Wow! 18k on a rear tire! That's almost unheard of.

Where do you live? Do you ride 2 up much? Use your front brake mostly?

 

Actually, this is not the first time i've read about this many miles from a rear tire.
It's just not the norm.

Could be the tires, could be your riding habits, could be the bike.

Hell, it might be magic...... who knows for sure.

Wish I got mileage like that.

 

Almost always ride alone but have a trunk and bags and I'm not light. Most of my braking is with the front and the back locks way to easy. Of course no burn outs.

To be honest I could have gotten another 2,000 at least but had the money and had miles coming up so got the tires.

The guy I bought them from did call me a liar when I told him those were the factory tires, then he looked at the Odometer.

 

I will be lucky to get 6K, probably change @5. Running Dunlop 402's and the front looks great but the rear is half shot with 3K on it.

I'm aggressive but not nuts and no burnouts, is there any kind of alignment issues I could look at?

Thanks,

D

 

How is your tire pressure? Just warn in the middle sounds like it might be a little high. I have almost 57000 kms on my 08 and am on my fourth rear tire, still the original front tire. Will have to change the front soon.

 

New here. Have a couple questions. Could you email me at djvolz@iowatelecom.net

 

Post your questions here so you can get more answers.

Better yet; start a new thread to ask your questions.

 

I'm running a 160/60VR18 Metz on the back of my bike. I check the pressure religiously, and I'll be lucky to get 6,000 miles out of this tire. The front looks like it'll go to 10,000 miles. Unfortunately, Metzeler is the only company that makes a tire the correct size and load rating for my bike. I love the grip the ME880s give me, I hate the tread life.

 

ok, my rear is ready to go, and I have 8000km on it. I asked the dealer if this was normal, and he said anywhere from 8000-15000km is normal, but he did say it's not hard to tell how I drive. Even a little heavy on the throttle makes a big difference. So may we should both ease up a little? lol

 

Where's the fun in that? I get a kick out bangin' down one gear and passing some slow pokes on the highway.

Braking with the back brake will wear out that back tire quicker too.