My Fatboy is on it's second set in the rear, dunlaps. 5500 for the first tire, I'm at 9500 now and just about running bald. Front tire is getting a little skinny. I would change both if I was going very far. Because of this, I'm thinking real hard about the dark side.

 

my 08 fatboy got 10300 on the stock rear . i have a d 402 on it no with 1000 miles so far. still stock in the front

 

It depends on how you ride, which will determin the amount of miles you get on a rear tire. I like to do alot of burn-outs, so my tires don't last long. But who cares, ride your bike how you like...tires are cheap.

 

It don't matter how easy you are on Dunlops, they don't last. I have just over 4k. easy miles on my Heritage rear tire and they tell me that it is borderline for this inspection.

 

I just replaced my Metzler ME880's at 10k miles, 21/120 and 200/17 set.

I think both could have gone a little longer down to 2/10th's but since I had the wheels off the bike anyway I had then tires changed.

Put the same tires back on since I like the ride with Metzlers.

 

You can forget about getting twice the milage out of them. At least that's my experience on my 08 FXSTC. But I do love the way they grip, so I'll be sticking with them. Ain't never had any luck finding a tire that lasts in the 200 size.

 

When I was a member of the VTX 1800 forum (they eat tires for breakfast) Many of us used the Bridgestone Batelax 020 series tire (radial) mileage not any better, but a good handling tire at 1/2 the price. I dont know if they still make the 020 series in your 200mm rim size, but worth a look

 

I twist my wrist hard on my bike. The rears get anywhere from 4-6K depending on the time of year. That gets me about 3 months out of a tire. Winter is a bit better, I suspect the cooler street, but still at or under 6K. I know its the twist of the wrist that does it, because the fronts last me 12-15K with ease. My riding is mostly one up but quite a bit of highway riding.

I have been running Lops and Metz, might try the Mich's but I don't expect any better.