bigfatboss
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posted November 01, 2007 12:45 PM
Tires.....
Anyone having to replace tires yet? After 4K miles my front tire is just about at the wear bar. That was quick. The rear tire looks pretty good. How have the tires for you guys been wearing and has anyone noticed the front tires wearing faster? I am planning a 5K trip in the next month from Utah to Florida and I want good rubber.
    
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08Concours14
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posted November 01, 2007 06:21 PM
I replaced my front and rear tires somewhere between 2000 and 2500 miles. The centers on both were perfect but I wore the shoulders out.....all the way out. (no chicken strips) I am at 3500 miles now so about a 1,000 miles on the second set.
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TedG
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posted November 01, 2007 08:35 PM
I replaced mine with the same Bridgestones at 4500, they were hosed. the sides of the front tire were almost to the cords. The rear had a bit more, the centers had at least another thousand. This second set has lasted longer because it is cooler and the good twisty roads here have been sanded.
My next set are the Michelin Pilot Road 2s They have what some tests claim to be the best wet traction of any tire out there. And with the dual compound it should wear well. We will see.
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bigfatboss
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posted November 02, 2007 07:23 AM
I checked out those Michelins and they look great. I just don't want to suffer in the cornering ability. I noticed that the back tire is a 180/50 - 17. Whats the difference going to a 180/55-17. I noticed that th Michelins didn't offer the exact size I had on my bike. Anyone else had any good luck with other tires?
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gpz1100
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posted November 02, 2007 07:31 AM
 Edited By: gpz1100 on 2 Nov 2007 08:33
Something to keep in mind about the PR2's. The front has 4/32's and rear 7/32's of tread. The stock 021's have 5/32's front and 11/32's in the rear. The front difference is minimal, but the rears are a good 4mm. Actually more, because the rear PR2 is actually 6.7/32's (after conversion). So expect less mileage from them.
I'm still undecided about which I'll go with next season. I suppose if during the 6-7K or more I expect to get out of the tire, more of the tire is usable during that time, then it's worth it. Otherwise, if it corners well for the first 2K, then handling becomes sloppy, the extra price paid is money down the drain.
Bridgestone specs... http://www.motorcycle-karttires.com/glamourindex.aspx?productID=180&LookupID=8
For michelin you have to call in. Their ingenious web designers didn't see the need to have online tire specs published...Figures, they're french...
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bigfatboss
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posted November 02, 2007 05:49 PM
My error on the tire size. I read it off the tire wrong. Everyone carries the size. I figure I will run them down to Florida and put the new tires on there as the old tires will be close to being spent by the time I get there.
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tundra tom
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posted November 04, 2007 05:30 AM
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I replaced mine with the same Bridgestones at 4500, they were hosed. the sides of the front tire were almost to the cords. The rear had a bit more, the centers had at least another thousand. This second set has lasted longer because it is cooler and the good twisty roads here have been sanded.
My next set are the Michelin Pilot Road 2s They have what some tests claim to be the best wet traction of any tire out there. And with the dual compound it should wear well. We will see.
Here's an interesting review of the Road 2's and this is on a much lighter SV-1000:
Interesting that this thread might come up this week. In the last month I have replaced both front and rear tires and put on Pilot Road 2's{I used to run Pilot Sport's on the front and Pilot Road's on the rear} Since then I have done four loops from where I live to the Great Ocean Road and home again {220 klm each trip; reasonably spirited riding as we make it home with the fuel light being on for the last thirty or forty klm's or there abouts.} So with 880 klm on these tires I feel the need to say that the rear "feels" fine. If anything; better than the old Pilot Road. Now to the front. On the first ride things were pretty sedate as to scrub the front well and just get a feel for things. The second ride I thought things were fantastic as the new tire felt great and the confidence was inspired. The next two rides was when things all went a bit wrong. While the bike was vertical; all was good. while the bike was leaned right over {onto the soft part of the tire} all was good. The problem was with those corners where you are "transferring" from the harder part of the tire to the soft. It felt like the tire was not gripping the road surface and that the bike wanted to push through the turn as if the bike was twice the weight that it is. When I got home last weekend and washed the bike in the back yard I had a real good look at the front tire. There was what you would call normal wear on the hard part of the tire but where the tire goes to the soft; very noticeable wear so much so that the tire looked deformed. Concave even like the tire was at the end of it's life. Anyway; yesterday I go back to the local bike shop and show them the wear on the front. They all come out of the shop and look and say that this wear is defineatly not normal. So; since then they have rung the area Michelin rep and informed him of my situation and he agreed to replace the tire and have a look at the old one to see just what has gone on. If and when we here back from him I will let you guys know what happens but for now I can tell you that I have paid an extra $20 to not have a Pilot Road 2 on the front as I have asked them to put a Pilot Power on instead. NO MORE PILOT ROAD 2 FRONTS FOR ME. CHEERS Raymond.
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bigfatboss
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posted November 06, 2007 01:48 PM
Thats an interesting clip there. That happened seems to make sense when you put two different compounds together.
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