Time to Change Tires?
#13
stick a penny into the tread... if you see all of Lincoln's head... replace it... OR??? ride until the inner cord is showing....mostly a question of miles YOU ride, and condition of roads YOU ride on.
a heavy touring bike, will eat tires faster than a light cruiser, hard riding, rough pavement will accelerate the wear.
I get about 8k with the OEM, and Metzlers.. I've gotten 10k so far with this E-3. A guy on the RG forum turned me onto Conti Milestones... when this E-3 goes, I'll give them a try
can't help you with whitewalls.. that's just something else to clean, and I'd rather ride than clean
a heavy touring bike, will eat tires faster than a light cruiser, hard riding, rough pavement will accelerate the wear.
I get about 8k with the OEM, and Metzlers.. I've gotten 10k so far with this E-3. A guy on the RG forum turned me onto Conti Milestones... when this E-3 goes, I'll give them a try
can't help you with whitewalls.. that's just something else to clean, and I'd rather ride than clean
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Last edited by soos; 12-15-2008 at 07:46 AM.
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spiz
#17
unless you've got a long road trip coming up and don't want to deal with changing tires on the road, wait until its needed.
one thing i've noticed, my first oem rear tire was needing replacement at 10,000. i had the ids installed at the same time, i'm now at 25,000 and the rear tire still has 5/32 left on it. coincidence? i haven't changed my riding style any so couldn't tell you what else could have helped. same oem dunlop.
i'll probably give the michilen commanders a try next time i need tires.
one thing i've noticed, my first oem rear tire was needing replacement at 10,000. i had the ids installed at the same time, i'm now at 25,000 and the rear tire still has 5/32 left on it. coincidence? i haven't changed my riding style any so couldn't tell you what else could have helped. same oem dunlop.
i'll probably give the michilen commanders a try next time i need tires.
#18
unless you've got a long road trip coming up and don't want to deal with changing tires on the road, wait until its needed.
one thing i've noticed, my first oem rear tire was needing replacement at 10,000. i had the ids installed at the same time, i'm now at 25,000 and the rear tire still has 5/32 left on it. coincidence? i haven't changed my riding style any so couldn't tell you what else could have helped. same oem dunlop.
i'll probably give the michilen commanders a try next time i need tires.
one thing i've noticed, my first oem rear tire was needing replacement at 10,000. i had the ids installed at the same time, i'm now at 25,000 and the rear tire still has 5/32 left on it. coincidence? i haven't changed my riding style any so couldn't tell you what else could have helped. same oem dunlop.
i'll probably give the michilen commanders a try next time i need tires.
Last edited by soos; 12-15-2008 at 08:21 AM.
#20
Nice going skratch. In case you might have missed it, lately 'ol jc here has posted about a few different mods, like a reverse gear, cam and tranny work, adding gauges and swapping out tires. Now you come along and innocently mention IDS. I kinda get the impression that jc has deep pockets or is just intensely bored. Now you might have him diggin' deeper. So begins a looooong winter.
plus, if he is really just intensly bored, i got some mods that need doing but my pockets are so deep that i can't reach the bottom where my small change is at