09 ultra rear tire milage?
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09 ultra rear tire milage?
anyone replace a rear tire on their 'o9 ultra yet? how many miles did you get on it? I have almost 7 k on mine and i'm getting ready to go on a trip that will be about 3500 miles.... i'm wondering if i need to replace now (and loose some milage on this tire) or if i can expect ~11,000 good miles on these new tires? just looking at current tread, it will be close but may be doable. note: this is just about the new '09 tires, not older ultra milage in general.
tia, rem
tia, rem
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I just got mine replaced before going on a big trip at the end of the month. The 180 only had 5000 mi on it and was pretty square, but lots of tread left. I do not think it would make 8000 mi. When changing it, it also had bad cupping starting to show. Not a good tire. Hopefully someone else will make a better tire to replace this.
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can't you just get a tread depth reading and compare to new to tell how much you've worn them already and assume you'll use about 50% of that wear.
example... first 7K you used 4/32 of tread. Assume you will use at least 2/32 more over your 3500 mile ride. Then decide if 6/32 of wear of total wear would be worth risking on your trip or not.
example... first 7K you used 4/32 of tread. Assume you will use at least 2/32 more over your 3500 mile ride. Then decide if 6/32 of wear of total wear would be worth risking on your trip or not.
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A little over 10 on my 08, which weighs in at close to 10500 with hard bags, full trunk, chrome wherever I could afford to put it, and a Dead Center Fairing. As for me... if I were doing a long trip and had any doubt, I'd change it before I left. Better to do it now than get stuck in some downpour with a flat 50 miles from a dealership.
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anyone replace a rear tire on their 'o9 ultra yet? how many miles did you get on it? I have almost 7 k on mine and i'm getting ready to go on a trip that will be about 3500 miles.... i'm wondering if i need to replace now (and loose some milage on this tire) or if i can expect ~11,000 good miles on these new tires? just looking at current tread, it will be close but may be doable. note: this is just about the new '09 tires, not older ultra milage in general.
Last edited by iclick; May 24, 2009 at 11:26 AM.
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+1. Tread-depth gauges are available at any auto-parts store.
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From: Baton Rouge, LA
anyone replace a rear tire on their 'o9 ultra yet? how many miles did you get on it? I have almost 7 k on mine and i'm getting ready to go on a trip that will be about 3500 miles.... i'm wondering if i need to replace now (and loose some milage on this tire) or if i can expect ~11,000 good miles on these new tires? just looking at current tread, it will be close but may be doable. note: this is just about the new '09 tires, not older ultra milage in general.
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