guess on how long a pair of average street tires should last under normal riding conditions.(i.e. Not spinning it in a sad attempt to get ass). question is: How many miles on average should you get out of a decent set of tires>??

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    Tire life question?

    Tires have wear markings for a reason.

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    Tire life question?

    you thought the forks thread was bad ... put on your flame suit now man

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    Tire life question?

    exactly between 2,000 and 20,000 miles

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    Tire life question?

    Too broad a question - there are many factors involved.

    3-5000 miles is a decent average but you can get much more or much less depending.

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    Tire life question?

    If your tires are not spinning I imagine they will last forever.

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    Originally posted by somestrangeguy
    If your tires are not spinning I imagine they will last forever.
    Unless they dry-rot, but then some upity tool will point out that tires technically do not dry-rot.

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    Tire life question?

    Originally posted by somestrangeguy
    If your tires are not spinning I imagine they will last forever.
    Not true. Just to add some fuel to the fire I believe after 5 years after manufactured date not purchased date even if there seems to be plenty of life left in the tire it whould be replaces as the rubber starts to deteriorate which can lead to tire failure.

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    Tire life question?

    Do you ever ride your motorcycle, or do you just think about it alot? Serious question.

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    I'd say 10-15k - street.

    Each manuf. is different, logner tire wear = Avon (IE)

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    I'd say 10-15k - street.
    Where can I get a set of those ??????????????

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    GRRRR

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    rear has 2200 looks toast but does not have wear indicators or at center of tread. grooves taper thin near center so who knows.

    not even the round holes like slicks have so burn them till the belts show ?

    I bought another rear but will not replace with these again

    1k tires ripping under 3000 for rear 5000 for front

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    Originally posted by odduc
    Where can I get a set of those ??????????????
    anyone wnat to buy some take offs?

    All makes.

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    I've got some superbike slick takeoffs. Those will last you at least into 2009.

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    Tire life question?

    sport touring tires

    Avon Azaro ST
    Contiental Road Attack
    Dunlop D220
    Mezler Z6
    Michelin Pilot Road
    Pirelli Diablo Strada

    or similar will last 8,000-15,000


    Sport tires should last 3000-8000 miles

    Supersport tires 500-3000


    I run Azaro STs in summer and get 10k-13k/set
    in winter Pirelli MT60R-Corsas and get 2k-4k/set

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    Tire life question?

    My last set of BT-014s, I got about 5000 miles before I was on the wear indicator on the sides of the front, and the middle of the rear.

    This current set of tires? I have about 1000 miles on them, and they should be pretty close to the indicators next week, but I'll ride em till their slicks this fall.

    Basically, you'll get anywhere from 50 to 20,000 miles out of a tire, give or take.

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    Tire life question?

    Are these the same tires that had brake fluid touch them, and you tried to pull wheelies with? It may be too late already to safely ride on them...

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    i got 4K on a set of pilot sports so far on my SV1K

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    Originally posted by union
    Not true. Just to add some fuel to the fire I believe after 5 years after manufactured date not purchased date even if there seems to be plenty of life left in the tire it whould be replaces as the rubber starts to deteriorate which can lead to tire failure.
    Yeah< there could be some truth to this. EX. you know when your bike had been sitting in storage or for an extended period of time. If you look, sometimes theres a blue haze on the tires. Some say u should re-scrub em in as if they were new when that happens cause of the traction, but No one does.hehe. ITs the preservatives sweating out of the rubber. I would guess over time that this might eventually affect the tires ability to do its job without crapping out on you. For the other responses, I put a couple thousand miles on my bike this summer. My tires have over 5k on em. Wear markings aside, my tires have plenty of meat. I was just curious again. Everyone has their own oppinion about the life span of a tire, regarding how long it might have sat around before it was sold etc... Something else thats funny, Everytime a big brand name comes out with a new tire that has some addition to the name regarding the chemical compound, 9 times out of 10, its something that was already part of the previous tire models' compound, they just add it in with the name on the new tires to increase sales.
    Question: Whats the most mileage any of you has got out of a set of tires ( streetriding)?

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    One time I leaned my bike in a corner with a fresh set of tires on, and they didnt even slide out on me! True story.

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    Haha

    Originally posted by highsider
    You really need to relax.
    I'll give you that. I got some OCD issues. I look at this way, you can never be to obsessive where your safety on a bike is concerned.

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    Originally posted by JeffL
    One time I leaned my bike in a corner with a fresh set of tires on, and they didnt even slide out on me! True story.

    OK I'm calling Shennanigans on this one.

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    Originally posted by dhuze
    OK I'm calling Shennanigans on this one.
    I shit you not! I think the only thing that held me up was some of the glue from the sticker was on the tires and it was just enough to keep the bike from instantly lowsiding! I couldnt believe it either.

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