Squareman357
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posted June 07, 2006 03:29 PM
Tire life?
Who has the most miles on their ZX-14 so far, and how has the tire wear been? I have 2100 miles on mine now and I'm leaving tomorrow evening for a 2000 mile weekend. Will the tires last that long? I haven't been abusing the throttle on take off, doing burnouts, or anything else other than giving her a healthy twist at higher speeds for the fun of it. Think I can get another 2K out of these tires or will I be riding back on cords?
   
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fastestbusaaround
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posted June 07, 2006 03:37 PM
I'm at 2400 miles now, tire will last another 400-500 miles till toasted. I am hard on the throttle, but don't do burnouts.
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Vegasdude
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posted June 07, 2006 03:39 PM
you will not get an additional 2000 miles on this rear tire................
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droid
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posted June 07, 2006 03:44 PM
Do you consider you have used half the tyre yet? What is the tread depth? Surely u can answer your own question it is just simple mathematics?!?
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posted June 07, 2006 04:28 PM
Obviously, you've looked at your tire and it's in good shape, as of now. Sounds like we ride pretty much the same. I hit it hard in short bursts when I'm in the mood. Otherwise, I pretty much aggressive sport-tour. I'm generally smooth on the throttle and hold momentum through the curves. In any event, I had no problem getting 6'ish grand out of my 'Busa rear tire, even though everybody told me I'd be changing them every thousand miles, or two. If they're good now, I think you're good to go.
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posted June 07, 2006 04:29 PM
2500miles. Road trip to W Texas with 80mph speed limit.
I observed factory break in mostly.
A few 175mph blasts.
Practiced a dozen drag race starts.
2000 miles left on my rear..
Tire life on my 12 was 1-6k depending on wrist action. This looks to be equal.
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vegasdude
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posted June 07, 2006 05:13 PM
I never ever got more than 2500 miles out of a rear tire on my busa....................
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Tool Man
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posted June 07, 2006 06:11 PM
I'm at 2300, tire is shot down to the wear markers( No burnouts) Pilot Powers on the way.
If you take it easy you should make 2000 more on a trip. It's up to you and your right wrist 
PS take tire money
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zerMATT
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posted June 07, 2006 06:18 PM
I'm at 2300 and I've got *maybe* 1/32 before I'm on the wear bars. There's no way I'd get another 2000 out of it. I've been on several 250-mile "Sunday" rides with a few close-to-top-speed runs on each ride, and pretty hard riding in-between. Also commuted to work about 15-20 times (45mi round trip), and one 600mi ride to Austin and back last weekend. Pretty typical stuff for me really.
I've been getting 3,500-4,500 miles out of Pilot Powers on my ZZR, so I'll be switching back to those when this 014 gives up.
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Squareman357
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posted June 07, 2006 06:29 PM
 Edited By: Squareman357 on 7 Jun 2006 19:31
I've got a lot more than 1/32 left. I don't have a gauge to measure the tread depth, but I'm sure I've got 1/4 inch of tread depth left. I'm taking tire money just in case LOL. I was just wonder what some folks were getting for mileage. I had folks that only got 5 or 6K out of Avon 46 tires for the rear and I got nearly 10K out of a set of those on my XX. We'll see how it goes I guess. I'll probably be replacing these BT014s with Avon Azaros once they are done.
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Squareman357
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posted June 07, 2006 06:33 PM
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Obviously, you've looked at your tire and it's in good shape, as of now. Sounds like we ride pretty much the same. I hit it hard in short bursts when I'm in the mood. Otherwise, I pretty much aggressive sport-tour. I'm generally smooth on the throttle and hold momentum through the curves. In any event, I had no problem getting 6'ish grand out of my 'Busa rear tire, even though everybody told me I'd be changing them every thousand miles, or two. If they're good now, I think you're good to go.
Yes I've looked at it, and it looks pretty good, but it's still showing far more obvious wear than my Avons did on my XX and I abused those tires. Hard launches, power wheelies, and all kinds of general hooliganism. I just didn't think they'd be looking this obviously worn.
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zerMATT
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posted June 07, 2006 06:39 PM
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I've got a lot more than 1/32 left. I don't have a gauge to measure the tread depth, but I'm sure I've got 1/4 inch of tread depth left. I'm taking tire money just in case LOL.
square - I'm really not trying to be a butt here, but 1/4" of tread means that your tire is new... have you racked up most of your miles on a rearstand?  
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zx61114
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posted June 07, 2006 07:08 PM
OK this will just make me look like a puss but what the hell. The point is to show it 6,000 miles can be achieved.
Here is my tire.
Here is my odometer.
And yes I fully expect this tire will see 10-12,000 miles.
Puss boy rides everyday at 5 am in a town with more cops than cars at this time.
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fastestbusaaround
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posted June 07, 2006 07:11 PM
Nice ch/strips...LOL, sorry...just couldn't resist
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posted June 07, 2006 07:18 PM
So what tire should be put on the 14 when it's time. I like the look of a wider tire but that doesn't always mean a plus in performance, it's just a look.
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Squareman357
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posted June 08, 2006 02:46 AM
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I've got a lot more than 1/32 left. I don't have a gauge to measure the tread depth, but I'm sure I've got 1/4 inch of tread depth left. I'm taking tire money just in case LOL.
square - I'm really not trying to be a butt here, but 1/4" of tread means that your tire is new... have you racked up most of your miles on a rearstand?
LOL ok so I don't have an exact measurement, but it's more than 1/32 that's for sure.
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zerMATT
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posted June 08, 2006 04:35 AM
Great mileage out of the tire, Rob! I've never even approached 6,000 miles on a tire... my right wrist prevents extended tire life...
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posted June 08, 2006 04:59 AM
On my Busa's, I never got more than 1800 miles on a rear tire. I always had a spare or two laying around the garage. I predict the 14 will be about the same. The lack of low end torque may help though. I always was a little anal about the tires-----did not feel comfortable on low tread depth. I am going to replace with oem.
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posted June 08, 2006 05:18 AM
Edited By: Tool Man on 8 Jun 2006 06:19
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Here is a good standard. Take a penny and place it inside the tread. if you can see all of Lincolns head, that is less than .093 / 3/32 / 2mm aprox. replace the tire. It is the only thing keeping your skin and the road separate!!
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posted June 08, 2006 05:31 AM
That's a good idea TM. I had heard of that years ago, but had forgotten it.
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zx61114
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posted June 08, 2006 07:00 AM
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Great mileage out of the tire, Rob! I've never even approached 6,000 miles on a tire... my right wrist prevents extended tire life...
Thanks Matt, the kept man that I am well...If I tell the wife I need a new tire after a month of ownership. I'm thinking she would make me give up the bike. Lets see 250 a month for tires, kinda expensive for the schmuck who earns 1500 a month with a PT job. I'm a full time dad and believe me it's a full time job, now you know why riding is so special to me.
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zerMATT
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posted June 08, 2006 10:14 AM
Sounds like you've got it figured out, Rob. I *wish* I could get that much out of a tire, but I don't ever see it happening. I'd have to trade in the entire hobby if I wasn't able to twist that right wrist on some of our long straights out here in TX. I average about 2-3 rear tires/year, that's about 10,000-12,000 miles/year for me.
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posted June 08, 2006 02:21 PM
Got 1806 miles from my original rear, I replaced with same. Now both front and rear should wear out evenly. Gonna give those new Avons a try, Viper 49,60 series
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droid
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posted June 08, 2006 03:13 PM
Running the avon vipers on my 12r feel nice, better than the azaros.
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bbirdxx2000
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posted June 08, 2006 06:16 PM
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Got 1806 miles from my original rear, I replaced with same. Now both front and rear should wear out evenly. Gonna give those new Avons a try, Viper 49,60 series
How many miles do you have on them? Also what is your projected Mileage? Thanks!!!
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