I am sure this has been covered but what kind of milage is normal for bikes?My bike just hit 3700 miles and needed 2 tires to pass inspection.I dont drive very aggressive mostly just cruising and a lot of back and forth to work(about 10 miles each way at 50 mph).Also any recomendations for a better tire?If these dont last I may try a different brand.Thanks for any help.

 

3,700 is fairly low mileage on a tire. Make sure you check your tire pressure 2-3 times a month, one of the major reasons for tire wear is improper inflation.

Bike tires are much different than car tires. (More expensive and less mileage)

My last set of Dunlops, I got 13k out of the rear. I would say on average, the rear tire is 10k-15k miles and front tire average 15k-25k miles, but it depends on how the driver rides, too.

Really doesn't matter what brand you buy, you're mileage won't change by more than 3k-4k miles depending on brand. Highway speeds will wear your tires more quickly than back roads.

I just put a set of Metzler 880's on a few hundred miles ago. They seem to hold the road better than the Dunlops, but as far as mileage goes, I won't know for a year or so.

 

Many varibles to mileage life....weight, compound, road surface, speed, pressure, age of the tire's rubber.

In your case it may be weight of vehicle and tire pressure.

OEM Dunlops seem to be able to go 10,000 miles.

Softer compound tires on sport cruiser bikes 4,000 miles would not be abnormal.

 

Ive been through a few tires and the best wear/traction has been the pirelli night dragons. Metz 880 have great traction but wear fast. I an currently giving the michilin commander II a try but cant give an objective opinion on wear but they do have great rain traction. Time to do some research.

 

I dont think anyone with the 200mm rear is getting 10,000 on the stock dunlop.

 

You haven't bothered to mention what bike. Touring bikes get double and triple the tire life compared to Dyna's, whose rear tires are good for ~7,000-8,000 miles; the fronts at least half again as much. Metzler ME880's are a nice step up from stock Dunlops.

 

Sorry guys,bike is a softail custom and I am Around 190lbs so I dont think weight is a problem.

 

with the new compound oem dunlops doing even better. i changed mine out at 20,000 miles only because i was getting ready to take a road trip. i've heard of others going as far as 27,000.

*edit* i didn't see where you had mentioned the type of bike you're riding. now that you mention softail, the above will not apply to you......

 

I've used Avons for years because they handled 10 times better than oem Dunlops but after motor work only got 5,000 on rear (used to get 10,000-12,000). I just put on a Dunlop Elite 3 (cheaper than Avon) on rear & was amazed at good handling but don't know about wear yet. Tire pressure is key to long wear, go by what mfg says to use not HD. You can find pressures on mfg websites for each model of tire.

 

On my Heritage I go through a rear in 10k and the front last 20k..

at 36k now and soon I'll put on the 4th rear and 2nd front.